At Will Rogers State Beach, just north of Santa Monica, Califronia, there are masses of volleyball nets on the beach. No one was playing today but I bet they get well used in the summertime.
We drove by the Santa Monica Pier which is where we had intended to end our Route 66 journey but we got there too late in the day to stop then. We didn’t stop now either. We seem to just be driving south without stopping at any tourist places on this trip. Part of that is wanting to avoid as much as we can of this winter storm.
We also drove by the Electronic Arts building. That won’t mean anything to most of you but they create most of my favorite computer games.
The road goes under part of LAX. It looked like one plane was going to land right on the road we were on but the road curved and the plane ended up on its runway. Then we drove under another runway. My those planes are huge when you get up that close.
I saw a restaurant called “Fatburger”. Truth in advertising?
You know those sports team flags people fly from their car windows? This car had antlers above its windows. And a red ball fastened to its hood ornament. Rudolph the red nosed Jaguar?
I saw an LA policeman who had stopped a vehicle. That in itself was not amazing but the policeman was wearing plaid shorts! Only in LA.
The Port of Los Angeles is lots of refineries, containers, and cranes. Very industrious looking.
In Long Beach, just past the port, we saw the first truck stop we have seen in a long time. Trucks don’t tend to drive the roads we’ve been driving.
By Long Beach City College, we saw electric hybrid buses. Cool!
I saw a very large, very old, water tower than had been converted to an apartment. It was “For Rent/Lease.” I bet you have a great view of the ocean from up there but I sure wouldn’t want to haul my groceries up those stairs.
We finally drove out of the city and stopped at Huntington State Beach to check out the camping there. Wow! $60 per night! OK that includes electricity but… We didn’t stay there.
In Minneapolis we have streets that are lined with one after another car dealer. Here in Newport Beach they have a row of yacht and ship dealers. We have lots of lakes in the Minneapolis area and several boat sales places but I don’t remember anything like this even along Lake Minnetonka.
A housing complex had fences made of sheets of glass between posts. Must not block the views, I guess. I sure wouldn’t want to have to wash all those windows.
In Laguna Beach a shop called “Toes on the Nose” offers surf lessons.
After trying multiple entrances to multiple beaches we finally found the one that lead to Doheny State Beach Campground. My new pass got us a beach front site with no hookups for $15. We were close enough that even I could walk to the top of the small dune to see the beach.
I sure got my Crocs full of sand, though. And the sand was very wet. I put out our door mat to wipe my feet on before going back inside.
TTYL,
Linda