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27 October
Because we got to Santa Monica around 10.30pm and only stayed for 1 night we didn't get to see much of the place which was pretty disappointing. Had to head off pretty early to get the car back in LA on time. Hertz wouldn't let us drop the car any later than 11.30am without charging us for an extra day so we had 2 hours to get to LA without a map!
Made it to Hertz by 11.37 so they didn't charge us. Checked into the Orbit hostel which was marginally better than the one in SF and then met up with Joe and Becky who flew straight in to LA earlier today. Went out for possibly the best steak ever at LaLa's on Melrose Ave.
28 October
Walked to Hollywood Blvd to do some standard sightseeing on the walk of fame then did some ten pin bowling. Went out for a few drinks after dinner to a quiet little pub. Then in comes ex-WWF wrestler Chyna who starts causing a ruckus. Life in West Hollywood is rather surreal.
29 October
Today was disaster day. Managed to walk away from a cash point whille my card was still in there. I blame the fact that the money comes out before the card in the US. Others would probably blame my hangover. Met up with one of Joe's dad's mates (Fletch) from back home who'd been living in LA for a fair few years and he kindly paid for us all to get drunk. Headed up to the (world famous?) Viper Rooms club which is co-owned by Johnny Depp. It was supposed to be right up our street. It was pretty rubbish.
30 October
Went to Enterprise to hire a second set of wheels and came away with a massive 10-person white Ford tank thing. Don't ask why. Drove through LA and up the pacific highway through Malibu and on to Ventura.
31 October
Took a trip to Ventura beach for an hour or so. Swear I saw Lindsay Lohan jogging on the beachfront. Headed back to Venice beach for some body boarding and a kick about.
Drove back in to LA to find a motel for Halloween night. Found one room for the 5 of us in the heart of the parade. Possibly the gayest motel we've stayed in yet. Halloween in this town is absolutely crazy. It had a Notting Hill carnival feel to it but instead of an Afro-Caribbean fell it was more of a men-dressed-as-women feel.
1 November
Headed to Universal Studios for the day and took in the House of Horrors. As old as I am, when a midget or child came running out dressed as Chucky wielding a knife I pretty much s*** my pants. Took in the Mummy and Jurassic Park rides and a few other bits and bobs. Was pretty cool.
2 November
Went to Manhattan State beach for a kick about and a paddle early afternoon then on to Fletch's house in the Hollywood hills where we met his girlfriend Susan for a BBQ. Really nice place.
3 November
Susan took us on a walk to the Hollywood sign and around the surrounding valleys. Me and Danny went off a little further and must have walked 5 miles in the stifling afternoon Sun. Really great views of the LA smog up there. Chilled out back at Fletch's for a couple of hours then caught a taxi to LAX for our flight to Fiji!
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