Fast Fiction

This week’s topic on LABlogs is about getting out of the city.

So here it is, Leaving LA

1. When you can only get out of LA for a weekend, where do you like to go?

I like Morro Bay. I like the view, I like the slower pace, I like the good food (the Man and I have been there enough that we actually have favorite restaurants).

2. Where do you stay when you go there? (lodging and/or region)

The Inn at Morro Bay. It’s freakin’ expensive, but for a weekend getaway, it’s a real treat. We get one of the deluxe rooms on the second floor in the building that is right on the bay. There’s a hot tub on the balcony and the view just kicks ass.

3. Where do you go on vacation to get as far out of the LA lifestyle?

I like going up to Morro Bay, though we’ve never been there for more than three days. Earlier this summer we went to Monterey (actually the town of Marina and stayed right on the beach at the Marina Dunes). I like beach vacations. I would love to go back up to northern California and spend some time up at the mouth of the Klamath river or hiking in the redwoods.

4. For longer vacations, 1-2 weeks, where have you been that you would go back to?

I’d definitely like to go up to the Pacific northwest. The Man and I went to a wedding up in the Cascades years ago and would like to go back there. Better yet, Seattle and Vancouver.

5. Where do you dream of going, but haven’t been?

I’d love to cruise the Inside Passage on one of those little ships (not a cruise ship). One of those boats where you can get really close to the glaciers and where it’s quiet enough to hear the whales spout.

6. Where have you been on vacation where you thought “I could settle here”?

The Man and I definitely feel that way about Morro Bay. I’d love to have a place out by the entrance to the Montana de Oro State Park. It’s high up on the hillside and overlooks Morro Bay and you can wind your way down to the strand beach there that goes on for miles. That’d be a great retirement place.

7. What place in Los Angeles makes you feel like you’re already on vacation?

I like going up to Pt. Dume and just watching the water. A little picnic lunch, my camera and binoculars and I’d go home feeling pretty refreshed.

8. Where in Los Angeles would you warn tourists to stay away from, even though a lot of them end up there?

I think Hollywood Blvd. is kind of silly, but I’ve never had anyone who comes to visit tell me they were disappointed with it, so who am I to argue with them. Will brought up a good one, Universal City Walk. I haven’t been there since they made the decision to not show Poetic Justice years ago because it “attracted the wrong demographic”. Not only that, it’s not terribly convenient, the parking sucks and it felt very confined. Gimme Hollywood and the Arclight any day.