Destination: Pierpont Beach

A little slow to the draw, I know, but here we go.  We spent last weekend at Pierpont Beach in Ventura;  a nice getaway not too far from home.  The house we stayed at is available at HomeAway, and was a perfect location and layout for our family.  Of course the weather was a bit overcast most of our trip, as can happen in August in Oxnard and Ventura, but I still managed to get a bit of a tan.  The house was right off of the Pierpont bikepath, which runs from the north end of the marina at Marina Park to the north end of the Ventura County Fairgrounds.  I highly recommend this location for a local beach getaway; there's even a quaint little restaurant row on the west end of Seaward, and you have to go to Duke's burger shack.  Best of all, we went during the Fair, and there's a shuttle that leaves from the Ventura Marriott at the entrance to the neighborhood.  Here's a shot I got from the Ferris Wheel...