With our big road trip finished, it was time Shazza and I parted ways. During her smog test, I found out she was originally from California, so I really brought her home- the long way. It wasn't so easy to move on though, with most people not interested in her because she was high maintenance (manual gears), too old (1997) or had been around too much (197,000 miles). Even the internet dating sites I put her on (craigslist & auto trader) didn't help find her match. In the meantime, I hung out with Tara and her friends, taking to the 'So-Cal' lifestyle with ease. It has been the "most like home" place I've been to yet, with the warm climate, big surfing culture and even some Aussie pubs around (like the new 'Bondi' bar, that the
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