Saturday 3 October 2015

Ms Dozey's Daily Diary - 8

Day Eighteen

We left the Best Western in about 83 degrees around 09:15, nipped back into Arizona from California as fuel was significantly cheaper.  After a long drive through the desert we arrived at our second Wigwam Motel.  This one had had much more investment and was well equipped and a better standard of accommodation, in palm tree gardens.

Earlier we met a couple at a volcanic crater in the desert who were also staying there so we caught up with them by the pool. The site was a little remote so we bought drinks at the local store and ordered pizza delivery -  watched the news and weather.  A bit like being at home except for the heat!


Day Nineteen

The rest of the drive through California to Los Angeles was a bit hairy with (at times) seven lanes with over and undertaking on both sides.  We made use of the car pool lane (two or more occupants) but it was not really much quicker.  We visited one or two road side attractions on the way but most had fallen into disrepair (e.g. The Rialto Theatre, Aztec Hotel) and with one exception of a gas station, nothing had been refurbished like in the Mid West.

The end of the route is in Santa Monica with all the same attractions as the British sea-side (pier, fortune tellers, fast food, fairground, amusements, expensive parking) plus added attraction of warm sunshine, blue skies and the Pacific Ocean. It would have been nice to stay longer but with road works and heavy traffic we didn’t want to miss our hire car drop off time slot.

Tomorrow we plan to go to China Town and Hollywood on a self guided walking tour. Walking is a bit unheard of but we are convinced it will be the best way to visit landmarks and sight see in our own time.

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