Marine Mammal Rescue Center, San Pedro

After passing over the distinctive Vincent Thomas Bridge...

we had arrived in San Pedro...

Signs in Long Beach + Bridges in San Pedro

Check out this old school sign for Don the Beachcomber...

This was one of those kitschy tiki places...one where you could probably get a stiff tropical drink. It will have to be next time...

Nomad Asian Bistro

After our brief foray to the  Huntington Pier...

we headed to Long Beach to meet up with our friend for lunch...

Huntington Beach Pier

There were these cool and curved wave shaped walls...

which provided shade for these benches at the bus stop on the PCH...

Portola Coffee Roasters @ Pacific City, Huntington Beach

According to my pre-research, there was a new Portola Coffee place in Huntington Beach...

We'd been to the one in Tustin and since we were on the way up, thought to make a quick stop here...

Brodard's fail + en route to Huntington Beach

After Paderia Bakehouse in Fountain Valley, we went back to nearby Westminster...

in the hopes of grabbing a few nem nuong here...

Paderia Bakehouse

Shortly after our excellent drinks at Bad Coffee...

we made the short trek to a fairly new bakery...

I'm all for trying new places especially during our road trips, so...

Revisits - Supannee + Fathom Bistro + some unexpected history from my dad

This past weekend, Bert and I had dinner with my sis and her boyfriend at Supannee...

She hadn't been there since I took her with the kids...

Recent breakfasts and drinks from Public Square Coffee House

Earlier last month when I was still on vacation, Bert and I were over in downtown La Mesa...

Their outdoor patio was shaping up!

We hadn't had breakfast here before so...

James Coffee, Banker's Hill

About a week ago, Bert and I had another free morning...

TC was helping a friend with a film project so we went out to the new James Coffee...

San Pedro Road Trip - Breakfast @ Carl's + Bad Coffee, Costa Mesa

It's time to catch up on posts.  I'm juggling the Spring Break road trip, Carpinteria (I have yet to start it), our visit to the Broad, and now our mini trip to San Pedro to see a specific art exhibit.

Of course, our M.O. is the meandering route, with lots of stops in between...

Starting off the morning with some iPod roulette...

 and bypassing all of the shitty traffic on the 405 by taking the 73 toll road...