Monthly Archives: April 2006

Mark and Sharon went off to work and we toured Santa Barbara.  Andrew’s bike was having problems so we found a bike shop and dropped it off.  We parked at the Santa Barbara pier and took a tram down State … Continue reading →

We continued up Rte 33 and the drive was beautiful.  Huge mountains, misty, foggy, a whitewater stream running alongside the road.  It reminded me a lot of the Appalachians.  We continued to the point that the road was closed at … Continue reading →

Rachel and Ricardo had to head back to work, so it’s time for us to head out.  They have an avocado tree in the backyard full of fruit, so we took some with us.  We were able o do a … Continue reading →

We went down to Venice Beach, CA and walked down the famous boardwalk.  We saw “Muscle Beach”, but we didn’t see the “muscles” that made it famous.  They must have been out to lunch.  We had a sausage at Toby Maroni’s … Continue reading →

Everyone slept in.  We got out around noon and went to a beer and wine store nearby and got several beers to… research.   We headed into LA with our tour guides, Rachel and Ricardo.  Ricardo has pretty much lived … Continue reading →

Rachel and Ricardo went to work and Andrew and I had errands to run.  We finally got a haircut at a place Ricardo suggested.  We also got our new propane tank filled.  We’ve been using the 1 pound propane canisters, … Continue reading →

The wind died down by morning, making breakfast easier.  We’ve got a schedule today: we have a dental appointment in Los Angeles at 2:15.  We’re visiting with Rachel and Ricardo Montecino in Long Beach and Ricardo suggested his dentist Dr … Continue reading →

It’s still raining off and on.  We had enough time to snap a few photos of a rainbow across the desert but not enough time to make coffee and breakfast.  We decided not to hike out to an old homestead … Continue reading →

The dirt bikes and ATVs came out this morning.  At one point I counted six ATVs running up and down these hills that were 50 feet high or more.  The ATVs would move on and then dirt bikes come out … Continue reading →