Huntington Beach

We made our way to Huntington Beach to position ourselves to attend the Rams/Vikings game in the LA Coliseum. Of course, anywhere in LA is at least 1-2 hours away, even if it is only 20 miles. But we were able to meet Nick and Valerie at an Air BnB that they found just 5 miles from the stadium. We were also able to hook up again with brother Kevin and nephew Will who also had decided to scalp some tickets for the game. Although the Vikes couldn’t quite pull it off, we had a great time.

Before the game we grabbed some of the world’s best fried chicken at Gus’s. We had eaten at Gus’s in Memphis many years ago with Nick and Valerie. Nick had heard rave reviews and wanted to check it out. Later that year the Woman and I hit up Gus’s in Little Rock, and enjoyed it once more. Well, this year, Gus’s decided to open a location in LA that wasn’t too far from the LA Coliseum, so how could we resist!

We biked and walked the beaches and piers in the area. Every now and then we had some déjà vu, feeling like we were back in the Gulf Coast of Texas. This Snowy Egret graced us with a visit on one of our pier walks.

Nick and Valerie took us to Venice Beach where we strolled back and forth along the world-famous boardwalk. There is so much eye candy here. Everywhere you look there is either a live musician, some bawdy tee shirts or panties, and all kinds of interesting folk. My favorite was Muscle Beach.

We got introduced to the latest craze in California, although maybe it has already reached out from here. With all the ride sharing aps, companies have now put out electric scooters on random street corners. You open the ap, scan the bar code on the scooter, and the scooter is unlocked. For 15 cents a minute you can use it for as long as you want, just leave it when you are done and lock it again. The Woman loved it!

And the pooch loved the off-leash dog beaches. Back when Niko was around, he wouldn’t even consider getting wet when we walked the beach. While Kona is far from a swimmer, he has no fear of wading in. However, there might be just a bit of a worried look when the water gets this high.

Talk to you soon!