Thurs 21/6 – 9342 steps
We left early and stopped for breakfast. David had the breakfast special and I had ham and eggs. Just look at the size of the ham, plus 3 eggs! and Americans wonder why they have a national weight crisis.
The drive to Malibu was interesting. Housing complexes being built opposite the beach, but you have to cross a major highway to get there.
Along the way we found a spot with all sorts of missiles on display.
We could only check in at 2pm so we had about 2 hours to kill. We found a mall and I needed a hairdresser for root tint and trim. We found one who only came in for pre-determined appointments. I didn’t bother to phone, but walked further and found a rather ordinary looking salon and asked if they could help. They were very obliging, even offered tea ( Earl Grey nogal). David wondered off to Starbucks to catch up on his videos and news. All was good, pleasant enough trim, grey was gone and then I got the bill for $402, I nearly fell over backwards. Either David has to do the root tints or I am definitely going grey. I didn’t even have blow wave. For that price I should have at least had a foot message or come out looking like a move star. But no, look just the same:
We moved onwards to Malibu RV campsite. It was very nice, but about 4 times the price of last night’s camp. We did, however, get free (ultra slow) wifi and overlook the sea. We went for a swim on beach, which was very disappointing, full of seaweed and lousy waves. Our neighbor said we should have swum at Zuma Bay, but I could not bring myself to do that.
David set off on his bike and found a very steep 10km climb, so got back happy that he had done some training.
We decided to save money and eat lean at home.
Chuckle of the day: Should we inform the president that one of his missiles is missing?
What I learnt: Maybe the beautiful places like the images in my head (eg Malibu based on TV’s Two and a half men) exist or not, but I don’t have the energy to look for them just to say I have been there. The cream of the crop who can afford to live there, can keep it. Can’t remember where I learnt the definition of cream of the crop, but in this case, it is appropriate: “Rich, white and thick”
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