Sleep in!Blockout curtains and a long drive saw even me sleep in to 9! Unheard of!after a piggie breakfast we wandered around a few neighbouring hotels then off to the outlet shops.the shopping was ...... zzzzzzzz ...... sorry - where was I? Oh, yeah, outlet shopp...... zzzzzzzzz ....What? Huh? oh, yeah , outlet shopping. Outlet shopping .....scratch my eyes out..... outlet shopping...... scratch my eyes out ...... hmmmmm. choices!The day disappeared into those r...

wow! what a night and what a day! our stateroom on the Queen Mary was excellent, but it was rather cosy. two double beds meant that Brooke the flailing octopus had to share with us grown ups. sleep came between thrashes, and totalled 14m 30 s overall. Never again! The morning was interesting - when I went off for my run the concierge warned me of a protest march and police presence, so I just circled the Sundeck around the Queen Mary. 27 laps in the light rain ...

Sorry - no entry last night. We stayed on board the Queen Mary, and everything was posh, including the internet charge... Another jam packed day of course - started with a wander along Hollywood Boulevard, since we could finally get into Graumans Chinese Theatre area which had been used for the filming. Checed out Kodak Theatre, a few more stars in the 'sidewalk' then checked out from our hotel. First part of the journey was to swap cars. Ours had developed a p...

After a sleep in and a near perfect guidance by Betty the GPS, we found ourselves at the front gate to Six Flags Magic Mountain about 20 minutes before opening. Trapped inside the gates are dozens of rollercoasters determined to separate you from your corn dogs and funnel cake. Once in and started it became apparent that Danielle and I simply had three bag holders for the day. Sarah, Brooke and Yvonne joined me on a kiddie coaster, and Yvonne braved a major loop...

After a fawlty towers moment where a leaking pipe threatened to relocate us, we headed down to Beverly Hills for a quick peek down Rodeo Drive. Luckily for our wallets, both the shops were closed and we were running behind the well oiled schedule. Universal Studios beckoned, and after a minor hiccup getting through the gates we wandered into the first 'ride' for the day. We could have almost left contented after that first 20 minutes because we laughed like dra...