All i want to do is have some fun till the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard - Sheryl Crow

Zan: This wouldn't be so hard to eat if my nose and mouth weren't so close together.
Mike: Here. I'll hold your nose.

Mike & Zan: We arrived at LAX yesterday morning expecting to be harassed by immigration and customs but were waved on through. Apparently we don't look threatening. Looking a little lost as we left the terminal, we were approached by a lady with a clipboard. Lesson #1: nothing is for free in the states. After kindly showing us where the local shuttles were, she tried to collect a "donation" for a battered women fund.

We boarded the shuttle, and as it drove away, began talking to Nicholas from Germany. Although we were moving it didn't seem like we were actually getting anywhere and it wasn't till ten minutes later that we realised that the driver was circling the block waiting for more passengers. He had the meter running the whole time. (Refer to lesson 1.)

Unfortunatley, the computers at the YHA don't accept USB drives, so we can't post any pictures yet, but be assured that there are many on the way.