Day 211 : Sweet dreams my L.A.X

High point: Stopping off on Route 1 to see hundreds of mammoth elephant seals chillaxing on the beach

Low point: The temperature

No point: Putting your foot down, take in the view

Sleeping under the stars, being at one with nature, telling secrets around the fire; I’m quite a big fan of camping, or I was.  Waking up at silly o’clock in the morning freezing cold, despite sleeping in a ski jacket, wooly hat and a four seasons sleeping bag (apparently comfortable at temperatures of –15) is not ideal.  It took nearly all day for the crew to properly defrost after our night in the Big Sur.  Despite the weather, I’d like to say a big thank you to the Big Sur Campground and Cabins for their generous hospitality http://www.bigsurcamp.com/ you guys rock!

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Hitting the road early it was time to get the FTFE show on the road.  Audrey, our documentary producer, has been riding on the ‘rig’ for the past couple of days to experience life on the road and shoot some raw footage of the crew in action.  Filming our every move the boys were loving the attention.  I have to say I don’t know how Katie Price does it.

The beautiful scenery of route 1 blew our minds once again, and with a lot of miles to get under our belt before reaching L.A. We stopped only to check out the colonies of elephant seals and for a quick game of cricket.  The elephant seals were like nothing I’ve ever seen before; a cross between monsters and huge alien dogs.  The seals are sexually dimorphic, that is the males are much larger than the females. Females grow to 9-12 feet and weigh between 900-1800 pounds.  Males grow to 14-16 feet long and weigh in at 3000-5000 pounds, or more.  Watching the females being chased by these massive creatures I did feel quite sorry for them!

After the stunning coastal roads of Route 1 getting on the highway was a bit of a shock, especially negotiating the LA traffic.
Finally reaching our destination 12 hours later FTFE friends Hogg and Brooke had kindly organised a welcome reception at their place.  What was on the menu, burgers of course.  As a weary crew munched our way through eight burgers, trying not to fall asleep in our dinner, we were all very excited at the prospect of meeting Mickey Mouse the next day.  6 o’clock wake up call, we’d best get some much needed shut eye!
Sweet dreams my L.A.X.

Amy

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