Originally Posted by Jim B.

I'm not as young as you and do live furthr aay than you but habe driven 3 times to LA and Orange county the last 3 weeks, it was over 1,000 miles, twice in the SEC and a couple of days ago in the Red Plum.

I'd urge you to consider highway 99 up and back because of the many interesting little places along the way you could stop, and the abundance of clean restaurants and clean rest roms along the way. I am saying for the comfort not the speed.

Should you decide to split the difference and go there in 2 days rather than one, (highly recommeneded!) I heartily recommend Kingsburg, 20 miles south of Fresno (just before Seloma and the fir5st stop across the fresno County line on 99.

It is "Little Sweden" an undiscovered little gem of a town, friendly, very safge and pretty small (7,000 people or so.)

At least stop at the DalaHorse restaurant on Draper Street (downtown) for wonderful authentic food, check the nearby Swedish souvenir and crafts stores, and go with the gang to Julie Chambers' "Babycakes" family ice cream store --- best ice cream in California I ever tasted, and the prices are awesomely cheap!

If you guys would like to spend the night, try the new Marriott Fairfield hotel, in Kingsburg, if you have GPS it is 216 Ventura Court in Kingsburg, it is bbrand new and has a wonderful staff, spacilous clean rooms, the best free breakfast spread I ever saw, and with a AAA discount all that is on,y about $75-$99 a night.


My favorite place to stay in all of the posible choices from Nor Cal to So Cal.

It's an ambitious drive and well worth splitting in half you will drive refreshed, especially important in hot weather like we are having.

This information, while only my personal opinion, is under 48 hours old.

Now, back on topic!