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如何像個打包達人般打包你的隨身行李

經過13 hrs的飛行,
回到台灣囉!

箱子也整理完了,

前一篇寫完,
才想到最重要的怎麼打包忘了寫, ha...

還有一些東西跟最後要出門那天的打扮也都還沒寫,

下面這篇是我好朋友Ellie寫的喔!
有興趣的人可以去參觀她的blog,
不過她很懶,

July 4th 那個星期, 我以前SC的好朋友, Johnny n his gf 從北加下來玩.
約定好5th 那天我們在Catalina Island見面.
所以,
中午我們開車到Long Beach準備搭兩點的船到Catalina Island跟他們會合...
Guess what?!
當我們到了港口賣船票的地方,
結果當天所有回程的票都賣完了....
which means-
除非我們在那邊待一夜, 搭隔天的船再回來,
要不然我們就不可能去.
so....我們只好放棄去Catalina, 很抱歉的打給johnny跟他說隔天再一起吃飯囉~
但是都已經開半個多小時來了,　難道就這樣回去嗎?...
no way!
可是那邊的aquarium我們也去過了 (而且排了一堆人...)

怎麼辦呢?...
我們在碼頭晃啊晃的...
看到一個harbor tour的sign...
既然都來了, 也沒參加過whale/dolphin/sea lions watch這種東西,
我們就決定去看看.
雖然說沒抱著會真的看到甚麼的期望,
但反正就坐船出去玩囉~
好大的船啊....可是不是我們的, ha...
買完票以後, 我們就在Dock 2等著登船.
等了將近半個小時後, 我們的船終於來了....
上船囉!
當然要搶個好的spot..船尾鐵定看得到!
Long Beach碼頭停了滿滿的船...
還有很多海邊餐廳...
傳開不久後, 我們就可看見有名的Queen Mary..
還有有錢人在騎海上摩托車, 或觀光客搭小船釣魚...
就在一邊欣賞海上的景色跟人的同時, 忽然聽到我們的guide叫我們往左看,
一群sea lions就懶懶得睡在that floating thing上面...
看他們在陽光下睡得多舒服啊....
接著又開了一陣子...
享受著陽光, 風, 海浪...
就在我舒服到快睡著的時候....
隱隱約約聽到speakers裡傳來導遊的聲音...
然後同船人的驚叫聲...."Dolphins!"
我馬上驚醒往船下看...
OMG, dolphins! 
they r sooooooo close!
海豚們不怕生的一直跟著我們的船跳...
一開始只看到幾隻, 後來好多, 不斷的游過來,
多到我都不知道該看哪邊!!!
我這輩子沒看過這麼多海豚!!!
還有seagulls在天上飛...
Wut a thrill!!!
大約20 mins後,
海豚大約都游走了, 
大家的興奮也好不容易calm down．．．
海風又陣陣的吹著,
海浪讓船身搖得厲害,
看風多大啊...
因此我便低下頭, 眼睛閉起來,
又慢慢的睡著了...

在經過半個多小時後,
我們終於回航了.
雖然沒有看到任何whales,
但是看到這麼多海豚跟懶懶的sea lions,
這趟旅程也算是值回票價了! 
回到岸上,
我們再看看LB的美麗風景吧...
lighthouse....
另一艘美麗的cruise...
街頭表演樂團... 

havent decided where to go this july 4th..
4th of July Celebrations in Southern CaliforniaBig Bay Fireworks, San Diego: San Diego celbrates the 4th of July in big way, with lots of pyrotechnics going off over the bay. The best places to watch are North San Diego Bay, Shelter Island and Harbor Island.

 

Disneyland: It's like 4th of July every day at Disneyland, but on the holiday you'd better find a spot to watch extra early.

 

Big Bear: California's fifth-largest 4th of July fireworks display happens at Big Bear Lake in the mountains above Los Angeles.

 

Hollywood Bowl: As part of its summer concert series, the Hollywood Bowl offers special 4th of July concerts with the LA Philharmonic, capped by a fireworks show.

 

Marina del Rey: A favorite of Los Angeles residents, this display of go off over the ocean.

 

Newport Beach: Southern California's largest fireworks display goes off at Newport Dunes Resort and there's also a fun 4th of July boat parade during the day.

 

Rose Bowl, Pasadena: Americafest at the Rose Bowl has been going on for more than 80 years. It's an all-day 4th of July celebration, with reasonably priced tickets, a concert and fireworks display.

Rach and i have made a pact of goin' to the oc again ever since our last busy, exciting trip.We were excited about goin' to the beaches and enjoying the fabulous socal sunshine...but, God could always find a way to screw things up. it was so hot n sunny the day b4 our trip..who could have thought there was gonna be a storm the day we headed to the beaches!just how unlucky we were! anyways, this time, our schedule wasnt tied up,

Ok, ok, ok,
i admit, i am an alcoholic, so is my cousin, Ash.
so, like Ash said,
for us, this trip meant only one thing, WINERIES, WINERIES, WINERIES!

Forget 'bout that stupid incident
the trip waz almost perfect.

it waz just soooooooooooo great to go on a trip w all my good friends n family...n meet new friends!
Special thanks to Andrea, my sis here in LA, 4 ridin' w me.