Venice Beach

Woke up to a spectacular view over Malibu this morning and as we headed off in the direction of Venice Beach spotted some dolphins frolicking just off the coast. After a quick detour to the grocery store, starbucks coffees in hand, we drove through some dodgy areas before parking the RV in a reasonably safe looking suburban street. We then walked to the beachfront via the gorgeous little canal estates crossing over quirky footbridges and admiring the quaint houses literally right on the canal fronts. Once on the boardwalk of Venice Beach we were constantly offered medicinal marijuana with a doctor on site to provide prescriptions always under the watchful eye of the police cars frequently cruising along the strip. The boys got a good laugh over the various T-shirt slogans and interesting glassware for sale in every shop. After yet another adventurous day where Craig continued to astound us with his skillful RV manouvering through the downtown peak hour of LA we have ended up at the same RV park so we can wake up to that amazing view again tomorrow before heading up into the mountains for a possible first viewing of snow. Apparently it is quite unusual for snow to be this close to the coastline. We have had reports from other campers that people are pulling over on the side of the road for snowfights. VERY EXCITING!!!