12 December 2011 - Spent today getting ready to move on from LA. Walked a couple of kms in the pouring rain carrying a big bag of laundry. I used the laundry at the hostel once and the clothes came out smelling worse than when they went in :( so had to use the big one on Santa Monica. The song mentioned in the title of this post was playing in the laundromat so had a bit of a giggle about that. Carried it all back - still in the rain - to the hostel. Then had to get rid of all the food and drinks etc that we had been carrying around in the van which I obviously couldn't fit in my back pack. I left it all in the kitchen of the hostel with a sign saying Help Yourself and by the time I went upstairs to get my cup for a coffee and got back down it was all gone lol.
I packed another box to be posted back to Australia full of clothes and bits and pieces I wont be needing. It weighed 15 kgs and I had to carry that a couple of kms in the OTHER direction to the Post Office - still in the rain that never falls in southern California. By the end of the day I was over walking, carrying and rain!!
13 December 2011 - GOODBYE LA!!!! I got up early today as I wanted to be at Union Station as early as possible to avoid any timing disasters. All went smoothly. Everything fitted in my backpacks (just) and one large carry bag....the taxi got me to the station in plenty of time.....my large pack came in under the 50 lb allowed (just). I decided to travel business class as it was only $15 more. As it was, I got about $15 worth of free food, drinks and a newspaper so it was well worth it for the comfortable seat and WiFi. The trip was great with the line running parallel to the coast with some wonderful views.
There was also a Navy ship and some helicopters doing some manoeuvres - couldn't quite make out what was hanging from the bottom of the choppers.
San Diego obviously prides itself on the names it gives its businesses...some real corkers. Walked around the city for an hour and a half and am looking forward to going to the San Diego Zoo - hopefully tomorrow
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