LA Freeway and washday!

Another warm, sunny, start and a new cruise ship had dropped anchor off-shore. Several people were milling around, getting ready (from 6:30 am) to receive the flotilla of tourist tender boats that would arrive, soon. We packed-up quickly and after breakfast ..... and Jenny-skyping, we hit the road. The aim was to negotiate LA before the afternoon rush (standstill!). Highway 101 South was busy, but LA and Highway 405 S was the usual nightmare; five lanes of fast, weaving, traffic!

Surprisingly, made good time with relatively few hold-ups. The GPS kicked us off '405' and onto California South (another Toll Road requiring the unwary .... me! ..... to pay retrospectively, by internet!) Soon after, we were on the I5 and sped on to San Diego, arriving at around 1:00 pm. We then located Shelter Island (passing Harbour Island where we stayed on our first trip to the US) Our hotel, the Island Palms, is a very nice place to say, as we are surrounded by water, yachts, and the US Pacific Fleet!.

It always escapes me how big San Diego is. It is California's oldest city and apparently now has in excess of 2M people living in it. Anyway, we currently enjoy an impressive view of its Downtown skyline and we managed to complete another laundry session!!. Experiencing Santa Barbara, LA, and San Diego in one day, sparked today's retro pop classic 'California Dreamin' by the Mammas and Pappas