Up early today for a 7.30am pick up from our motel for our day at Universal Studios. We headed straight down for a tour of the back lots. They've added some Jurassic Park props, and are currently filming the "prequel"to The Flintstones, & "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas". After the tour we watched the Animal Actors Stage Show, met Benji and then went down the 3 sets of escalators to the ET ride. We then watched The World of Cinemagic & lined up for Ba...

We all slept in today - but were aware of the earthquake measuring 3.6!!! We had a late breakfast then a leisurely walk up to the shoe shop a couple of miles away where we bought shoes for Sophie and Charlotte, and sox for Shannon, Jess & ! (3 prs Nike sox for $8, so we bought 9 prs). We also stopped at a fruit shop and bought some fresh fruit for lunch. Jessica stayed at the motel & rested. I did 2 more loads of washing. The little girls spent a couple...

Today we were up early to be at the Radisoon by 9.30am for our pick up by Pacific Sightseeing. they took us to their depot where we exchanged our coupon for tickets, then boarded our coach for Ontario Mills Shopping Mall, a 50 minute drive out throught the countryside. We saw the baseball stadium for the Anaheim Angels and the Ice Hockey building for the Mighty Ducks - both teams owned by Disney. The shopping mall was huge and we found some good bargains - we...

Today we let the girls sleep in - till 11am!! They missed the earthquake! I did a couple of loads of washing and the girls went swimming in the pool. We caught the 3pm shuttle to Disneyland where we went on: Star Tours x2, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Autopia, It's a Small World (just the girls). Char and I went exploring - met Ariel, much to Chari's delight) while Tom and the others watch the Mulan parade. We had hot dogs for dinner and watched "Fantasmic"-...

After 11 hours sleep we all felt great. Breakfast provided from the breakfast room is, as Diane the travel agent suggest, a sticky bun and a cup of coffee. We caught the 9am shuttle to Disneyland where we headed straight over to New Orleans Square. We went on: Pirates of the Caribbean x2, The Haunted Mansion, The Jungle Cruise x2, Mark Twain Riverboat, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland Railroad x2. Tom, Shannon, Jess and Sophie went on the Indiana Jones...