Our Last Day Continuted

A Coyote crossing the road in Griffith Park as we drove back down from the Observatory.

Before driving back to the airport, we stopped off one last time at Hollwood and Highland.

Luggage in the trunk! Just before we left for to the airport to go home :(

Our Last Day

Thursday was our last day so we went back to Disney's California Adventure for a few hours to do some of out favorite rides again, i forgot to take the camera out of the car so no piccies.

After Disney, we went into LA to Griffith Park and up to the observatory. This time we managed to catch the show in the Planetarium which was very interesting and pretty cool for something so geeky.

Rides and stuff

The park was very quiet, so quiet in fact that we rode Xcelerator five times without having to get off!
Us and Snoopy (what a short arse)

Ghostrider is one of the coolest wooden rollercoasters ever. The only problem is that it shakes the crap out of you something rotten, so we only went on it twice.

Knotts Berry Farm

Today we went to Knotts Berry Farm. Being the cheapskate that i am i looked on their website and saw they were having their 8th Annual Canned Food Drive which meant Every guest bringing a can of food to the park can get in for $22.99, saving $29 off of the Regular admission.

So here is Catriona with our tasty canned tickets.

Boba Fett Goes Shopping

Not much to report today. Just spent the day doing a little shopping. Went to Brea Mall and The Block at Orange as well as a couple of Walmarts to find those tasty peanut chocolate thingys that Teamconrad brought back from Florida in December but they were nowhere to be found (sorry guys).

Went for a dip in the pool on our return, but the pool is not heated and was a little on the cool side.

So no pictures today except the one of me in my Boba Fett hoodie as promised. It's quite impressive isn't it?

More Stuff

The Jaws ride is part of the backstage tour.

Catriona and Beetlejuice.

War of the Worlds set on the backstage tour.

The Animal Actors show or Peter Elespe on dress down Friday?

The Waterworld Show

Simpsons Ride

Homer tied out passes in a knot (Doh!)


The new Spimpsons ride. It's where the old Back to the Future ride used to be and is very similar and uses the same technology. We rode it twice and it's pretty funny.

Universal Studios Hollywood

Today we took a visit to Universal Studios Hollywood. Traffic into LA was bad as always and it took about an hour to get there. We decided to get "front of the line" passes that allowed us to get on rides quickly and gave you reserved seating for all of the shows. That said the park was pretty quiet but it still came in handy for some of the shows as it meant we could arrive just minutes before they started.

After we left the park we visited Hollywood and Highland to see the walk of fame and Mann's Chinese Theater.

Disney Day

Oranges and cabbages?

Catriona with a model of Steve Conrad.

Today we got up early and went to Disneyland & Califorina Adventure. It was very quiet even though it was the weekend. There was only me, Catriona and three other people in the Enchanted Tiki Room. Not sure if that was because it was quiet or that the show is just pretty lame. Did the new 3D Toy Story Mania ride which was pretty fun as well as all the old favorites.

The Hotel

Here is a picture of the new hotel. It's not quite as fancy as the last one we stayed at but i does have a kitchen area with fridge and cooker as well as a private patio area with a little water feature.

Temecula Old Town

The Temecula Psychic predicted that Peter Elespe would continue with his lame excuses for arriving late to work well into the new year.

Today we left Indian Wells and headed for Anaheim. On the way there we stopped off at Temecula Old Town an Olde Worlde sort of western town selling arts and crafts and antiques.

We stopped for a bite to eat at Mad Madeline’s Grill who which was voted 1st place winners of the great California hamburger hunt! Catriona had a Ham & Cheese hamburger and I had a Buffalo burger. Mmmmm tasty.

After having a stroll around, we left Temecula and headed onto Carlsbad Premium Outlets for a bit of bargain buying before completing our journey and arriving at the Hotel Peppertree at 19:30.

Back for some R & R

In the anternoon we headed back to the hotel for a swim and a bit of relaxation in the lovely sunny sunshine. Did i mention it's really sunny and hot? Well it is! Mmmmm sunny! Mmmmm and hot!

The Air Museum

Headed off today to the Palm Springs Air Museum. Saw Spitfires, Hawks, Wildcats and a B17 as well as lots of other aeroplanes that I can't remember.