Diary of a Wandering Thule

18:00 Pacific onion.softened.training

Day 2.
I took the sage advice of @Sage_Rat and skeddadled out of LA in minimal time. Even so, didn’t see anything of LA’s best. It was grey and overcast when we landed. It remained that way the whole stay, didn’t see a beam of sun. Grey sky, grey buildings, grey freeways. Maybe next time.

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The first issue to negotiate was the 405 -105 interchange. Now somebody actually designed this architecture of concrete and I’m sure it all fits together without any redundant pieces … but to this casual visitor it looks like four strands of fettuccine draped over a label of vermicelli.

Oh, the wonder of GPS. Kate got me there without a wrong turn or late lane change.
Note to self, next time get a vehicle with fitted navigation. Using Waze off the phone works fine but the odd glance at the screen helps planning when all the place names are unfamiliar.

The grey skys at Inglewood closed in, became a light mist, then a moderate fog with visibility down to 100m at times. The Spotify playlist started “Out of sight, out of mind” by The Models. No shit James Freud.

To be continued …