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California Welcome Center Oxnard 🌞

May 12, 2018 by Valerie Mitchell

welcome center local wine tasting

Wine tasting at the California Welcome Center Oxnard? Yes, you can get tourist information and, also, sample local wines. 

Oxnard Gondola Ride – Channel Islands Harbor 🦭

May 11, 2018 by Valerie Mitchell

gondola at dock

You could go to Italy to cruise through canals on a gondola or you can head just north of Los Angeles to Channel Islands Harbor.

Rodin Sculpture Garden – Free Art Exhibit at Stanford

April 29, 2018 by Valerie Mitchell

Rodin Three Shades

Stanford is known worldwide as an excellent institution of higher education, but there is more. The campus is also a lovely place to spend an afternoon gazing upon larger than life bronze sculptures at the Rodin Sculpture Garden.

Carmel Mission Basilica – San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission

April 28, 2018 by Valerie Mitchell

Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission

When I was a fourth grader, I studied the California missions, just like all public school students. Then when I had children of my own, they did the same. All of those memories came back to me on a recent visit to the Carmel Mission.

Carmel Beach Picnic by The Sea

April 27, 2018 by Valerie Mitchell

carmel by the sea picnic beach

When I was growing up, my family often went to the beach for picnic lunches. My mom would load up the picnic basket and off we would go. Today, eating a meal at the beach still makes me happy inside and my recent Carmel beach picnic did just that. 

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