Hiya Everyone
So we made it to Los Angeles and before setting up camp hit the sights. Traffic, traffic and more traffic, what a nightmare honest I thought the M25 was bad but hey it doesnt have anything on this place!!!!!!!!!!!!! Passed the airport and called at supermarket to stock up on food. Sean said this was best place cos everywhere else further into LA can be bit dodgy (Im thinking where are we going???) Finally we reached Hollywood Boulvard and had hour to look around. We walked up and down the street looking at the stars on the floor and bypassing the tour guides trying to sell you this trip and the other!!!!!!!! The chinese theatre and Kodak theatre were impressive and great to see all the stars hand and foot prints in the concrete, got few good pics, Marilyn Monroe had really small hands!!! Apart from few souviner stores nothing much else to see bit tacky I thought but at least done the walk of fame so they say. Headed up the Beverley Hills to see the famous Hollywood sign from a viewing point and a great view of the city, we were lucky cos some of the smog had lifted, yep there is so much pollution coming from this city sometimes you cant see it cos looks like fog errrr!!!
Next headed out to Venice Beach, the place where they filmed, 'White Men cant Jump' and where the body builders work out and there are apparently many strange people lining the beach side. Yep that was totally true, many hippies and homeless around and selling anything and everything for quick dollar but lovely beach area and great to see basket ball courts and yep sorry guys the musles were defo worth a look ha ha!!!
Back to bus and fought our way back across the traffic to our campsite in Malibu National Park, which was empty but us and couple more RV's so great to get out of the city and breath fresh air and few beers again!!!!
Next day Universal Studios beckoned us!!! Arrived early ready for them opening some stood in one line and some in another, can you believe it our queue was the wrong one, what a nightmare we ended up pushing in like and getting in finally after 20 mins!!! Headed off to do the tour which was really good fun and was amazing interactive tour with Jaws, the Mummy earthquakes and floods and the set of Desperate Housewives, just needed the crewe and we were set!!! They did offer me a part in the next big movie but had to decline cos didnt want the fame and fortune ha ha!!!!!!
Headed out of LA yes more traffic and more traffic but managed to get to campsite in good time, set up tents again and by come it got cold, had to put on jeans and fleece to sit and have few beers. Group all taking about only few days left and how no one wants it to end, we did plan to hijack the van and trailer and tie Sean up in the back and take off. How funny would that be the news would read 'Trek group hijack tour leader for ransom of more days on the West Coast' ha ha!!
Off to Monterey tomorrow our last day and night before heading back to San Fransisco and have to say bye to everyone. Aw sad I can hear you all crying, hankies all round eh!!!
Luv and hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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