The creek is receding. Hopefully we will soon have access to the rest of the park since 90% is on the other side!

Since we can't hike, we rented a car for the weekend and headed in to San Juan Capistrano where we visited the famous mission where the swallows return every year. Although we saw the swallows' nests, no swallows had returned yet. The gardens were beautiful, with flowers, unusual trees and fountains.

I loved the smooth red bark on this tree.

The town of San Juan Capistrano is very cute and has a fun old town portion. After a little grocery shopping, we headed home to try to walk again. Alas, we are still not able to.

I really want to cross!

The following day, we braved the traffic and headed into LA to spend the day with Trevor.

You can see the Hollywood sign from his window.

Trevor's apartment building

After a yummy lunch of papusas at a tiny Salvadoran restaurant, Trevor drove us around to see the sights. We started with skid row, which he says everyone should see when visiting the "real" Los Angeles. Very sad! Next, a marijuana dispensary. Lots of security, and we had to leave our licenses at the door. The smell was overwhelming, and I ended up outside while the boys looked around.

From there we moved on to the Griffith Observatory and the Getty Museum. More beautiful gardens at the Getty and priceless art works. My favorite was Van Gogh's "Irises"!

A floating floral labyrinth

 The never ending traffic and downtown LA from the high hilltop where the Getty is located.

Barrel cactus garden from above. I love this picture! I think they look like apples from here.

Outdoor courtyard at dusk.

We left to go meet Dalia, Trevor's girlfriend, for a late dinner at Maccheroni Republic, a lovely and very popular Italian restaurant downtown. Dalia took a picture of us, but I neglected to get a picture of her and Trevor. 😞 Next time! Excellent food, lovely company, and then time for the long drive home. It was much shorter at 10:30 at night, though.

Waiting for our table

It was very sunny when we left the RV, so we left the heater off and a vent open so Kismet would be okay. When we got back, it was 49 degrees inside. Luckily it is a small space, so with the propane and electric heaters both running, it was toasty within an hour or two.

Since we had the car for the weekend and it was raining again, we drove around the area the next day. In one direction was the mountains, in the other the ocean. What to do? Both!

Fog over the Santa Anas

Waterfall on the side of the road

After driving a long winding road on the mountain, it was on to Dana Point and a cliff-side bluff walk overlooking the ocean.

Right next to people's houses!

Where the rich and famous live and store their boats

It was windy up there!

I wish we had found this cute little historic restaurant before we had lunch!