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Friday turned out to be a day of relaxation and rest. Being on vacation isn't easy! We started out toward Santa Monica, but realized that it was still fogged-in, and may be that way the rest of the day. So we returned to the campground and relaxed in the warm sunny weather there. Later that afternoon we went into Malibu and returned to the Thai restaurant we liked so much before for a repeat performance of dinner.
Saturday it was much sunnier by the ocean, and we drove south to Santa Monica to visit the farmers market. Mimi had read about the market in the New York Times, so it had to be good!
The market was a colorful place with flowers and great looking food. Pricey, but high quality.
We bought several cheeses from a specialty farm there. Giving out free samples was a great sales technique, and it worked with us. Mimi also bought some baby bok choy and strawberries. She also bought some rare tomato plants. The farmer roots in her took over.
Afterward we rode our bikes to the Santa Monica Pier, as we did on Tuesday. It was much more active this time.
Zoltar beckoned us to do a "reading", so Mimi slipped him a dollar.
We also took a ride on the ferris wheel and did some more people watching. It's fun to watch the tourists try to go swimming in 50 degree water. Must be from Minnesota.
There were many musical groups playing on the pier and boardwalk. I think L.A. has a lot of talented people who can't support themselves with their gift.
Saturday night we had a nice fire. The campground was full, but the people were well-behaved, especially considering that most were from L.A.
The Sunday ride home was fast and uneventful. A nice little trip for being away from home for a week.
Time to start planning for our next big trip - New Mexico....
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