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For the next 5 days I will be based at the Vagabond Inn 1245 North Oxnard Blvd Oxnard.

If anyone wants to come and say Hi please email me on twobells333@gmail.com.

Much Love

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There's a joke here somewhere about Carlsberg high strength export or high quality English things abroad or something like that, but I just kind can't find it...

No matter, have a great time Bill!

Y'all take care now, y'hear!

Post pics! *flashbulb emoticon*
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Well so much for that travel ban thing working...
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Welcome to California Bill! I'm up in northern California. Enjoy your holiday!
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I too am 300+ miles north of Oxnard. I've not spent much time there. How'd you end up there?

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You know, California has fairly strict laws regarding people who take rooms in budget hotels and then place solicitations on the internet for 'short term' visitors.

Ahem.
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Oh I'm also in Downtown LA this Sunday waiting for my train to Chicago/Washington so if you're in the area please drop me a line at the above email.

Should be there by late morning with lots of time to spare.

Well the reason that I'm here was that I was planning to do a Coast to Coast ride on a from LA to Washington on a GTS but for many reasons the idea fell apart.

Trouble is I had already booked my flights so rather than cancel it I made the best of a bad job.

As luck would have it a friend was visiting the Oxnard area this week so I switched my hotels and I'm hanging out with them until I leave for LA.

If I'm honest I'm quite glad the ride didn't happen as it would have been a solo ride with no support so I probably would have failed, which I wouldn't have dealt with well.

So for now I'm doing lots of reading, walking and pointing until I leave on Sunday.

Thank you for your interest.

Birreh !
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How did you know that I was in a budget hotel Trepp ?

Denny's is next door.

I'm made up.

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How did you know that I was in a budget hotel Trepp ?

Denny's is next door.

I'm made up.

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It was the Denny's that gave it away.

Ever notice how the menu at Denny's is set up so that stoners who are so toasted that they can't talk can still order? All they have to do is point at the pictures of what they want. Literally everything on the menu has a picture! That's not an accident.

Here's an opportunity to do some more pointing, Bill! It's actually fun to see if you can do the entire transaction with the server in silence.
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I'll be at the Hilton near Dulles Airport from the 16th to the 19th of June if anybody wants to say Hi.

I won't be going far.

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That made me laugh out loud and in a Denny's that a bad thing.

You are right though, this laminated menu of gastronomic delights isn't difficult to navigate.

Thanks Trepp.

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To replace the Coast to Coast ride I'm going to replace it with something substantial during the 3rd week of June.

It will depend on what condition I arrive back in the UK as to wether I attempt it or not.

Birreh !
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Oh. my room number is 101.

That bodes well.

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I had a IHOP next to my super budget super 8 hotel last time I was stateside For a Britboy you realise pretty quickly you aint in Kansas anymore Razz emoticon Razz emoticon

Have a great trip......
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It's funny you should say that as there's an IHOP 1/2 a mile down the street from the motel and I know it's just a matter of time until I walk through it's doors.

I think the most delicious thing I ever ate in one was a New York Cheesecake Pancake.

My waistline hasn't been the same since.

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So this morning I walk into my local eating establishment at 5am and two of the employees are sprawled out in a booth virtually asleep.

Fair enough it was empty until I turned up but c'man guys.

Made me laugh though.

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Hey Bill, can also have an unforgettable dining experience at a local Waffle House. Hope you're having fun. Wish you were coming south. Next time.

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As you know, I almost did.

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Are you digging the June Gloom? So reliably cloudy around here this time of year that it has it's own sobriquet.

Are you going to be in Los Angeles? Oxnard is about 65 miles away and I have to work all the stinking time or else I'd ride up and say hi. I might have a job in Santa Barbara on Saturday so you'd be on the way, but not sure yet.

Oxnard's cool but Santa Barbara pretty close and is more picturesque with maybe some better dining options if you're looking for a day trip.
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I'm going to be leaving Oxnard on Sunday morning by Amtrak and I'll be at the Union Station around 12.30pm so if you're about it would be lovely to burn the remaining 5 hours until my train leaves for Chicago/Washington.

Sadly as this was a hastily arranged Plan B I'm relying on others for transport so I won't be leaving the area under my own steam.

However I am free for all of Saturday if you're passing.

More coming.
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This morning was very eventful.

I walked the 13 miles from my hotel to the beach and back and on the way a nice young man offered me his "spare" push bike for $20, a very enthusiastic young lady sounded her horn and waved at me for no reason and on my return I consumed 3 iced lattes so I'm now buzzing my tits off.

This was the beach.
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This was an amazing car that was parked near the seafront.
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Likely an early '70's Mercury Cougar I believe.
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Cheers Mate.

I really like its "presence".

Thanks again.
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Yay, photos!

Beach...car... 8)
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And this is where I'm going to be in 10 minutes.
I think you are in the honeymoon suite. Be alert.
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This was an amazing car that was parked near the seafront.
Tail lights look like a Ford LDT or LT. If the body was not altered, the car is pre-1968 as it does not have side marker lights which were mandatory in 1968.
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Right, the time as come.

I'm walking to IHOP.

Wish me luck.

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Yay, photos!

Beach...car... 8)
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Dammit.

I'll go back today or tomorrow and take some.

There's a Chinese Restaurant next door though.....

Lazy day today.

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Bill Dog wrote:
I'll be at the Hilton near Dulles Airport from the 16th to the 19th of June if anybody wants to say Hi.

I won't be going far.

Bill x
I am 10 minutes away as is the Air and Space Museum Annex which is a must see. And free if you get the hotel shuttle to drop you off.
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I went there last time with Strick but I'd happily see it again.

Hilton dates 16th ( late evening ) to the 19th.

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Bill Dog wrote:
This was an amazing car that was parked near the seafront.
Tail lights look like a Ford LDT or LT. If the body was not altered, the car is pre-1968 as it does not have side marker lights which were mandatory in 1968.
I believe you are correct, looks like a 67 Ford LTD.
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