first of all, this was my first time to cali (properly...i was really young before). All i have to say is that this state is AWESOME!!! besides the fact that everyone drives like its GT3 racing, some of the roads (like PCH and topanga and the 101) are amazing to drive on. in FL, we dont have too much scenery other than ocean and green. our tallest "mountains" are the landfills LOL. with that said, the mountains and valleys and vineyards were really beautiful. i did see a couple of 350s on the road (along with many exotics), but no 370s. i dont know how some of you guys do it with such steep inclines on alot of these roads. I know im generalizing the whole state based on my experiences in LA, but even i bottomed out on my rentacar pontiac.
Besides everything staying open till all hours of the night, some of my favorite things were:
-pismo beach--we drove almost 3 and a half hours (from the OC) to get here. It was a blast. i've grown up riding dirtbikes and quads, so this fit the bill. i didnt think the park was going to be that big, and those dunes are amazing! great experience overall.
-jack in the box--WHY DOES FLORIDA NOT HAVE THIS PLACE
-animal fries from In and Out--enough said
-friendly people--hell i made friends with ppl sitting in traffic, at clubs, on the street, at everywhere.
-Bossanova or whatever its called. great cookies
-Bj's--also great something. its like a cookie pizza
as im noticing...most of my likes are the food...hmmmmm. well i ate alot this trip.
I also stopped by Santa Barbara on the way up to Pismo Beach to check out that Polo club. its a beautiful club just seconds from the water. I will be back!
anyway, I had a great experience and luckily i got to visit almost everywhere (hollywood, playboy mansion--kinda (a rock told me to leave), OC, the valley, pismo, SB, Vegas (ya i know thats not in Cali)....
So, if it werent for ur earthquakes and lame emission laws, i would definitely consider moving there.
great state...cheers
