Ocean to Ocean

Though we had not originally planned to go all the way to the west coast, because we are quite close here in Riverside, California, we spent the day on Los Angeles. Sixty miles is close enough to make a day trip and the expressways were not too busy after we had a hearty breakfast at the IHOP (and it was enough to fill us up for the day and only an apple mid afternoon was required to keep us going)
First stop was the Santa Monica Pier. This is the end of Route 66 - that legendary American Road. There is an amusement area with roller coaster and other rides on the pier and a fishing and viewing area at the end. The waves were small so we saw no surfers here. We got out toes wet in the Pacific Ocean remembering that just 2 months ago - September 23 -we were in Halifax, Nova Scotia and doing the same thing in the Atlantic Ocean! And all those miles with a month at home in Brantford, too.
From the Pier, we drove a few miles of the Pacific Coastal Highway to Malibu and then the winding Malibu Canyon Road to the top of the ridge and Mulholland Dr east through Beverly Hills and down to the Sunset Strip. Quite and interesting day.
PS Derek - we saw the Hollywood sign and got a picture of it for you.