Day 8 - California
The plan originally called for leaving this morning, meeting Peter and then driving down the Pacific Coast Highway for a ways to see if we preferred that over driving straighter inland roads. Unfortunately, due to the mixup the night before, we were now at an unfamiliar place and I didn't realize at the time that we still could of taken a coastal highway route from where we were. Just some of the casualties from using GPS for navigation instead of good ol' maps!
So, we once again found ourselves southbound on Hwy 101, headed towards San Luis Obispo. We saw many sights along the way, perhaps the most interesting were the many migrant workers in the fields picking strawberries and harvesting other crops as well. The rest of this part of the journey was uneventful with the exception of the beautiful California landscapes.
Once we arrived at San Luis Obispo, we took a look around, but no one wanted to explore further so we continued on down to our destination for the night, Santa Maria. The trip down took us back to the coast and we all got a good look at the Pacific ocean. Once we arrived at our destination, we located a room for the night and had a nice meal at the IHOP before returning to the hotel for a good night's rest.
Day 9 -
California (Los Angeles)
There were many places to visit and sights to see on this day, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills to name just a few. Melody and Kathy took time to dip their toes in the ocean while we were at the beach. And once that was done, we continued on with the primary reason for this trip. To see a lady named June, who was Melody's namesake (Melody June) and friend of the family in their younger days. She lived in a large mobile home park which was located in the LA suburb of Mira Loma.
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| The Hollywood Sign |
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| Santa Monica beach |
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| Shopping on Rodeo Drive |
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| Santa Monica |
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| Capitol Records Tower |
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| Jim & Melody on the beach |
After our visit, we continued on to our destination for the evening, Victorville, where we quickly located a room for the night.
So, we once again found ourselves southbound on Hwy 101, headed towards San Luis Obispo. We saw many sights along the way, perhaps the most interesting were the many migrant workers in the fields picking strawberries and harvesting other crops as well. The rest of this part of the journey was uneventful with the exception of the beautiful California landscapes.
Once we arrived at San Luis Obispo, we took a look around, but no one wanted to explore further so we continued on down to our destination for the night, Santa Maria. The trip down took us back to the coast and we all got a good look at the Pacific ocean. Once we arrived at our destination, we located a room for the night and had a nice meal at the IHOP before returning to the hotel for a good night's rest.
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