Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Home in Australia

We made it; pleased with Vaustralisa and tired of travel.

A Foggy Day in Santa Monica

We spent our spare day in Santa Monica where we walked in the fog on the pier and beach. The fog made in coolish and we'd left our jackets at the hotel (where it was warm). Quite spooky looking out to sea through the fog, very suitable for Halloween.

Adults everywhere got into the swing of Halloween, including this cute deer at Barnes & Noble bookshop. Ahhh Barnes & Noble... We spent some time there buying books (David) and a Nook Color e-reader (me). Yes I know B&N doesn't like Australians but I have strong hopes of getting around that and have pre-loaded it as much as I can.

Lunch was on a third floor rooftop overlooking Third Street Promenade and was nearly too chilly till they turned on a heater. Great small dishes of Asian/Latin American food to share: we didn't much like the yucca chips but all else was delicious.