Last Day in Los Angeles

So, today was our last day here in the USA.  Again, the sun shone and we were happy - we got to wear one layer, although it was with the understanding that we would probably be wearing it home on the plane too if we didn't do a quick change at the airport.

We packed and headed off to our first planned stop for the day - a Home Depot, so that Eric could see the things he didn't know he needed!  And, yes, he found two things he didn't know he needed!  Even better, though, he went through a self check-out but had an issue with it, so a salesperson came over to help him and did it for him - there is only one item on his receipt.

Next, we headed to Venice Beach.  We parked on one side of the Venice Beach Canals and wandered along them for some time before heading to the beach, and to Muscle Beach.  The canal area was lovely - some cute houses with the canal right outside their doors, and canoes moored there.  Very nice.

Once we got the beach, Eric whipped off his top, in the hopes of getting some sun while he could.  He did not, however, have a go on any of the fitness equipment.  Nor did he (nor any of us) go into a Green Doctor and hand over our $40, not even in the name of medicine!  There certainly were a wide range of body shapes and sizes, and the smell of marijuana pervaded everything.

What a body!

Mum found a wee friend

A final stop at a local mall - merely for a cup of tea and hot chocolates, and to kill time - then it was off to return the vehicle and check in at the airport.

Pita is on a later flight, leaving 55mins after us - it would have cost money to change it, so she will wing it herself.  Till we leave though, she is still putting up with us!

So, 4 weeks away has come to an end.  Los Angeles, Boston, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Elkton, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles again.  Museums, parks, ferries, monuments and statues, churches, motels and apartments, cars, planes, buses and trains, people.  Pizzas, clam chowder, pretzels, curly fries, root beer, bagels, baby carrots. Over 1,800 photos - these blogs have contained just a small fraction of them.

It's been great, and yes, it could well happen again (the boys were excellent in the evenings, but not so good at getting ready in the mornings).  Even the two mothers-in-laws were fine.