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Aug19

Day 19 About Malibu #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 19, 2015

Day 19 About Malibu – Malibu Wines Malibu is home to some amazing vineyards. The best way to taste them is to visit one of our local wine tasting venues. Malibu Wines is one of my favorites. Malibu Wines is a super fun, outdoor tasting room filled with local character and charm. Wine tastings are offered Monday – Thursday from 11-7pm; Saturdays and Sundays from 10-7pm. Admission is free with a minimum purchase of one...

Aug18

Day 18 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 18, 2015

Day 18 About Malibu – Pepperdine University Malibu is home to Pepperdine University – a ‘Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence’. The university was founded in September of 1937 by George Pepperdine and was originally located in LA. Thanks to Mr. Pepperdine’s generous donations tuition was $420 that year to live on-campus!! Kids were allowed to commute and...

Aug17

Day 16 About Malibu #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 17, 2015

Day 16 About Malibu – We know how to party! Today is out Malibu Summer Block Party at the Malibu Country Mart. Free double doubles, local wine tastings and all the shops are offering specials and giveaways! If you are looking for something fun to do today, this is it! It is family friendly and sure to be a lot of fun for everyone. Kids can have their faces painted and play on the playpark while the parents shop, eat and have...

Aug17

Day 17 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 17, 2015

Day 17 About Malibu – The Malibu Trolley This weekend, while we were looking for a parking spot, I discovered a Malibu Trolley! I had no idea we even had one, but we do! Compliments of The Malibu Country Mart, The Malibu Trolley is a fun, free way to ride around Malibu on Saturdays and Sundays. Check here for their schedule. It looks like a lot of fun and we plan to take this during our Malibu Staycation from one of their pickup...

Aug17

Day 15 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 17, 2015

Day 15 – About Malibu – Surfrider Beach This was our view from Surfrider Beach in Malibu today. This beach runs under the Malibu pier, across the lagoon and is home to Malibu’s famous never-ending wave. This is where Tom Blake broke in (it was privately owned at the time) in the early 20’s, discovered this wave and spread the word. By the late 30’s Malibu had become known as the best wave on the west...

Aug17

Day 14 About Malibu #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 17, 2015

Day 14 About Malibu – The Malibu Lagoon State Beach The Malibu Lagoon is 22 acres of wetlands, flower gardens and sandy beach. There are lovely pathways with very pretty lookouts. It is where Malibu Creek meets the Pacific Ocean. The beach running along the outside of it is called the Surfrider beach and is home to Malibu’s famous never-ending wave. The Lagoon begins at the Malibu Pier and extends up just past the Malibu...

Aug13

Day 13 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 13, 2015

Day 13 – About Malibu Just 6 miles off the beach at Point Dume in Malibu lies a very interesting underwater structure. This is an image from Google Earth that I found fascinating on HuffPost. This smooth structure is about 2,000 feet down and has people wondering if it is some sort of an alien base. Measuring 2.5 miles across with columns that seem to hold it up, many believe it is too smooth and perfect to be natural. There...

Aug12

Day 12 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 12, 2015

Day 12 About Malibu – Rock Sculptures – The Power of Team Work Today I am combining #WanderlustWednesday with #WisdomWednesday to talk about our rock sculptures that are common around Malibu, both on the beach and in the canyons. Not only are they beautiful to see, but they are so healing to build. Rock sculptures are rocks that have been carefully balanced upon each other to form something of such incredible splendor....

Aug12

Day 11 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 12, 2015

Day 11 – About Malibu – The Malibu Country Mart The Malibu Country Mart is a fun, luxury, outdoor shopping plaza for families. They are home to some amazing restaurants, fabulous shops and an eco-friendly playground to keep the kids busy. One of our favorite things to do in Malibu is to grab smoothies from SunLife Organics and meet up with friends on the playpark! Of course I usually then have to stop into Calypso...

Aug12

Day 10 About Malibu – #AboutMalibu

Posted on Aug 12, 2015

Day 10 – About Malibu – Surf Camp Many Malibu kids go to surf camp in the summer. The Malibu Makos offer an awesome surf camp for kids at Zuma Beach. You can sign up for a day or a week, whatever is convenient for you. Rentals and transportation can be included if you need. The Malibu Makos staff are friendly and very good at what they do. I know several parents who always have their kids participate in this surf...