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La Jolla is lovely but it can be overcast.

Look into Mission Beach in San Diegeo for the initial beach portion.  It’s also close enough to San Diego you could go into eat or for evening entertainment (we saw an amazing magic show dinner theater when we were there but that was pre Covid and I’m not sure it survived).  Mission Beach h is a long board with a beautiful beach and you can find plenty of apartment rentals right on the beach across from the sand.  There are also a handful of restaurants.

I’d spend 5-6 days there (you can do La Jolla as a day trip from there, also Torrey Pines for hiking)

Another option or stop might be Laguna Nigel. The Riz is a gorgeous property there if you don’t want to deal with an AirbNB.  There are beaches plus shopping / galleries / lots of dining.

for LA I’d stay in Hollywood Hills if you can find a place with a view. Or, you could do Venice Beach too.   Hiking the Hollywood sign for sure. I’d pass on Disney but you could do a universal also.  Or the Warner Bros Studio tour is also good. Venice Beach boardwalk is also a ton of fun to walk. Maybe 3 days? LA is a massive city but very spread out so it can be tiring with all the driving.

Driving to San Fran, Santa Barbara can be a lunch stop.  You could do overnight (or a couple of night) but you can also make the drive in a day.  Malibu which is close to LA also has some great restaurants along the beach.

Just south of LA Santa Cruz has a great amusement park boardwalk.  Also Big Sur is gorgeous.

For San Fran, it’s beautiful but not a ton of activities.  Since you like hiking I would do Muir Woods for sure.

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