We spent the majority of yesterday in Universal Studios, Hollywood. We did the Studio Tour which included a trip down Wysteria Lane and through lots of other sets including War of the Worlds, The Mummy and Jaws. It also included a King Kong 3D experience, far too real - Amy most definitely wasn't keen on the spider that launched itself at her and promptly screamed like a complete girl!! We also did the Jurassic Park ride (wet isn't the word but at least we dri...

We collected our car, a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder………in Orange - looks good though, especially with the roof down! Amy made Gordon drive out of San Francisco as thought it only fair he to experienced the steep one way streets she encountered on the way in. We drove South out of San Francisco and soon picked up California Highway 1 - our home for the next few days. I think it is safe to say we didn't exactly bask in the Californian sunshine, more hide in the...