Today was an easy day for us in mileage and we had a great chance to cruise through scenic Malibu and into Santa Monica. The ride was beautiful and easy so we stopped for some Thai for lunch and then wandered through Venice Beach and Muscle Beach; people watching and adding to the scene in our gorgeous spandex attire. The day was fast and relatively uneventful, but we can’t talk enough about our meal and accommodations for the evening.
We stopped by David’s mum’s house in Venice for an absolutely wonderful dinner and great all round evening. We feasted on a variety of wonderful dishes with the same key ingredient… love. All the food was amazing, bought locally at farmers markets and prepared from scratch it was a delight and well enjoyed by all. Thank you very much Helen and David St John for your amazing hospitality!
For our accommodations we would like to give a HUGE shout out to the Venice Eco Cottages (venicebeachecocottages.com). We were given a tour by owner operator Karel and shown the wonderful concept that he with his wife has developed. Built in 1922, the cottages and have a varied past but the development kept the original cottages and refitted them with a new environmental consciousness. Everything and I mean everything, was “green”; from the organic cotton shower curtains to walls insulated with shredded denim jeans to ol’ skool 1950’s burners and ovens refitted, the whole cottage was right in line with what we were thinking and how we were operating. Karel showed us all the amazing facets of his cottages… but best of all they are only a big stone’s throw right from Venice beach.
All in all, it was a great day. We all are getting ready to get to bed early ready for a huge day tomorrow starting in just a few hours at 4:45 and going to 2 Schools. We’re really excited to get into the city and teach, after all, this is what the tour is all about.
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