Well, we really meandered today taking back roads to Carpinteria, on the highway to Oxnard then through Oxnard streets to Highway 1. That took us through Malibu into Santa Monica and then the surface streets we normally would take to go to LAX.
We made a stop at the Marina Del Rey hotel for a fantastic lunch and a great respite by the boats.
In 2008 Gerald, Zoe and us stayed here for a night and had the most fantastic sunset!
Then we were off on the Imperial Highway. Not a road I would want to go on again, at least in some parts. Very improverished areas that didn't look too safe so very glad we didn't have to stop for any reason. Thankfully the area we are staying is just fine and to make things even better - got a free night at the hotel with my Best Western points!
Turns out the hotel, Enterprise and the RV place are all on the same street and exactly in that order. Go figure.
So we took 5 hours to get here by meandering and could have got here in 3-1/2 hours on the various freeways. Not bad and certainly less stressful than the LA freeways although some parts of the Imperial Highway felt somewhat stressful.
So, tomorrow for an inspection and test drive and if all is well, it's ours. Since Rob and Gerald were so prolific with their jokes, we have decided the name will be Thor instead of Big Bob. Everything now depends on that test drive.
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