We're in California - by George Today finds us in Long Beach, CA. Home of not only Mickey Mouse, but Helen, Zed, Jamie, Catherine and the cats... We managed to survive both Friday the 13th's (courtesy of our first trip across the international date line) and have had a very welcome bit of family life here with George's godmother and her family. On Saturday morning, and in the face of a 9-hour time difference from Hong Kong, George got up before 6am to go to a Classic Car Meet with Zed. There they saw a lotta weird and wonderful vehicles, including several classic Corvettes, hot-rods, Thunderbirds, Cobras and a "Horseless Carriage" - a steam powered car! In the afternoon we went to the zoo on mass and saw lots more than on any of our jungle
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