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Published: February 13th 2009
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Day 113
We had a long overnight flight to LA and arrived inconveniently at about 2 in the morning. We weren't sure what to do really as it was too late to go and stay somewhere in LA and too early to turn up at the Rules house (one of the families who Tom stayed with when he was doing his football coaching the year before) in Huntington Beach. We decided to make our way to the hire car office to try and sort out some wheels and then make a decision from there. This wasn't as easy as we anticipated as the airport rental car offices weren't actually that near to the airport so we had to wait for AGES for a bus to come and collect us. Eventually we got our little motor and just decided to head down to Huntington Beach whilst the roads were quiet.
The journey was nice and quick and we didn't get too lost! We were still really early though (about 5am) so found a car park and had a little nap. Obviously this wasn't very sensible but we were just so tired and completely crashed out...
At about 8 we woke
up and decided to go grab some breakfast. We went all American and went to Ihop (International house of pancakes)...It did the job and we cleaned ourselves up a bit in the toilets before making our way to the Rules. When we got there nobody was around so it was more sitting in the car! Mark (Mr Rule) turned up shortly after though and welcomed us in to the house. It was so nice being in a proper house for the first time in months! Their house was especially lovely with massive sofas and good powerful showers and a RIDICULOUSLY full American fridge! Mark had to do some work so just left us to it which was fine by us! We slumped on the sofa, watched the American Office box set and made regular trips to the fridge!
Tyler (one of the kids) was at a Lifeguard summer school thing at the beach so we offered to pick him up. He was very excited to see Tom (he cried when he left last year!)...we took him to the pool which was shared by the residents on the complex for a while and then went back for some dinner and
to meet Hermine (Marks wife), Lindsay and Gillian (the two younger girls). For pudding Hermine made fresh cookies which I was delighted about. It was like being in heaven.
Day 114
After a lovely lovely sleep in our princess beds (we were sleeping in Lindsay and Gillians room!) we had another lazy morning watching the office! When we had been on facebook the day before it popped up that one of our friends from uni (Bobby) was in Huntington Beach on the football camp so we thought we would surprise him! It was really funny, we just turned up at the end of the camp when all the Mummies were turning up- he had no idea we were coming! We then went back to the beach to collect Tyler again. It was a good favour to do as then we were given the free parking ticket so could go to the beach earlier without paying to park!
In the evening there was a market on the main street in Huntington with lots of nice bits and bobs. We had a potter round with Mark and Lindsay and then went back for another delicious dinner cooked by
Hermine! After dinner Hermine was attempting to make a Lifeguard cookie for a cookie competition that Tyler had at his lifeguard training. I was quite excited about this so stepped in with my skills. Eventually Hermine got bored (and could see that I was the pro) so she went to bed and left me to it!!
Day 115
We picked up Bobby after football and hit the beach for a while. I had a hair appointment so went off for that to get my scarecrow hair sorted! We then had a little drive to Newport Beach (where the OC is filmed) and had a little explore. It was alright but the main town was very touristy. We needed to be up in the hills in the mansions! The Rules were going to this free Melissa Manchester concert in the evening at a Mall in Newport so we tagged along with them. It was really good and all free!
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