[jtdraig]

I have a thing for coastal California. I was stationed there at Camp Pendleton and over the course of a LONG career in the Marine Reserves went to the US Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado more than 50 times for classes, ATDs, conferences, etc. I like Coronado but to live there you have to have major league big bucks. I basically prefer the coastal areas between San Diego and Orange County after which you skip to north of Santa Barbara and on up the Coastline...skipping San Francisco and on up to the Oregon border. Those areas have their own charm and beauty no matter where you look. I like San Francisco but for a weekend and I just never could get into Los Angeles or Oakland or any of the other cities out there. Long story about how we got here but here we are and happily so.