Today we hit Santa Monica pier and hired some bikes to ride from Santa Monica to Marina Del Rey. We had planned to ride to El Segundo Brewery but from Marina Del Rey it was still a 45 minute bike ride, which in itself was not so much of an issue, but given we then had to get all the way back to Santa
Monica, was a bit ambitious. So we returned the bikes and drove out to El Segundo to sample Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Broken Skull IPA. Well Pete sampled that, I had a cherry cola made from all manner of natural ingredients. It was pretty good too.
Our car is in here somewhere…
After this, we figured we could do with some more retail therapy and so hit up The Citadel. It was crazy town here! Every food shop had about 20 people waiting in line to be served. The carpark was like Westfield Tuggerah at Christmas time. We stalked some prospective car parks and before too long scored a park. I guess my time at Newcastle Uni has paid off afterall! J
Later in the afternoon, we headed to Griffith Observatory. We had not had the opportunity to visit this place last time, and it was well worth the trek up the hill. It was bustling with people and given it was a
sunny Sunday afternoon, no one could blame them. People were set up with picnics and all. The view over the city was awesome and an added bonus was a sideways view of the Hollywood sign.
Bidding farewell to Memphis, we continued west to Oklahoma. Yes, there is a song about that. Yes, it was playing in my head for much of the drive. Ooooooooklahoma, where the sun comes sweeping down…
Time to bid farewell to Sin City, which was probably a good thing. Given how increasingly busy we saw the city get from Wednesday to Friday night, I can only imagine how Vegas goes off…
Ahhhh San Francisco! Last time we were here, it was nothing but blue skies and warm temperatures. So it was kind of a novelty to have misty skies and rolling fog this time. We drove…
Very early start on Monday, arriving at Sydney airport at 6am. Due to potential delays, travellers are advised to allow 4 hours to check in and pass through security. A few months back, Alan Joyce,…
Today we got dressed up in our wedding clothes and wandered around Vegas. Our original plan, when we were engaged, was to elope in Vegas. But we also wanted the kids to be there, and…
Texas Sunrise Later that morning we jumped in the car and hit to road to Lafayette. The drive here saw us cross the Texas/Louisiana state line. We noticed an immediate change in the quality of…