Golden Shore RV Resort, Long Beach, CA:  Took the short drive over to where the Queen Mary is docked.  Only a few blocks from us.  I figure it’s the closest I’ll ever get Mike to a cruise ship (sigh).  She took her maiden voyage in 1936 from England to NYC.  She was considered the grandest ocean liner ever built at the time.  And the list of celebs and notables that sailed on her was quite impressive. I was disappointed though.  It’s now a working hotel and a lot of the salons and other historic areas are off limits.  Had lunch at one of the restaurants on the ship and then headed over to the Catalina Island ferry office to get tickets for tomorrow’s ferry.  Then we decided to drive back to San Juan Capistrano on the Pacific Coast Highway, but the mission closed at 5:00 and we didn’t get there in time.  This whole area is one huge urban sprawl.  The pretty hills just inland are littered with houses all over.  Too many people, too many cars, too much smog—other than that it’s a great place to live.  Looking forward to getting away from LA.

The Goodyear blimp flying over the Queen Mary--Long Beach

Deck chairs aboard the Queen Mary

Long Beach shrouded in what they call the "marine layer" which keeps the temps down and then dissipates by early afternoon.

Mission San Juan Capistrano--built in 1776

Mission San Juan Capistrano