The joke carried through the week with the Pabst clan laughing at themselves as the out-of-town mid-western folk arriving in each location claiming, “the Griswold’s are here!” Unfamiliar with 5 lanes of traffic and motorcycles zipping between the cars we made our way from LAX to our temporary home in Long Beach, CA. From there we ventured in every direction in search of familiar faces, friends, and family members we’ve lost to the left-coast. In short, we had a great time exploiting the fruits, fun, friends, and food of Malibu, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, Aliso Creek Beach, Huntington Beach and the like.