Travelodge Sacramento

... this pic when I get time.

So after a 5 hour drive back to L.A. (stop over at Barstow for a double-double of course) we made it to the studios ready to see the taping. On arrival we were advised that we were 12th and 13th in line and to take a seat. This mind you was 90 mins before the taping was due to commence.
Over the next 15-20 mins we were advised by the attendants that our tickets are a 1st come 1st served basis.... At the Jay Leno show a few ...

A lovely day -- with an easy drive out to Sacramento, a good day visiting Sac State (which is a very pretty campus, especially this time of year, with the leaves changing), then an easy drive home. Definitely a long day, and I was exhausted by the end of it, but not a bad one at all.

... got one too since it was one of those self wash things with a pressure gun (FUN) we also gave her another oil change but this was later on in Yuba ( the dude there was really nice, he complemented both our lack of direction and the paint job on Betsy)

... Townsend.
It really was a good time....

Even though we were there to see family and friends, we still got to see and do some new things, just to keep the spirit of the road trip alive. Of course when you think of California, you think of the Gold Rush, among many other things, but we both tried to become experts in panning for gold. I ended up scoring quite a bit of gold, but the majority ...

What a great weekend I was able to spend with Ken and Terry plus Nessa and Vicky (the dogs). A lot was had at the Apple Festival in Apple Hill; eating a drinking everything apple along with a great conversation on "Choice". Sunday was spent in ...

Our non-stop flight from London to San Francisco left about an hour late (around 3:00 PM London time), but we still arrived pretty much on time. It was a good (albeit LONG) flight, and we pulled into our driveway about 9:30 PM California time. It was a long, tiring ...

... behind the small beach. Dino stripped down to his black Speedo. He is already deeply tanned from hours by the pool in Bevagna. He is so happy. He tells me I must entitle this email posting "The Perfect Day". He is radiating happiness. The cicadas in the trees behind the beach sound like maracas. Noel lies on his towel on the rocks, sheeny from a fresh application of sun block. But he is Irish, he will burn anyway. The water is cold ...

... early one. I got ready and left. I got to the Saramento Community Center. The room was pretty filled up and there is an overflow room to the left with windows, that's where I sat down. I knew that Alex was going to share some words about his experience at the FNCC so he asked me if I could help him out when he was going to ask everyone to cheer. He wanted to be a real Young Men's Division and cheer and fill the place with energy. Hell yeah! So I floated around finding ...

... there, we were totally awestruck. It was massive, like one of the houses you would expect a movie star to live in. She had a pool, a huge entertainment room, and a whole shitload of other awesome stuff. She even had people serving us food and taking our bags, it was crazy. I remember asking her if I could live with her when I got old enough to move ...

... road from the coast, Raedie noticed a small campsite on the beach. We drove down a dirt road past an abandoned building with boards for windows which had a sign posted in front that read "help save the Inn" (too late). We got down to the beach and to our suprise, it only cost $10 which the park ranger never came down to collect. There was also a sign that said it is permitted to gather driftwood for fires. So much for thinking ahead. That evening we walked around the ...