Next Stop...

Los Angeles area!

These fake-n tree cell phone towers

were cracking us up!

Hollywood Hills
We drove down Hollywood Blvd.
Got to see people setting up for the Oscars.

Grauman's Chinese theater

Stars on walk of fame

90210Big houses

expensive cars.

We took the 2500 and boat down

Rodeo drive to see all the shops.

Venice Beach
There was actually parking!

We got out and walked around.

Saw huge waves.
Heard a rumor of Tsunami warnings
on the news at the hotel before we left
this AM.

Plenty of interesting characters were
walking, sitting and rolling down the beach
front sidewalk.
A surprising number of musicians
handing out their CDs, or
trying too.
Shelby and I passed.

Two things we didn't pass on the trip
out, kettle corn or Baskin Robbins!

We drove a small part of Hwy 1 on the coast.

Just as we turned to head towards I-5,
cars started honking as they passed...

pointing to the trailer.

My heart sank, I didn't really have to look

in the rear view mirror.

But I did.

We were smoking on one side.

I pulled off of Hwy 101 in a less

than desirable neighborhood to assess.

You can't tell from this photo,
but the tire is at a 45 degree to the other.
Not pretty...looking or smelling.

After many calls, (Thank you Ish Monroe
for all your help, he was in MO!) we found
a dealer to take the trailer off our hands.

Another that could get the parts to fix it.

I took the tire off(we both lifted) while

Sophia "drove" the boat for us.

Shelby earned her "pit crew" badge,
cracking the lugs with a socket and ratchet...
we used the locker bar as a cheater.

Watching the sunset coming, we didn't

want to get caught in this nasty

parking lot after dark.

Not enough time, there were parts missing

anyway, for a jack...

popped the front tire up on a curb

to yank the back tire off.

Sophia, to add to the fun, had

the worst poopy diaper she's produced

in a long time!

The puppies were very interested in helping

change it too.

Not exactly fun times, but survived.

Years from now...it might be funny.

Years.

We did get into the car and laugh...kinda like Tom Hanks

in "CastAway"...but laughed.

With the bum tire off, we could drive under 35 mph.
We dropped the boat 7 miles from here.

Headed north towards San Fransisco.