What an amazing vacation. Nate was such a great tour guide and had plenty of things lined up for us to do. Our friend Scott, who traveled with us, has a grandma that lives in Covina near Long Beach where Nate lives, so we stayed at her place. She recently moved to Fort Wayne, so the place has been empty since November of last year. She hasn't changed the decor since the mid 60's, so it was very interesting to say the least. ;)
The weather couldn't have been more perfect during our stay, but the traffic I could definately do without. We actually got rear-ended our first day there, but God was protecting us. There wasn't a scratch/nor dent on our vehicle.
Our first night there we ate at a restaurant called the Rusty Pelican. It is famous for its seafood. It's also owned by the same owner as the Bubba Gump Shimp Co. in Long Beach where Nate works, so we all got 70% off of our bill, which was AWESOME!! Thanks Nate!! The food was soooo good.
We went to the Aquarium while we were there. Nate had free tickets. They had a touch tank exhibit and I got to touch several sting rays and even some sharks. That was a great experience.
We visited several beaches while we were there, and there was one that even had fire pits right on the sand. We made smores. Yum.. We traveled to Laguna, Long Beach, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Malibu while we were there. We even walked down Rodeo Drive and checked out stores like Gucci and Versace. We definitely looked out of place, but who cares right...
The second night we were there was the big band contest. Nate's band Centrevol placed 4th out of 500 bands. Not too shabby!! The winner is going on to Germany to compete in an Internation competition. The show took place at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. It was total craziness. Centrevol had 200 fans all dressed alike that traveled on 2 buses to come and support them. We were all pretty bummed that they didn't win, but it was such an amazing show!!
We played several games of volleyball on the beach while we were there. We also watched Hancock and The Dark Night. Tickets there are $12. Wow...
Oh and the day before we left we went to the Santa Monica Pier and when we got there, there were several movie trailers in the parking lot. I guess Hannah Montana was shooting her next movie there, but sadly she had shot the day before and was going to be shooting the next day.... We just missed her... We really wanted to get a picture or autograph for Savannah. Bummer.. The pier was so cool though. There was a ferris wheel on it and a roller coaster with several little shops and even a trapese show going on.
After that we traveled to Malibu up in the mountains and went to a place that Nate loves to take pictures. He got some good ones of Nik and I high on a rock. It was quite scary standing on the rock, but very worth it.
I could go on and on about what we did, but those are the highlights. Enjoy the pics.
The weather couldn't have been more perfect during our stay, but the traffic I could definately do without. We actually got rear-ended our first day there, but God was protecting us. There wasn't a scratch/nor dent on our vehicle.
Our first night there we ate at a restaurant called the Rusty Pelican. It is famous for its seafood. It's also owned by the same owner as the Bubba Gump Shimp Co. in Long Beach where Nate works, so we all got 70% off of our bill, which was AWESOME!! Thanks Nate!! The food was soooo good.
We went to the Aquarium while we were there. Nate had free tickets. They had a touch tank exhibit and I got to touch several sting rays and even some sharks. That was a great experience.
We visited several beaches while we were there, and there was one that even had fire pits right on the sand. We made smores. Yum.. We traveled to Laguna, Long Beach, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Malibu while we were there. We even walked down Rodeo Drive and checked out stores like Gucci and Versace. We definitely looked out of place, but who cares right...
The second night we were there was the big band contest. Nate's band Centrevol placed 4th out of 500 bands. Not too shabby!! The winner is going on to Germany to compete in an Internation competition. The show took place at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. It was total craziness. Centrevol had 200 fans all dressed alike that traveled on 2 buses to come and support them. We were all pretty bummed that they didn't win, but it was such an amazing show!!
We played several games of volleyball on the beach while we were there. We also watched Hancock and The Dark Night. Tickets there are $12. Wow...
Oh and the day before we left we went to the Santa Monica Pier and when we got there, there were several movie trailers in the parking lot. I guess Hannah Montana was shooting her next movie there, but sadly she had shot the day before and was going to be shooting the next day.... We just missed her... We really wanted to get a picture or autograph for Savannah. Bummer.. The pier was so cool though. There was a ferris wheel on it and a roller coaster with several little shops and even a trapese show going on.
After that we traveled to Malibu up in the mountains and went to a place that Nate loves to take pictures. He got some good ones of Nik and I high on a rock. It was quite scary standing on the rock, but very worth it.
I could go on and on about what we did, but those are the highlights. Enjoy the pics.
Centrevol Fan ClubBarb, Me, Scott, Nik, Joe & Peggy (Kayla's Parents), Kayla, Nate, and Nate's friend Tony
Aww... Before the big show!!
Nik dancing out of control. :)
Some crazy weirdos. :)
Fire on the beach.
View from Nate's apartment roof.
Santa Monica Pier 
Rock in Malibu.
Scott, Nik and Beth
A Rolls-Royce on Rodeo Drive
4 comments:
Glad you are finally back blogging and that you had a nice trip. I'm sure it was great!
Wow!! What an incredible trip!! Sounds like a blast! Glad you had a good time!
Sounds like you guys had a great trip! I'm so glad you got to go!! We can't wait to see all of the pictures!!
How fun Beth! Looks like you had an amazing time.
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