Vistas of Dana Point

Are you sick of seeing Dana Point in the title of my posts? I saw that eye roll! And I don't blame you. :) Please be patient. Only one more set after this, which will be the surfing shots. I want to end on an upbeat note with lots of action!

Our stay at the Ritz was incredible. The room was situated on a private floor with its own concierge and help staff. There were four "food presentations" each day with the most delectable and artfully decorated goodies that made my eyes pop out of their sockets. I must admit it's quite intoxicating to experience such lavishness. I could quickly adapt to this lifestyle without a hitch. Money can't buy you class as they say, but it can certainly buy you comfort.

Before I present the views, feast your eyes on some of the slop we were served. I kid!

Excuse the poor quality, but this was taken with my iPhone.
The little silver beads are edible.

The shot glass contained what appeared to be tres leches cake,
but creamier than we're used to in Texas.

This was one of the lunch presentations. I thought the cesar salad idea was cool.

On to the views! Each morning we awoke to hazy skies, but by 2PM it usually burned off. I certainly didn't mind; it made for some moody photos. 

Hello!! Can you tell how hard I'm trying to suck in my gut?
This was taken after one of the food presentations.

This was our concierge's desk.  The view from this window made it feel as though
the water was right there, like we were peering out of a ship's window.
I loved that the hotel colors were the same as my living room at home: chocolate and ice blue.

These guys played for our big company dinner, playing non-stop for over 4 hours without a break.
I hope I have that much energy when I'm their age.
(taken with iPhone)

Look what the beer tasting menu had stamped on it in wax!
I pretended they did it just for me.
(taken with iPhone)

Rear view of the Ritz Carlton

The haze burned away revealing the most vivid blue hues.