A week at the timeshare in Dana Point bracketed by a night in the camper van and a night near LAX.
Sat Nov 22
- Fly SWA OAK to LGB
- Hertz
- Dinner at Panxa Cocina (New Mexican) in Long Beach
- Westminster
Sun Nov 23
- Light breakfast at Burnt Umber
- Church
- Lunch with folks at Mitsuwa
- Post-lunch for PEG at Blue Bowl Superfoods
- Supplies at Sprouts San Clemente
- Surfside checkin, Bob nap while PEG unpacked and ate leftovers
- Relaxing jacuzzi time
- Bed early
Mon Nov 24
- SEN Vietnamese Cuisine restaurant
- Dynamax Eevee raids
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda
- Pick up folks at 6pm
- Downtown Disney Main Stage: ARK (Alpha Rhythm Kings) quartet (Rob D vocals and trumpet, upright bass, keyboards, and piano), “snow”, and takeout from Din Tai Fung
Tue Nov 25
- Gusto, Long Beach; coffee place across the street.
- PoGo.
- Aquarium of the Pacific, $45.
- Queen Mary Observation Bar, 4 to 8pm, Ashley Anne and The Carnations (sax, drummer, pianist / bassist), free with RSVP
- Dinner at Agaves Next Door, Long Beach.
Wed Nov 26
- US Open dance in Burbank, 6pm to 3am, workshops 7 to 9pm, $15.
Thu Nov 27
- Thanksgiving at Norm’s at 11am
- Ashley Anne’s 6-piece band, Spago, Beverly Hills, 2:30 – 8:30pm.
Fri Nov 28
- Disney CA and Disneyland
Sat Nov 29
- AAA San Clemente – placard renewal
- Laguna Art Museum, Conrad Buff
- Sawdust Winter Fantasy, music 10am to 6:30pm
Sun Nov 30
- Check out of Surfside by 10am
- Brunch with Jean at Marmalade Cafe in the LA Farmers Market
- Broccoli Xmas ornament from Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market
- La Brea Tar Pits
- PoGo Pikipek Community Day
- Drop off bags and rollator at LAX hotel
- Westminster, Mel and Yoshi to Best Buy to look at iPhones and GPS tags
- To-go dinner from Whole Foods near LGB (after getting gas nearby)
- Return Hertz LGB
- Lyft to hotel
Mon Dec 1
- Lyft to LAX
- Fly SWA LAX to OAK
- CNP pick up
- Swing Dance LA calendar (lindy focused)
- LA Xmas
- CA Xmas
- South Coast Botanic Gardens
- Ashley Anne, jazz at the Huntley Hotel Penthouse, Santa Monica, 6 to 9pm
- Intro Shag workshop, US Open, 6pm, $35, Burbank
- Lindygroove, 9pm to 12am, $15, Pasadena Masonic Hall
- The Huntington, San Marino (near Pasadena)
- Hollywood Christmas Parade
- Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
- Hilbert Museum, Orange
- Cicada Restaurant and Lounge, Jennifer Keith, 8:30pm, $30
- PBDA, The Moontones, music 8 to 11pm, $25
- Vibrato Jazz, Los Angeles
- (Lola Kristine, 3pm, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa)
- Salvador Dali Gallery, San Juan Capistrano
- Griffith Park.
- Getty Villa and Getty Center
- The Grove LA, The Original Farmers Market (LA Farmers Market)
- Ethiopian
Disney Anaheim
Disneyland
- Frontierland, Fantasmic! 9pm, 10:30pm.
- Parade 3pm, 5:15pm.
- Star Wars light show 8:25pm and 10:15pm, fireworks 9:30pm.
- Sleeping Beauty’s Castle 7:30pm and 8:30pm, fireworks 9:30pm.
- Fantasyland lights, 6:30pm, 9pm, 10:30pm.
Downtown Disney
- 7am to 1am.
- Main stage, 6 to 10pm, Su The MoonRay Carolers, Mo ARK, Tu Jonny Come Lately, We Coriander, Th Illunis, Fr Vocal Flash, Sa The Sleigh Belles, Su The MoonRay Carolers.
- Jazz Kitchen Music, 6 to 10pm
- Splitsville Kingpin stage, 5 to 9pm
CA Adventure
- 8am to 10pm, Park Hopper 11am to 10pm. Three stages: Hollywood Backlot, Hollywood Lounge, Paradise Garden.
- Mickey’s Happy Holidays parade, 12:45pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm.
- Son Habana Sun Nov 30 12:35pm, 1:35pm, 2:35pm, 4:05pm, 5:05pm, 6:05pm.
- Mariachi Alegria, Mon – Fri, 5:05pm, 6:05pm, 7:45pm, 8:45pm, 9:40pm.
- Mirabel’s, Mo – Fr.
- World of Color Happiness! 9pm, 10:15pm.
- Viva Navidad! street party, Sun/Sat/Sun 12:10pm, 1:10pm, 2:10pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm, 5:45pm.
- Tree lighting, 4:50pm.
- Paradise Garden Bandstand, 1:35pm, 2:35pm, 4:05pm, Su Colombian, Mo Latin, Tu Latin fusion, We Latin trumpet, Th funky Latin, Fr Cuban, Sa Cuban, Su Cuban.
- Hollywood Backlot, 4:50pm, 5:50pm, 7:15pm, 8:15pm, Su Hawaiian, Mo Flamenco, Tu Afro Peruvian, We Indian, Th Indian, Fr Aztec, Sa Filipino, Su Indian.
- Hollywood Lounge, 4:15pm, 5:15pm, 6:15pm, 7:40pm, 8:40pm, Su Bluegrass, Mo Mostly Kosher, Tu Hawaiian, We Bluegrass, Th Baba, Fr Joy (R&B), Sa Mistletoes,