Surely we couldn’t come to the entertainment capital of the world without visiting Universal Studios. So we visited it. I’m not big into fast rides, so knowing that I would be coerced into riding everything in the theme park, it…
Cycling in LA
We’ve had a busy few days and a blast in Los Angeles! We’re taking a few minutes to write before we explore the birthplace of the Beach Boys, Hawthorne, then we fly out tonight at 10:30pm (Saturday), arriving in New…
Ad-Ventura
We’ve just arrived safely in Los Angeles and have a couple of highlights to share from the journey here. We had a great pit stop in Ventura. After wading through the Labor Day traffic, we went for an evening stroll…
Grover Beach
We’re staying here in Grover Beach for one more night, which is just south of San Luis Obispo. Like the other coastal towns we have visited, it’s really chilled out and friendly. The landscape has changed noticeably; the coast is…
Monterey County
We have been staying just outside Monterey in an appropriately named town called Seaside. Everything pretty much does what it says on the tin here – Seafoam St., Spray St. – and that’s no bad thing. We love the place…
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a pretty laid back place. We headed straight for the coast when we arrived and walked the length of the wharf and the boardwalk. We had a beer with some locals at the Riva bar and tried…
A letter from management
Our breakfast at the Harding Hotel has been revoked. We’ve been informed by letter (brushed under the door by the Hotel Manager, his bellboy or chambermaid) that the cost of our food this morning has been “absorbed” and we are…