LA: Last Day in the USA

We woke up Tuesday morning having said our goodbyes to San Luis Obispo and boarded the 6:45 train to Los Angeles. The train ride down was excellent as most train rides are. There is tons of leg room, practically nobody on board a nice snack bar and exclusive views of the Caliornia coast where the highway can't take you. We were met at Union Station by our friend Melody which was very fitting because she and her fiance Eitan will be getting married in the old ticketing hall in November. So we got a sneak peek and it looks awesome. We had dinner with Eitan and Melody Tuesday night, watched lost, played Wii Mario Kart and drank cocktails. Emily was pretty excited to give their Slanky a test drive, complete with built in bud light holdster!

We woke up today for our last day in this country for six monhs and four days. Uncle Pete picked us up around 11:00 and after a short tour of Los Angeles we ended up at Tito's Taco's for lunch. Tito's is a magical taco building where the options include fried mystery meat tacos or a styrafoam tray filled with melted cheddar cheese, enchilada sauce and soggy tortillabits. But like any worthy fast food it makes your heart beat faster just to think about eating it. Maybe out of anticipation, maybe out of fear.

Tonight we had a sushi and hot tub party with Pete, Tammy, Cody, Matt and Skylar and now we are getting ready for bed. We're going to be at the airport tomorrow morning at 7:30 for our 10:30 flight. 8 hours on the first leg to Bogota and about 2 hours on the second leg to Quito. The next post is going to be from a foreign land. Wish us luck getting there and keep an eye on things here in the USA for us while we are away. Thanks.