The OC

Our last hotel is the Hyatt at Newport Beach in Orange County, the OC, where we'd stay for two nights, but booked three, to account for the late departure back to Oz on Saturday night. Even if we managed to get a late checkout, it's still too early to go to the airport, so we've found that it is much more relaxing to stay in our room until we are ready to leave. 

We had a quiet few days in LA, driving along the coast, looking at the houses and neighborhoods, the fabulous cars, enjoying the perfect weather. Shopping. Packing. Attempting to sleep in. 

We visited the Portofino Inn, where the Cannonball Run finished. We stood in the carpark and felt pleased that we'd finished our own journey. 4,200 miles in the end, and 15 states. 

We saw seals sunning themselves and 'chatting' to eachother on the walkways of the marina, and many amazing boats and yachts. We had a lovely breakfast watching the fish through the clear waters. 

We shopped. We hadn't been to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa for awhile, but it was close to our hotel and one of the best centers in LA. It has the biggest Nordstrom Rack we've seen, and all of our favourite shops. 

We had a great dinner at 'Lark' at Fashion Island, Newport, and a fabulous breakfast at 'Nick's' at Laguna Beach. 

I had never been as far south as Laguna before, but it was beautiful. Lovely beaches, walking trails, people out enjoying the weekend, huge houses, lovely old shops and restaurants. I really liked the area. 

 Real coffee!