We went to LA for a quick tour and to meet and stay with Ghis’s mom’s cousin, Pierrette. It was a treat – they took good care of us and Carmanah got to hang out with their 14-year old dog. She immediately adopted his igloo in the backyard! Morgane also loved their toys and craft supplies – she was always busy with something.
We drove through Hollywood, down Sunset Blvd, since it was something I wanted to see. We didn’t know what else to see, so we kept driving through Beverly Hills, Bel Air and all the way to the ocean. We backtracked to Santa Monica and then began the drive back to Glendora, a suburb of L.A. It was pretty rainy, but I did get a quick glimpse of the white hollywood letters on the mountainside.
L.A. was pretty much what I expected – the worst traffic ever! No matter what time of day we went out, the highways were jammed. It took an absurd amount of time to get anywhere and we were in the HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lane! I am a saddened by how car-dependent Southern California seems to be.
Our second night, we got to meet Pierrette and Jerry’s kids and their kids and we had a good time. The next day we said goodbye and headed back towards San Diego to go to the Wild Animal Park.
