[CalKat]

Yeah, but can you walk right outside your door and be on the the beach, like I can? I can watch whales and porpoises and seals from my house. And I can drive for six hours and be in Yosemite, or go skiing in Mammoth. If I only want to drive an hour and half, I can go skiing down here. LA has more restaurants than any city in the US, and they get all the Broadway plays, etc. There's hiking and mountain biking close to anyplace in Southern California. And I think the high today is supposed to be 70 degrees. It doesn't get any better than this.

[steplock]

The beach? You call that ice bucket on the california coast a beach? I lived in San Clemente (next door to Tricky Dicky) and as far north as Pacific Grove then Carmel.

You aint seen a beach until you've seen Playa Varadero. Unfortunately, you won't either as long as Castro is still there.

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