Irvine & Orange

Doheny Campground

After breakfast we decided to take a walk on the beach before we headed out again for today's adventure.  We walked across the street through the Doheny State Park campground to the beach.  Had to test the temperature of the water again.  Yep, its still cold, just like Cape Code in June.

Steve on Capistrano Beach

Elly on Capistrano Beach

After our walk on the beach we decide to head out for Irvine.

Woodbury Town Center in Irvine

Irvine is the city with the lowest crime rate in the country. and one of the best places to live in the USA.  Irvine is a planned city with a few communities like Mission Viejo.  There is no "downtown" or main street like most New England towns or cities.  Instead they have "Town Centers" which is a shopping plaza with everything you need located there.  Each community in the town has it own Town Center.  Again we went to a realtor to get locations of rentals in the area and drove all around Irvine.  It was nice and clean with less traffic that Mission Viejo.  One of the women we chatted with called it "paradise'.  We agree it was nice and could be on the top of our list so far for potential area to revisit or rent in.

Gabbi's Mexican Kitchen

After our excursions, we set out on the crowded freeways, during rush hour, for "Old Town" Orange,CA. beacuse someone told us that there were a lot of antique shops there.  They were right!  The four main streets that emanate from the traffic circle in Orange are loaded with antique shops!  We shopped until we became thirsty and stooped in Gabbi's Mexican Restaurant for a beer.  It was real hot and the beer gave us our second wind.

Old Town Orange

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Restore Vintage Stove in Orange

One of the shops has some real nice restored vintage stoves.  After the shops closed at 5:00, we headed back for Riverside.