Oceanside-Days Inn Country Club/Beach Area

Am so very tired, too tired to type...spent the day at Legoland, almost no queues all day which was great, but lots and lots of walking.


Sunny day there, but not too hot and not too cold either - I think we picked the perfect day for it.
J&K enjoyed the roller coasters there but they were very tame, nowhere near ...

... hotel for our last two nights in the US – it has two king-sized beds, a heated pool, hot breakfast included and a free shuttle to Legoland. Most importantly the hotel has a 95% good rating on tripadvisor.com. Since Legoland charges $12 for parking we can justify spending the extra money just a little.

American Pet Peeve: Toilet doors in public restrooms that are only ½ to ¾ size – what, are loo doors so expensive over here ...

... to roll backwards down the exit ramp and swing the car around to the correct side of the road to head towards the Gas station. This left me only 30 meters from the station and I was sure they'd have a spare gas can.......Yeah right!
They tried to stiff me $8.99 + tax for a 2 gallon plastic can which I'd have to throw away instantly as we fly out tomorrow to NY .......So I played dumb (again) and pulled out a spare Gallon water container out the car and asked for $2 on pump 8 ...

... towards Oceanside. Legoland is tomorrow and we need to be nearby. The freeway drive is a cinch. But, when we turn toward the coast, we run into disaster - a brush fire had earlier swept through the area and many roads were closed, leaving those remaining heavily conjested. I booked a ticket to tonight's baseball game in San Diego between the Padres and the Giants. I was cutting it reasonably fine. This is getting a bit too ...

... I ate my breakfast as quickly as I could and was sent on my way with instructions on how to find the most likely spot to ...

... fireworks, he stood there transfixed on what was happening. The fireworks were to be a celebration of Christmas around the world and although we cheered loudly for Australia, we made sure we shouted our disapproval at the suggestion by the narrator that Australians indulged on roast turkey dinners and steamed Christmas pudding for Christmas lunch. Then back to "home" for yet another viewing of the Grinch, a couple of soft tacos and bed.

ok so these entries are getting a bit behind already, techinically im in hawaii already, and when I wrote the vegas entry I was in SD, but whatever. SD was pretty fun, we went to this concert thing called Sun God, which is basically where all the ucsd students get drunk all day and party and whatnot. I drank a bit but also had a bad cold, so I really wasnt in a partying mood =(. but I've got to say ...

... to. but just as most things come to an end, i must bid my gracious hosts, SoCal and the United States a fairwell this evening as i board a flight to Fiji to meet galen. from Fiji its a short jump down to NZ where luke shall join as he touches down from Japan. the three of us haven't been together with backpacks on since the fall of '05 in Maine. it should make for some interesting travels in foreign land. kia ora - brandon

Hey Everyone! Hillary here....so we finally got to LA. Took us 11 days and almost exactly 5000 miles. We are still having trouble uploading our pictures because apparently everywhere we go hates us. We have about 300 pictures so far and cant wait to get them up so you guys can see what we have seen....but soon enough, it will happen. Maybe next weekend? Last night we got into our hotel room and made it look like the hell hole of all holes and also made it ...

... Star Wars. From the distance I could see Darth Maul, Anakin Skywaker, a few others and.......Princess Leia. How ****ing cool. I even saw Falsh Gordon and Daisy from Dukes of Hazzard. Hmmm.....Daisy!!! Next seminar was about a film called 'The Grudge' Its meant to be one of the most scary things ever. I admit to watching the trailer and being a little freaked out. ****ing cool. One of the producers of the film is the Japanese dude that did 'Dark Water' and 'Ringu'. I ...