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Published: June 30th 2008
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Getting to the Beach !!
Tim's going to find us the perfect spot ! We were all very slow to rise this morning. I even considered, for a brief moment, about getting a cup of coffee with the rest of my crew. We all slept in until about 11:00 and one at a time we gradually began to come to life. I guess you could say we were pretty "wiped out". After all, we had spent about 20 hours of the last 48 hours walking and riding and walking and riding some more !! But, we all agreed it was well worth it and we would do it all over again. We had just experienced two of the most fun-filled days of our lives but we were ready for some down time. We decided to cancel Universal Studios today and take a trip down the highway to Santa Monica Boulevard. We had ran into a very friendly girl yesterday who told us we could enjoy some "fun in the sun" down at the beaches in Santa Monica so we thought we would try it out. Of course, Tim had to tell Magellan and Magellan had to get us there. I don't know what we would have done without that thing on this trip, it has
Santa Monica Beach
A view of the beach from the car ! really come in handy. We all got showered and put on our bathing suits and prepared ourselves for a little trip to the beach. We didn't really have a beach bag, so I packed up the Vera Bradley, Tim packed up the cooler and we headed off. Once we arrived at the beaches, we had to drive around for a few minutes looking for a place to park. We ended up right near the famous "Santa Monica Pier" and that was pretty cool. You could see the ferris-wheel and all kinds of stuff going on. We unloaded the car and took off for the sand. Tim found us a nice open spot and we all spread our towels out and then we were down for the count !! I don't think any of us said a word or even moved for the first two hours, we just collapsed on the sand and chilled out. After a little while, Tim and I headed down to the water but we only stayed for a minute. The water was really cold, it was kinda brown and there was a lot of seaweed but it was okay because we were in Santa Monica, California
Ahhhhhh !! We Made It !!
It was really hard walking in this sand !! laying on the beach. We must have arrived just in time because as the day passed on, it became much more crowded. It was so funny listening to Kayla and Emily tell the stories, later in the car, about the old weird vegetarian lady who did yoga in the ocean, with her two blue jean skirts on, while her much older "friend" watched. The girls laid their for quite sometime listening to this "odd couple" as they told stories of the best ways to shop for organic foods and other unique life experiences. On the other hand, Tim and I got to listen to a group of twenty somethings explain the ins-and-outs of how to pick up women in a bar and what to do once you get them. A few hours later we realize that maybe we were getting a little too much sun so we decide to pack up and head over to the pier. Tim was really hot and tired so he just dropped off us girls and waited in the air conditioned car. I guess we probably walked around for 30 minutes or so but it was so crowded we decided we had seen enough and
Scoping Out the Area !!
They found a great place ! we beckoned for Tim to come get us. As we were leaving, I remembered that I wanted to stop by this restaurant that Snoop Dogg frequents a lot and it just so happened that one of Emily's friends sent her a text wanting a t-shirt from there, so we headed across the highway to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles. We were going to stay and eat at Roscoe's but it was too crowded so Emmy and I just ran inside and got everyone a t-shirt. On the way back to the KOA we spotted a place called Michael J's, so we pulled in and enjoyed some dinner. Once we were "home", Kayla and Emily went to relax in the hot tub, where they realized they were sunburned, while Tim and I went to the laundromat and did seven loads of laundry. While doing the laundry, I met two really nice soccer moms so I stayed and talked with them while Tim went to check on the girls. Eventually the pool closed and the laundry was done so we all turned in for the night. We were looking forward to a great time in Hollywood on Sunday and hopefully we'll
see some stars !!!
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Tim & Candy Strain
Chillin
I have now been in the PACIFIC !!!! YEAH !!!! The water was very cold and it was very windy so we all got really sunburned/windburned but it was sooooooo worth it !!! I was losing my tan anyway. Have a safe trip to Glacier and I can't wait to hear all about it !! Love ya, Candy