OK guys, since so many are waffling on which way to go, I'm going to strongly suggest we head north. Heck, even Brian Sutton suggested this and he lives in San Diego. He mentioned that the coast road is a PITA on the weekends down that way.

We have two options for a northbound run - either all the way up PCH which might bet a bit congested around Long Beach and beyond, or take PCH to Long Beach then jump on the 405 to the Marina FWY and into Marina Del Rey, picking up the coast road in the MDR/Venice area. We could probably grab lunch in the Marina or Venice and then take the beautiful drive further north through Malibu.

Doing PCH to Long Beach first might take up quite a bit of time though so we might be better off just getting straight onto the 405 and heading right to Marina Del Rey.

So I'm pushing for north.