The Wockies are officially trailer trash!!!

We have left the comfort and poshness of the Anaheim Sheraton, and have moved around the corner to the Anaheim RV Village. The kids are loving the RV, and after initial arguements over who has the bunk above the driver, we have settled into the routine of making and folding up the beds to give us more space.  Our 14 day pass to Disney/ California World has been well used with the boys now masters of the roller coasters and other rides. We have found the Fast Pass system extremely beneficial to avoid excessive lining up. Tomorrow is the last day of our Disney adventure, and the day after we start to explore the rest of California.

First stop is to drop a lap in style of Rodeo Drive and double park in front of the ritzy shopping district and have a 'pretty woman' moment. We have been put onto a car museum in the area that houses some of the sport American models, so the boys will be in car heaven, especially Jordan who continues to point out the make and models of every Yank sports car that we pass. After this we are still undecided. We look out our RV window to see palm trees framing snow covered mountains, and the temptation is to hit the hills here instead of waiting for Canada. We have been told by friends that it was colder in Pheonix, Arizona than it was in some parts of Canada in recent days, with snow actually falling there for the first time in over a decade, so we will be cold regardless.

I have at this point got the RV driving under control. Had to pick it up in LA near LAX on Ben's birthday, so Sam came for the trip. Taxi driver had English as a tenth or eleventh language so we had fun. In the end we found the street and told him to let us out and we would find it on foot. It was about then we realised how dodgy the neighbourhood was. A line up of 30 people outside the discount liquor shop at 11 a.m. and countless shops closed down had us walking quickly and trying very unsuccessfully to look like we belonged there. Do not look for a phone book in the U.S. !!! Everyone looks at you like you're an idiot if you ask to look at one, and then points you to the nearest pay phone which had the book pinched months ago.

Finally we found the place, and 2.5 hours later we left trying to remember 'tight rights and loose lefts'. Also had to keep in mind that overhead, underneath and awning damage is not covered by insurance, so driving a 30'+ RV on the wrong side of the road was a little worrying at first. Stopped for a burger for my starving boy at an unknown burger joint where you order and wait for a burger while standing on the footpath. We were immediately approached by an African American who was built like a side by side refrigerator, whose eyes had not pointed in the same direction for many years and who had the dried froth from his last drug hit crusted over his cheek and chin approach me for a soda. I bravely informed him that I only had enough change for a burger for the two of us before we SKURRIED back to the safety of the RV and bottomed out in our haste to get the hell out of there. Bugger the underneath damage!! Did I mention that we did not look like we belonged there??

We have never owned a Navman system before, so had some fun as we found German a little difficult to comprehend and navigate in, so decided to give English a go.  Tried programming and following instructions such as, 'turn left, then left then keep right' when doing 60mph on the freeway somewhat confusing. Vas ist das???  Thank god for 'recomputing route now' as I often found myself in a different lane than my female friend thought I should be in.  Somehow we managed to pull our beast into the parking lot of the Sheraton without causing some multi car pile up on an interstate. 

Boys cant wait to get on the road. They have enjoyed our venture to Walmart and surrounding suburbs bullying our way into traffic while looking for the Nike and Quicksilver outlet stores which have eluded us to date.  I enjoyed my christening into the plumbing of the Rv with grey water and black water tanks that fill all too quickly, and leaking sewer connection hoses hastening my decision to stop chewing my nails. Have found a shower hose down the loo is a much easier way to flush the black water pipes than connecting the hose where I was told, and have water pour out through the floor of the vanity unit and down the corridors.  All part of the experience! Boys wanted to hang at the RV and RV park rather than do Disneyland today. Go figure. Thats all for today. Will attempt yet again to attach a photo but keep getting security errors come up. Anyone knowing were I am going wrong, please let me know.

Wock