Defrosting the car in Bedfordshire blue skies we wrestled with our twenty pieces of luggage (!) and headed to Gatwick on the train, excitement starting to build….
Turns out this was the best way to get a mountain of luggage and three small children to Gatwick, as station staff and check in staff at Norwegian (check in desk conveniently right next to station) couldn’t have been more helpful and before we knew it we were checked in and on our way westwards, flight mostly okay with endless movies to watch but last three hours were a punishing mix of vomiting Ethan and Iona unleashing her full temper tantrums about having to be strapped in for landing. Instantly hit with the heat and humidity of LA (certainly not winter here) and with tired eyes on stalks (really need to take up coffee drinking for late night drives) I quickly adjusted to LA driving, basically drive bumper to bumper at all speeds and be prepared for exciting 8 lane changes to make your exit! Finally we reached Newport Beach and our beachside apartment and could relax…
Spent five busy days seeing the sights of LA, and was a lot of fun despite reeking of rampant capitalism at times, somehow seems wrong to pay 25 dollars for parking at Disneyland when it’s only 9 bucks for a Botox injection. In fact Disneyland at 150 dollars for adults and a bargain 140 for children was eye watering prices, and snapping a hired long board with a big pacific shore dump wave was also an expensive start to the trip! Great to see Sam and Sam for the long weekend though I think the mini team may have tired them out! I’ll let the pictures tell the story, next stop Fiji…
Harrison Family Adventures Down Under 