May 2011 Vacation Day 2

On Sunday Wood and I rode with Brian and Allie all together. I got to ride as a Queen on the back of the super duper extra special harley. After a REALLY delicious and HEALTHY breakfast at Jenky's in Sherman Oaks (oh how I miss California cuisine) we headed off for a tour of Beverly Hills, Wilshire Blvd, and Melrose. Can't believe I lived in CA most of my life and had never been down some of those streets. It was a first down Rodeo Drive for Wood. He was surprised at how short it was. I was surprised at how the edgy part of Melrose had all the shops fully rented out and bustling but as we headed toward the more expensive end of the Blvd, lots of shops were empty. Guess folks still have money for tatoos and such but not for expensive clothes. We headed on out to Malibu and road up the coast for a bit. I LOVE the smell of the ocean and it was just a beautiful day for this part of the ride. I didn't remember Malibu being as long as it seemed. But I will take all the beach I can get. After passing the older Getty we headed up into the canyons and back over to Brian and Allie's. We enjoyed this part too, but give me the curvy mountain roads of Georgia any day, to the next part of our ride which was a short stint on the 101. I do NOT like riding a motorcycle on the FWYs of CA. A really great time had by all though. Brian escorted us back to the Harley dealership where we turned in the bike and then headed back to our hotel to get cleaned up before meeting Bruce and Ilene for dinner. And that weekend is when Wood got the bug to replace his trusty Beastess with a new and improved Road King Classic which I have decided to nickname BB King.... for Beloved Bike King. Also had a great visit catching up with Bruce and Ilene and chowing down on some grub at Black Angus. Always a good time with those two. Ilene makes me feel like we are the Betty and Wilma duo the way we can laugh and laugh.