Right now we’re on a flight from LAX to Paris and flying somewhere over Manitoba. I’m pumped that in a few hours I’ll officially be the furthest east I’ve ever been in my life. (We posted this from Paris, sorry if it’s out of order!!). We’ve been away from the internet for the last week or so relaxing in Palm Desert where we were staying at Ashlyn’s Mom and Dads house. (Thanks Alf and Fiona!).
After we left Santa Barbara we drove to Santa Monica and stopped at the beach there for the day. We decided to rent a couple of bikes and cruise around the pier there and pedal down to Venice Beach. Definitely do that if you are in the area. It’s a cool spot (read: super sketchy and full of the craziest people you’ve seen. ever. Then mix in some movie filming, 1000 tattoo shops, and an amusement park). So we rented these chopper bikes and started making our way down the beach. It was a pretty sweet ride until my bike tire went flat at the furthest point from the bike shop and we had to walk our bikes back to Santa Monica. Less sweet. It was still a pretty cool afternoon and we ended up getting the bikes for free because of the flat. Nice! Other than the piers, Santa Monica was basically the same as all the other stops along the coast. Same shops, basically the same resturaunts, same crazy people. So, we decided to drive over to Palm Desert that night. Here are a few pictures from Santa Monica:
We had a great time in the desert laying by the pool and doing some running around. We don’t have a ton of stuff to update you on other than we made good use of the travel insurance after Ashlyn came down with a sore throat and we got to experience the American health care system first hand. Luckily she was able to get in to see a doctor quickly and got some meds and is feeling better already. Just in time for the next leg of the trip. We were kind of lazy in Palm Desert and forgot to take pictures for the most part. But here are a couple that we did take: