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Friday, January 9, 2026

Last Day! 3 Beaches

Of course the weather was the best on our very last day.  We HAD to take advantage of the weather.  We visited 3 different beaches.  First we went to Doheny but there was too much debris on the sand.  Then we decided to go to Baby Beach because the name was just calling us to go there.  The sand was very nice there, but it was so fine that it was sticking everywhere and Amaya wanted to eat it.  Then we went to Strands to watch the sunset.  We ran into my mom there and took pictures together.  The sunset was beautiful and it was a great way to spend our last day on holiday!

                                        



                                        



                                        

                                             Amaya with a new hat that we bought at the beach
                                                                    Baby Beach
                                        

                                        


                                        

                                        

                                                      

                                      

                                                         

                                      you can barely read Dana Point that I drew in the sand




                                                                surfing with the sunset
                                                          





                                                        the end of our last full day

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Laguna Beach

The whole time we were on our holiday, I was thinking about when we would go to Laguna Beach.  I wanted to take the free trolley that went from Salt Creek beach in Dana Point to downtown Laguna Beach, but I was worried that we wouldn't be able to take it if we didn't bring a car seat.  We decided it would be best to just drive since we had Amaya.  However, parking in Laguna Beach can be a bit of a nightmare.  I looked online where there would be some free parking spots.  I was actually able to find proper information and found a few spots to park without paying.  We also wanted to make sure that we didn't go during the bank holidays and weekends because it would be just too crowded.  Finally, we went two days before flying out.  I'm so happy that we were able to fit it in our schedule.  Late afternoon, we met up with Lauren again for a walk at Salt Creek.  It was such a beautiful day!