August 13th 2014 – Day Twelve, Venice Shopping/Santa Monica Pier Got up the latest, so far, 7:15. But still didn’t make it down till 11. Jeff went for a run and saw a guy on skateboard wearing a suit and carrying a case… Looked like he was on his way…
Day Eleven, Hollywood
August 12th 2014 – Day 11, Hollywood Jeff drove us up to Hollywood at around 10:30, after we had breakfast. We used the sat nav which directed us up a closed road – when we saw the sign we decided to go up the windy, uphill and narrow road anyway……
Day Ten, Venice and Mulholland Drive
August 11th 2014 – Day 10, Venice and Mulholland Drive Once again, wide awake at 6. Went for a run alone this time, Jeff is still sleeping and it’s nearly 8. Daniel is having a shower. While running I was thinking about this place. Every so often, quite often, you…
Day Nine, Santa Monica and Venice
August 10th 2014 – Day 9, Santa Monica and Venice Woke up at 6, for a change… Morning run with Jeff, there were a few runners around and the homeless community. None of them begging, I think they collect things and sell… They were dotted around benches and grass on…
Day Eight, flight to LA, Santa Monica
August 9th 2014 – Day 8, flight to LA, Santa Monica So with a bit of a heavy heart we left Grand Canyon at 8:30 this morning. I drove us to Flagstaff airport and made full use of Cruise Control, as well as driving in sports mode, as there was…
Day Seven, Grand Canyon mule ride & Bright Angel trail
August 8th 2014 – Day 7, Grand Canyon mule ride & Bright Angel trail Oh, how I have been looking forward to this! I really wanted to ride a horse but there aren’t many in the Grand Canyon. Mules are more suited, temperamentally and physically, to the landscape. They can…
Day Six, Grand Canyon Desert and Hermit viewpoints
August 7th 2014 – Day 6, Grand Canyon Desert and Hermit viewpoints Woke up at 6:10 and went for a run, Jeff was fast asleep so I went on my own, here it is. Won’t have time to run tomorrow (unless I go in the evening, mule ride first thing),…
Day Five, Grand Canyon, Helicopter!
August 6th 2014 – Day 5, Grand Canyon, Helicopter! Woke up at 6, nudged Jeff who said he didn’t want to go for a run, but he got up 10 minutes later and we went for the most scenic run ever. Here’s the run. The first half was very hard,…
Day Four, Grand Canyon
August 5th 2014 – Day 4, Grand Canyon Would have been the perfect night’s sleep, except Daniel’s alarm went off at 4:30, this had been set for Vegas and he forgot to turn it off. We left the lodge at 9:30 and got a bus to the Visitor centre, booked…
Day Three, on the road to Grand Canyon
August 4th 2014 – Day 3, on the road to Grand Canyon Slightly better nights sleep, but once again wide awake at 3am for an hour, could hear stag party somewhere but not too loud. Our room was actually peaceful, noise wise. Up at 4:30 and then out at 5:10…