I had been driving through Oxnard on the PCH for decades, but never considered stopping until a recent two-night trip with a group and found it to be a hidden gem close enough for a weekend get away or even an impromptu day trip.
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When I told people I was going to Lompoc, I kept being asked, What’s in Lompoc? For Lompoc, that question is all wrong – because it is exactly the lack of any sightseeing agenda that makes Lompoc such a great weekend getaway a comfortable 2 1/2 hrs from LA.
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Just a short flight from Los Angeles lies the little fishing town of Loreto on Mexico’s Baja coast. The warm blue waters of the Sea of Cortez are so rich with unique flora and fauna that it has been designated a United Nations protected Marine Park; explorer Jacques Cousteau dubbed it simply as the ‘Aquarium of the World’.
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The Central Coast is one of my favorite places to get away from LA: with its scenic beauty and nature activities, it is the perfect antidote to the big city. The unspoiled beaches with their sand dunes, rock formations and tidepools offer the full range of water activities – or you could just for hang out doing nothing.
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A highlight of the BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival is the BC Seafood Expo for the seafood trade and industry. The Expo offers speakers, talks, keynotes, workshops, exhibitor booths, and networking events to help shellfish researchers, poducers, exporters, distributors, educators and associations keep abreast of innovations, challenges and opportunities in the industry.
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British Columbia is a major producer of high quality seafood, harvesting over 100 seafood species; local Santa Monica Seafood supplies it to restaurants throughout LA and Orange County. BC seafood represents over half of Canada’s aquaculture production, and it is so important to BC’s economy that the month of June has been designated as BC Seafood Month by provincial proclamation
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Located half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the beach town of Pismo Beach works both as a weekend get away from LA, or as a convenient mid-way stop en route. Besides long stretches of beaches, Pismo boasts the most extensive coastal dunes in California that are accessible with the convenience of a pier and beach boardwalk.
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Only about an hour’s drive from Santa Monica, Oxnard is a handy getaway for the weekend, or even for the day. If you skip the rush hour, your getaway begins with scenic drive along the PCH. Once there, the beachfront resort of Embassy Suites by the Channel Islands Harbor is a destination on its own.
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