Today was my last full day here. I packed up my things this morning, and took the kitchen stuff to the charity shop around the corner. I had tacos for lunch, which I’ve known about for 15 years but have never had. They’re basically a crisp, thin tortilla with a meat and salad filling of your choice. Not at all bad – I’m quite surprised they aren’t more common in Britain. But then, we do already have a startling variety of lunchtime snacks.Joshua and I went to Santa Monica this afternoon. It was his idea, and I didn’t know what to expect, but it’s a really great place. As well as the pier, pictured, which has a lovely restaurant at the end of it where we ate dinner, there is also a pedestrianised shopping street (yes, I finally found one!) with a variety of busking performers.
Santa Monica also seems to be a great place to show off. On the pier there’s a trapeze training area, where you can pay to learn how to swing by your feet with a small crowd gathered to watch. And on the beach itself there are a number of sets of regular swings, and also a set of eight or ten gymnastic rings. We saw someone working their way along from one to the next, all the way and back without touching the ground. It’s certainly the place for showing off physical prowess.
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