Long Beach

So off to Long Beach. A beautiful harbour (or is that harbor ;)) that we have wanted to return to since our first visit 7 years ago (can it really be 7 years?) It's just so peaceful and so well laid out depite the fact that in the distance it's a very important and very busy industrial port.

The famous Queen Mary lives here and it has a boardwalk with some wonderful little shops and bars.

We decided to go back to the Aquarium and it was far better than I remember. This place is spectacular and has some amazing exhibits of marine life. My favourites are the seals and the sea otters.

It's worth mentioning Millar who is now 27 years old. He is a harbour seal who was rescued as a pup and despite looking his age now (he is grey and has bad eyesight) he is still enjoying life to the full and still has fun with all his other seals and se lions - an incredible character.


We had lunch at the Yard House (named after the english yard of ale apparently) overlooking the collection of very nice, expensive boats. It has (it boasts) the largest collection of draft beers in the world - the photo only shows half the bar! The meal (not burgers, steak or a sign of a chip thank god) was fantastic, the location wonderful
and the weather was very warm! What else could you ask for!