California sites, places, cities, attractions, events, excursions, for the day, weekend, or week.
Shoreline Village, Long Beach. ( With a short skip over the Terminal Island Bridge))
The second happiest place on Earth.
Although I agree that Disneyland is the number one happiest place on earth, for this story we are talking about Shoreline Village in Long Beach, California.
Guest Blogger and photographer Paul Clare takes us to Bridgeport , California this week.
Bridgeport and Twin Lakes
If you live in So Cal. there is a treasure chest of places to explore and stick around for your vacation. The town of Bridgeport and Twin Lakes is exactly one of those little gems which is located about 5 hours driving time on the old 395 HWY and is an easy access out of LA or San Diego.
Take a step back in time and slow down the clock as you pull into the town of Bridgeport which is also the access town to Twin Lakes.
The San Clemente pier is host to the 38th annual Ocean Festival on Saturday and Sunday July 19th & 20th, 2014.  There will be tons of events such as fishing clinics  for kids, pancake breakfast, woody car exhibit, lifeguard games, sand sculptures, surfing clinics, SUP races, 5k run, art show,  and so much more.  There will be round trip shuttle service from San Clemente High School.  We have been to this festival and it is a great day for kids as well as adults.  A  perfect Staycation.
Carlsbad Lagoon
Aqua Hedionda Lagoon is one of 3 lagoons in Carlsbad.  Known just as the lagoon by locals,  this lagoon spans on either side of the I-5.  The inland side of the lagoon is home to the small marina aptly named Snug Harbor.   Snug Harbor is located between Tamarack and Cannon road off  Interstate 5.
The inland part of the lagoon is where you can boat, water ski, wake board, use your personal watercraft, sail, windsurf or fish.  In order to operate any vessel on the lagoon, visitorsand residents must meet certain requirements and purchase either an annual or daily permit. Read about lagoon rules.
The Snug Harbor Marina features a boat ramp, dock, snack bar, and a beach.  The privately owned California Water Sports rents water sports equipment and vehicles at the harbor. As far as I can tell the back part of the lagoon has a cut off area where the speed boats have to stay away from allowing a calmer area for stand up paddle boards and kayaks.
According to the Travel Channel, the top beaches in Southern California.
In BOLD are the places we have featured so far in prior blogs. We plan on visiting the rest soon!
10. Hermosa Beach
9. Laguna Beach
8. Dog Beach, Ocean Beach(we did the pier which is right next to dog beach)
7. Santa Monica
6. Will Rogers State Beach
5. Catalina Descanso Beach
4. Venice Beach
3. La Jolla Shores
2. Newport Beach
1. Coronado City Beach
Staycations California 