Hi all,
We had an extremely early morning today as unfortunately another of our
flights changed from 9am to 6am. We were up at 3am in DC which was
midnight in the LA time zone we were flying to to catch an Uber to
Dulles Airport. The flight went pretty well though, I chanced picking us
some seats down the back and despite Alaskan Airlines saying it was a
full flight we had a seat empty next to us. Rob slept against the window
and I somehow curled up small enough to lie down with my pillow across
two seats. We each slept about two or three hours so didn’t feel as
terrible upon landing as we thought we would.
Upon landing we caught a bus to Santa Monica. I’ve been lucky enough to
come to the states four times now, and I’ve visited Santa Monica during
each trip. In 2005 as a family and in 2019 with Rob we started our trip
here to chill out a bit and get through jet lag, and in 2017 alone and
now on this trip I’ve ended my trip here to break up the journey home a
bit. It’s Los Angeles’ version of Glenelg in Adelaide, a beachside
suburb with some pedestrianised streets that has a much less dodgy and
revolting feel to it than Hollywood.
We couldn’t check in at our hostel so we left our bags and went walking.
We stayed here together last time and it’s in a great location right
near Santa Monica Pier. We first sat in a cafe and enjoyed a coffee and a
muffin, and then walked to the pier. It’s always busy here, it doesn’t
seem to matter what time of year! We did a lap and then followed the
path south to Venice Beach. This area is gross, I’m not sure why we
walked this way given we knew this is the case!! But we appreciated it
for what it was - crazy people yelling their heads off, people trying to
hand you CDs, and like most other places we’ve visited on this trip, a
constant smell of weed. I’ve passively smoked so much on this trip, it
makes me feel sick and I’ll be glad to not have to do so at home!
On the way back we sat on the swings for a while watching the
rollercoaster go around and then headed back to the hostel where we
could check in. Our room is really comfortable!
I’m posting early today as we will likely have a pretty early night. Rob
is off to turn baseball tomorrow and I’m planning on exploring the
downtown area which I’ve never done here before. We think we are going
to have Chipotle for dinner tonight one last time on the trip!
Love to all
Claire
Xoxox
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