Monterey, California
Preparation, preparation, preparation. That's the key. Unfortunately, it's not my middle name. My drive from SF to LA got off to a shaky start - and that's after I finally managed to hire a car.
I'd forgotten 2 minor points. 1) I've never driven an automatic, and 2) I've never used satnav Ever the optimist (and activist) though, I thought I'd learn on the job. First problem - no key, I had no idea how to switch on the engine. Eventually, I found an on/off button...