Walking on the Beach

 

Again, I was up with the sun and on my way.  A little bit longer of a trip today.  A bus and two trains to get to Santa Monica Pier.  Walking up to the pier you get a huge look in both directions of the beach.  Since I was early and it was midweek there wasn't a lot of people on the beach.  But there was a tractor raking the sand.  I bet that happens every morning. There were a lot of people doing exercises on the beach and at the parks along the beach.  

I walked from Santa Monice pier along the beach down to Venice Beach.  Again, I'm too early for much.  But I did get to see all the artists setting up their spaces.  And honestly there was some fantastic art there.  I saw a catering company set up for some kind of movie thing.  I met a lady who breeds fluffy Frenchies. I was in shock when she told me Frenchies are now going for ten grand. Apollo, her grandson's frogdog was just the best though.  

After I had walked four miles it was time to head back to Santa Monica and catch my first train back. Eight miles of walking on the beach.  It was fabulous.  Check out the trippy sidewalk that looks like it has ripples in it. Total optical illusion as it is perfectly level.  And then I just loved the crosswalk in Chinatown.  

I was back to the hotel in time to take a nap before dinner.