What A Beach Of A Day

Went to Santa Monica beach which is like a big fun fair. A few interesting artists, lots of rides and lots of amusement gaming machines. There are huge fires in California at the moment and there is a lot of smoke in the air. Cars are covered in ash and the sun is a constant orange. Fire trucks are racing through the streets all of the time and Arnie has likened the fires to Armageddon with one of the hardest hit areas being the celebrity enclave of Montecito near Santa Barbara. The beach was nice but nowhere near the clean, crisp beaches we have in Australia - but the natives seem to love it and it is a big tourist attraction. Finally, got given free tickets to go to a taping of the Late Late Show - not sure if I'll go. Don't forget - more pictures at www.vicnet.net.au/~andre