Blogs from Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 4

Hmmm what did i do today.... only hung out on a 6 million dollar boat... then went for a cruise around the Long beach harbour in the little speed boat thingy.. was a really nice day (30 degrees to be exact). After mooching around the staple shopping places (walmart.. which i now am in love with), we headed to downtown LA to watch the dodgers play the cubs. The atmosphere at the game is awesome, we sat in amongst a sea of blue dodgers fans, ate pretzels and watched the dodgers lose!... read more

Geo: 33.7664, -118.192I headed south on I-5 and near the town of Westly, I stopped for a break and to grab a bit of lunch. About an hour later all traffic quickly came to a halt (I and a few others ahead of me had to swerve into the shoulder of the road to avoid hitting the car infront of me). After sitting there for about 10 minutes, I called Onstar to find out what the traffic conditions were. Apparently an accident was just up ahead about 1 mile and that the road would be cleared in about 8 minutes. And it was. The rest of the trip was uneventful. I called a couple of friends to keep from getting bored and tired. I called my roommate about 30 minutes from home. She didn't pick up, ... read more

Geo: 33.7664, -118.1928:30 a.m.Due to lack of students and having everything done at school, I was able to leave for my trip a day early. I was on the road at 9:43 a.m. My mileage was 31734 and the weather was the typical June Gloom at 68F. Magge vomited twice even before I rolled out of the driveway. 12:59 p.m.Rest stop Mileage is 31967 with the temperature at a warm 86F. I took Magge out of her carrier. She immediately headed for her usual spot underneath the passenger seat. I won't be seeing her again until we stop for the night.1:43 p.mLake Havasu, AZMileage is 32026 with a very windy and hot 93F.Pilot Travel Plaza: 15.115 gallons @ $2.699 = $40.80Wendy's at Pilot Travel Plaza: #1 Combo with cheese, Medium Fry/Coke = $6.393:00 (estimated)Had to come ... read more

Wednesday March 10th to Monday June 7th, 2010 It seems a hell of a long time since I last put finger to key and posted a blog in fact it is a long time, something I hasten to add which has not been the result of procrastination, disinterest or even plain bone idleness, quite simply a lack of available time. When I last wrote I’d just been informed that the end of my time in the employ of F & E was coming to an involuntary end. To be blunt I’d been told my experience wasn't up to their requirements and my services were no longer required but a spanner was thrown into the works less than a week later when they about turned and asked me to stay. My initial reaction to this sudden change ... read more

We need not remind ourselves that every day of RVing is an adventure. Some are more welcome adventures than others. That was so true driving up the mountain north of Redding, CA to visit friends we had met last year in Jasper NP. The exciting part was wondering if we would fall off the side of the mountain before we finally arrived. It was dark when we traveled back down, so having a professional driver (Terry) at the wheel made all the difference. Other "adventures" were dealing with mice, a bat, and more recently ants inside our home on wheels. Not for the weak of heart. Shasta Lake, north of Redding, is a reservoir largely diverted to provide water to southern CA. We learned that this year it was 124 feet below normal! However when we ... read more