So, I’ve been fascinated with American nuclear history for ages, and Chet and I got talking about what if any nuclear launch facilities there were in LA. We found LA-96 online and set off on an expedition to explore. An interesting site, its a pity there are no radars left there. Apparently SF-88 is the…
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Geocaching with TheDevilDuck
In what amounts to possibly the longest LAX layover ever, I’ve been hanging out with Chet at his place in Altadena for a few days on the way home after the Nova mid-cycle meetup. We decided that being the dorks that we are we should do some geocaching. This is just some quick pics some…
First jog, and a walk to Los Altos
Today was a busy day, not only did I foolishly go for a jog 5 minutes after sunrise… …but then I went for a walk with James in the afternoon as well. Let’s just say my fitbit is very impressed with me.
A walk in the San Mateo historic red woods
James, Tony and I went for a little post long haul flight walk this afternoon in some red woods. Very nice.
The Wild Palms Hotel
When leaving the US, I stayed in the Wild Palms Hotel. I selected it for three reasons: I’d stayed there before; it is part of the Joie De Vivre chain which I have had good experiences with before; and it was very cheap on Expedia ($77 compared to an average rate in the area of…
Noisy neighbours at Central Park in Mountain View
Its 5am my time, and I’ve been awake since 3am. Not from choice though — its the downstairs neighbours waking us up yet again. They’re shift workers you see, and must either sleep with construction hearing protection on, or be deaf. Either way, they seem to think its ok to stand outside our apartment at…
Summing up Santa Monica
The office stocks vegan jelly beans. Say no more.
Santa Monica
I’m currently waiting as part of boarding group A for my South West flight to Santa Monica. I should be there by lunch. So, any last minute suggestions for things to do in Santa Monica apart from drink a lot?
When in San Diego, visit the aircraft carrier
Just a note to myself to remember to visit the USS Midway if I ever find myself in San Diego.
Kern County oil wells on I-5
Wow, and then we drove past a bunch of oil wells in the middle of an otherwise pleasant rural area called Kern County. I didn’t realize that the Kern County area is responsible for two thirds of all oil produced in California. So there you go. There was even a 1950s truck next to one…