We woke early to another sunny warm day in Hollywood. For breakfast we opted for a combo of the hotels coffee & fruit and our own breads and eggs. Like last year I boiled some eggs in the rooms coffee maker last night to up the protein content of the supplied breakfast and we had bought healthy breads to replace the really bad white stuff they supply. Pete of course hit the pastries and muffins as well :-) We set off on foot to explore a bit, found a superma...

Back in the USA Like last year we were flat out til the last minute. An early start to get an order packed and to the airport by 6am on Monday meant we only got 4-5 hours sleep Sunday night and getting everything done on Monday meant an hour or two of sleep for me and none at all for Pete. Our ride to the airport picked us up at 5.15am, thanks Sue! We checked in with a couple of hours to spare and relaxed at the gate before flying to Sydney. Getting through cu...