Hyatt Lawrence Welk Villas Resort

The flight was pretty much uneventful, but as we noted previously, it's getting harder to be a sardine for over 6 hours and then with no real nourishment to boot. ( On our flight, there were not even sandwiches for sale, just snack platters).
In any case, we made it to our resort in Escondido after picking up our rental car and about 40 minutes drive...
Our unit was not ready yet, so we hit the resort brasserie- The Canyon Grille.
We started with nice California Greene salads, then moved on to the Fiery Shrimp app (shared)... but then we were sooooo hungry that I forgot to take photos of Laurie's double Wagyu burger and my SoCal chicken wrap 😐
You have to take my word for it that they looked and tasted pretty darn good.

A bit of history. Yes, it was founded by television bandleader Lawrence Welk. In 1964, Welk purchased 900 acres of mostly undeveloped land near Escondido, California, 20 miles north of San Diego. The property included a golf course, motel, and mobile home community. After the entertainer staged one of his shows at the site, it gained in popularity for tourism, eventually growing to include a theater, more golf, and vacation homes. As the initial property expanded, Larry Welk, a record company executive and Lawrence Welk's son, became the group's first CEO and guided the company into the timeshare business in the 1980s.Read more