Blogs from Malibu, California, United States, North America - page 2

Our stay at the Hilton Garden Inn in Yuma was very nice. We arrived around 5:30 pm; found a place to park the RV and checked in. It is HOT here! We didn't want to unhook the RV to venture out in the truck, so we were happy that they had a restaurant. There aren't any restaurants nearby. The hotel sits right on the banks of what is left of the Colorado River. We weren't expecting much as far as quality at the restaurant but we were pleasantly surprised. We shared a Wedge salad and beef medallions, baked potato and green beans. It was very good. Afterwards Ken talked me in to taking a walk around the property even though it was still 92 degrees! It was very interesting. There is a park behind the property ... read more

Today is the first day that I have to myself, done with school, back from a trip and ready to start to take action. I need to finalize some school and financial information in the next few days so I can make sure that once I leave, these things will be settled. I leave to Australia in 1 week and 3 days. The plan is to start in Sydney by staying in a hostel.. possibly Wakeup for a week or so. Orientation for the University of Syd is 10 days after I arrive, and school begins another week later. In that time I want to mingle and go see the land around me. I have to start learning the bus/ train systems in the area and meet as many people as possible! I have to go ... read more

Kevin's Entry: Today, Monday was just the best vacation day. We didn’t really DO anything. Which is kinda the point but hard to actually do. I got up early and hung out and made some coffee for us while watching the ocean. We both read and relaxed and finally got going around eleven. We headed into Malibu and went to Paradise Cove. Some of you may remember that opening tag above from the weekly TV show Rockford Files from the mid to late 70’s. That was a staple of television viewing in the Burkhart household each week when I was a kid. I still love to catch a rerun if I come across it on MeTV or something. I loved James Garner’s relaxed southern attitude and homey style as he played a cool ex-con private detective ... read more

Kevin's Entry: We needed the alarm to get up at 4:15. We coordinated with Nancy’s nephew Damon who lives out here to meet up in LA and then drive down to Irvine to the place where each weekend people cruise in to this large parking lot in the Mazda corporate offices for an amazing, informal show (http://www.cncpics.com/). It’s unusual to see even one ‘real’ Shelby Cobra driving around, let alone 3 or 4, not to mention more early 70’s Porsches than you can count sprinkled in with Lambos, Ferraris, 60’s muscle, Maybachs, hot rods, Lotus, Woodies, race cars, bikes, tons of Alphas—just mind blowing!! You have to get there early because it ends at around 9-ish. Most of these people won’t drive their cars any later than that because they say all of the regular drivers ... read more

OK folks, we're here in USA. The first night we spent in Ventura in a motel right on the beach. I can't recommend it, but the position was great. The first night we celebrated by going to a fabulous Italian Restaurant next door and I has a marinara dish cooked in a bread dough, it was delicious. John had the best Italian sausage he's ever had with polenta. The Escape Campervan is a "Tree Hugger" design, (perfect for John) I thought and has everything we need. We're suffering from jet lag because our world has been turned upside down. It is now day where it would be night in Sydney, so we have a lot of adjusting to do. ... read more