Blogs from Dana Point, California, United States, North America

We had nothing planned for the day and thought we would sleep in. What’s sleeping in for us? Waking up around 8:00am and taking it easy. We decided to walk up to Coliseum Grill for breakfast. Again, I was impressed with the staff’s uniform and appearance. Casual and yet professional, matching the turquoise color of the Coliseum pool. There were a few families around us. But in general, the restaurant was not full at all. After another hearty breakfast, we headed back to our bungalow. While Lauren was getting ready, I studied the map to find easy destinations around us. I also decided to go to Google Earth to verify the preferred destinations. I then showed my recommendations to Lauren and we decided to head out to Balboa Island, right off Newport Beach. Balboa Island is ... read more

We got together with some of our friends we've made during our stay in California for a little going away soirée. We have enjoyed our time in southern California, but life leads us else where. So thanks to all who could make it down for some sun, surfing, smores and burnt hot dogs. We will miss each and everyone of you.... read more

Obfuscator writes: Sometime during the last day, Onaxthiel's face had started swelling up, and by night he was looking rather familiar. It was almost like looking in a mirror from back when we were in North Dakota, and my face had swollen up to disturbing proportions, largely closing my eyes. By this morning, Onaxthiel's left eye was almost entirely shut, and his right was heavily swollen as well. Like before, there was no difficulty breathing, or anything else that might indicate allergic reaction, but there was little else that seemed to match the symptoms, and the pollen count we discovered, was quite high. Strangely, I was unaffected by it this time. Since he was so puffed up as to be nearly useless, Onaxthiel drugged himself with antihistamines, which left him in a drug induced comma ... read more