Well here we are at LAX. Our skin & lungs are full of LA smog & grime from having the convertible but I has been fun. Today's photo is from the online photos. We can't put up one of ours as Robyn doesn't want to unpack her bag to find the connection. I don't blame her. We went to to cheap bag man on Hollywood this morning where I got a $10 bag as my second piece of luggage. I packed all the kids shoes & Lego into the bottom of it. But, it turns out ...

Sorry about no blogs - we have had very dodgy or no Internet. Here us a quick rundown: Monday - went to Space Centre Houston. It was disappointing & we were glad we had been to Kennedy Space Centre previously. Saw the current mission control with live feed from the International Space Station by didn't see the old 'Houston, we have a problem' mission control. Spent nearly all day there because things don't run all the time. Tuesday - drive to San Antonio. W...

This morning we headed to the Citadel Outlet stores. We have been here a few times before & have always found them to be quite good. There weren't as many bargains to be had today as there has previously. I got shoes for the younger kids, some Lego & a Guess watch for me. Rob didn't do much better than me. We left there around 3pm & headed for Venice Beach. We parked at one end of the boardwalk & walked the length of the it. This is where to go ...

The New Orleans football team, The Saints, were playing at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome today. At 10am there were people everywhere, many walking around with a beer in hand, the pubs were full & tailgate parties were in full swing. Opposite the stadium was a car park where tents had been erected & a rock band was playing. Most people were wearing a jersey or t-shirt in their team colours. The traffic was horrendous getting out of the city until we passed t...

This morning we were heading to south Louisiana to visit Oak Alley Plantation. The brochure said it would take just under an hour to get there so we knew we had limited time. It turned out to be about an hour & a quarter driving time & it took 20mins for the valet to bring our car to us even though it was parked in a garage across the road. The valet service here is atrocious. We could feel the day was going to be hot when we were at breakfast. By the ti...