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Tues, March 18
Fly to Los Angeles (LAX), arrive there at 8:50 a.m., pick up our car, meet up with Trudi at Venice Beach
Rest of the day – walk the beaches, see the sights around LA when not stuck in traffic. Spend a lot of time in the sun on the beach and eating good food.
What we definitely want to see in LA area:
· Venice beach · Santa Monica beach & pier · Olvera Street, Walt Disney Concert Hall, etc.
· Hollywood Blvd and the Walk of Fame, Kodak Theatre, etc. · La Brea Tar Pits · Drive Sunset Blvd · Griffith Observatory – to see Saturn through the big huge telescope if it’s not cloudy! · … goes without saying… eat at some very yummy restaurants!

What we maybe want to see in LA area:
· Warner Bros Studio Tour · Getty Museum · Malibu beach · Hollywood Forever, or one of the other cemeteries where some famous actors are buried · Whatever else Trudi wants to take us to!
Stay the night with Trudi in Claremont

Wed, March 19
Do more LA area sight-seeing and chilling out with Trudi (maybe hit a few more things from the above list). Spend a lot of time in the sun on the beach and eating good food.
Stay the night with Trudi in Claremont

Thurs, March 20
Get up, have breakfast with Trudi and Rupu, and get on the road by 9 a.m.
Drive from LA to San Luis Obispo today, stopping along the way as much as we want… a few places to stop and sight see might include:
· Malibu beach if we didn’t see it yet · Santa Barbara · Lompoc · Pismo Beach
· If there’s a lot of time as we near SLO, maybe visit a winery on Hwy 46 near Paso Robles.
Get to SLO by late afternoon, so we can find our hotel and enjoy the farmer’s market and street party from 6-9 pm. Also to see in SLO: the Mission, Bubble Gum Alley, Madonna Inn.
Stay the night at the Travelodge in SLO

Fri, March 21
Up early, on the road! So much gorgeous-ness to see today through Big Sur, and we want to get to Monterey Aquarium by 4pm-ish, so we can see it before it closes at 6.
Today we will:
· Pass through towns of Morro Bay, Cambria, San Simeon, more · Stop at or at least pass through/near these state parks: Morro Bay SP, San Simeon, Limekin, Julia Pfieffer Burns (with the McWay Falls), Pfieffer Big Sur, Andrew Molera, Garrapata State Beach, Point Lobos State Reserve · See Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas · See the Henry Miller Library · See spectacular Big Sur region · Cross the Bixby Creek Bridge · Maybe eat at Nepenthe restaurant · Tour the Monterey Bay Aquarium · Drive the 17-mile drive on the Monterey Peninsula
· Pacific Grove · See Carmel, Carmel Valley, Pebble Beach
Stay the night at the Comfort Inn in Half Moon Bay (dragging our happy selves in late after a day full of driving, walking, wind and sun).

Sat, March 22
Up early again – be on the dock for the Whale Watching Tour by 8:30 a.m.
Whale Watching Tour with the Oceanic Society from 9am to noon. The grey whales are migrating!
Drive to San Francisco to Deepa’s house
Spend day with Deepa, hanging out and seeing sights in and around SF
Stay the night with Deepa in San Francisco

Sun, March 23
Sleep in for once?
Spend day with Deepa, hanging out and seeing sights in and around SF
Go to Dolores Park sometime between 10:30 & 4 for Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence anniversary celebration
What we definitely want to see in the Bay area:
· Golden Gate Park · Muir Woods · Point Reyes · Chinatown · Castro · A few select bookstores & shops · A few clubs · Many delicious restaurants ·… more, still working out the detailed list
Stay the night with Deepa in San Francisco

Mon, March 24
Continue to work our way down the above list
Evening, meet Gabe & Melanie for dinner at Zazie
Stay the night with Deepa in San Francisco

Tues, Mar 25, 2008
Return car by 9 a.m., spend the rest of the day sight-seeing via public transit
4:25 p.m. – flight leaves San Francisco, arrive Minneapolis at 10 p.m.