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I'm in Los Angeles and life is good!! Don't quite know how we made it here though, as last night we went out for a couple of quiet beers and it turned into one of the best and messiest nights of the trip! We did a beautiful karaoke performance of Maggie May, complete with drunken squealing and air guitar. Rod Stewart would've been moved by our touching rendition. Maybe. After copious amounts of Guinness and Stella, we both pulled. High Five! A 19-year-old Irish girl each. Marvellous. I have a graphic photo of Martin (or Hargin, as the woman in the hostel called him!) in action - a pretty disgusting extreme tongue close-up - that I'll upload ASAP. Bet you can't wait! So, anyway, after a few hours' kip we awoke, still drunk, and crawled to the train station. Getting the Amtrak train was a nice change from the Greyhound and we got some really scenic views of the Pacific Coast. Arriving in downtown LA wasn't as scary as I'd expected from what everyone has said (we didn't get shot), and Santa Monica is beautiful. And yes, of course, I sang that Sheryl Crow song as we drove along Santa Monica Boulevard! Tomorrow we're hitting the beach and er, not much else. We're in Santa Monica for four days, then down to San Pedro (south LA), then off on a cruise ship and into Mexico for an Independence Day joy extravaganza. Well you've gotta end the trip in style, haven't you?! I'm going to stop now before I make everyone jealous and you all start to hate me. Thanks so much for the messages - they really make doing the blog worthwhile. Expect another photo bonanza just as soon as we find a decent internet cafe. For now, farewell from California - possibly my favourite place in the world. After Shotton.
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