On August 16, my family, my sister's best friend Suzi, and I {minus the hubby-he was in Seattle for work} decided on a whim that we would spend the day at Hermosa Beach, CA. Our journey began at 5:30 AM as we headed to McCarran Airport to catch our 6:45 AM flight to LAX. When we arrived in LA my dad's good friend Steve picked us up and took us out to breakfast at Scotty's. Scotty's is an awesome little restaurant right on the strand of Hermosa Beach. I enjoyed the Hermosa Omelet with bacon, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, chili beans, and cheddar cheese. It was delicious!
After we got our fill of breakfast we walked over to the beach; less than a minute from the restaurant. We met up with another one of my dad's friends, Bill {my godfather} and had a nice time visiting & catching up. We literally spent the whole day soaking up the sun, playing in the waves, and just relaxing. It was overcast, as usual, but the beach was still beautiful. It's been at least three years since I've been back to Hermosa and our day-cation made me realize how much I've missed it. Later on that afternoon, we had lunch at Cafe Boogaloo where we had some awesome Cajun food. We even had some time to test out my new camera and have a beach photo shoot beneath the Hermosa Pier. Here are a few of my favorite photos.
Some more of my favorite pics...
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| From Left: Dad, Uncle Bill, & Me |
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| Only at the beach... |
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| The Dudes From Left: Steve, Dad, & Uncle Bill. |
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| So this was really random. Right before we left the beach, a bee landed on Suzi's hand and would NOT fly away. It was kinda funny, but after a good 5 minutes of it not flying off we had to end this little dude's life. |
