We woke up at about 930 today and got our things packed up and checked out. We headed down to the bus stop and jumped on. We got off at Santa Monica and picked up a free coconut water from some promo girls. It was perfect for the dehydration, but not big enough, so we crossed the road to a little cafe to get another drink each but they apparently weren't open and couldn't take our money, which they didn't say when we walked in, only after choosing a drink and goi...

We slept in until about 11am today, and after getting ready (and getting water!) we headed out. We stopped by a coffee shop and got a (huge) medium sized coffee then jumped on the bus. We got off at True Tone Music and went in to get the mandolin restrung. Chris was working and very happy to see us, so we hung out there a while as they sorted out the mandolin, and hooked us up with spare strings as well. Some of the other guys from the band were there too, so af...

After a busy day at work yesterday, and spending the afternoon and evening getting packed and sorted, Lachie arrived at our place at around 10pm. We hung out for a bit and played with Hendrix before he went off for a snooze. Darren and I finished packing the bags (Jack and Jill were excited to be brought out of hibernation) and tidied the place up a bit for Lachie, who will be house/cat sitting while we're away. When we finished, we got about a 30-60 minute nap ...