Day Nine - Los Angeles (1)

Our first full day in Los Angeles and we missed the hotel breakfast as we didn't wake until nearly 10am this morning after such a long day yesterday. We had planned on going to Universal Studios for the day but as we woke late and after seeing the extortionate ticket prices we changed our plans and headed to Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier for the day instead.

On the way we had a delicious brunch at 'Toast' - somewhere we had been recommended to visit. A typically rich American milkshake of banana and peanut butter helped wash it down and it was a nice pitstop on the way to Venice Beach. We arrived around 2pm and after walking up and down the pier seeing some very odd people and things, we found a nice spot on the beach and stayed there til nearly 6pm. It was lovely to lie down and do nothing in the sun for a few hours.

Instead of coming straight back to the hotel, we took a detour and visited the iconic beach-side town of Malibu. We saw the pier and some pretty big waves with a few surfers packing cars with their surfing kit after a day at the beach. After a quick stop at the local grocery store, we got back at around 8pm for an earlyish night before plenty of hiking due tomorrow.

Day Nine Highlight - Relaxing on the beach

Exploreberry living up to his name

Santa Monica Pier