Crystal Cove

Yesterday we drove out to the coast as it is getting insanely hot in the desert (ca 36+ degrees). Instead of going to Laguna or Newport beach, we headed to a nature reservat close by called Crystal Cove State Park. It is a gorgeous little village of abandoned beach huts, cliffs and dolphins. Definitely going there again!

Me sporting a cubus top and topshop leather shorts.

The water was ice cold however...

...so I stayed by the shore.

After a few hours we went to the popular Beachcomber (the only restaurant on the beach). My mum and I shared Mahi Mahi fish tacos and calamari. It was delish.

I didn't manage to capture any dolphins on camera. I did however get some pelicans! 

Strolling through Old Town La Quinta

Today we took a morning walk around Old Town La Quinta. Walking around this beautiful area you really feel like you are in Mexico or Central America - not in California. I guess the border isn't that far away.

Some of the houses here look like the set of a Western movie!

Even the street names are in Spanish! Calle, Avenida etc..

A cactus in bloom.

A typical American baseball court

We found an outdoor gym so I played around for a bit..

Every Sunday they have a Farmers Market in Old Town.

I bought some Kombuchi - a fermented tea that I will take more about later! 

And then hanged out by Ann's pool for a few hours.. Great day so far!

My babe Boomer drinking out of the pool as per usual!

I'll be Juicing

Something we do a lot in California is juicing. We be juicing eeeeverything. 

The only problem with juicing is that you need a sh*t load of veggies for a small amount of juice. Luckily, veggies and fruit is a lot more reasonably priced in California than in the UK and Sweden.

You need a juicer - there's a whole range of varieties available on Amazon! 

Today we made a kale (superfood) - celery - ginger (gives great taste to any juice!) - cucumber and melon - juice.

It tastes a lot better than it looks, I promise.

My outfit for the evening - all last season Topshop. Shoes from Asos.

Kraft Nabisco and yummy Margaritas

Today we went to Kraft Nabisco, an annual LPGA tournament at Mission Hills Golf Club. My talented mum writes articles for a Swedish golf magazine, so after a morning hike and some pool time, my dad and I went out to meet up with her at the beautiful Mission Hills. 

We followed the Swedish star Caroline Hedwall around for a few holes.

I'm wearing a Cutter and Buck polo and a Loudmouth "skort".

After a long day out in the sun we decided to head back for some frozen margaritas.

Don't forget the salt!

In the midst of cooking we realized we had run out of lemons.

NO BIGGIE - FOUND ONE!