Episode 4 – Midday the new Morning

There is nothing quite like sleeping till midday then starting a road trip to the desert.

First stop Budget to switch up the convertible sans air conditioning, we might need that! We end up with a Hummer thanks to an irate customer ahead of us. The attendant wanted to make a point by being extra helpful, and we are happy to be the recipients of this. It is not exactly enviro friendly (however I would argue that flying from Sydney to LA is considerably worse for the environment than hiring a Hummer for a couple of days), but it is entirely Desert Driving and perfect for the trip!

Not content with sleeping till midday we stop at a beach on the way to Encinitas, our first stop, for another sleep on the beach. The train running through every 15 minutes though is not very conducive to this objective, and we move on.

We meet up with friends at Encinitas for Sunset drinks on the beach, which turns out to be the perfect training wheels for the new G10. Dinner is Mexican; again we are overwhelmed by the choice of Margaritas. The locals help us navigate our way through the list. After dinner we are treated to a pub band made up of Middle aged psychedelic stoners with long hair. Ahhh coastal living.

This is the night that Dave is cast in a new role and christened with a US name. A passerby at the pub smiles and grins 'you are so big you could just Donkey Kong the place!' I have to admit if I were a barrel I would be pretty intimidated. And this is how DK came into existence...S