Hi: I am now in Los Angeles and we arrived by plane and got a marvelous deal on a car rental. We have a PT cruiser and it was a real bargain. When we had price rentals from Rhode Island the price was outrageous. Here they told us of a company called Pay Less. Indeed we did.

We arrived at the Hampton Inn in Augoura Hills and we are waiting for Marty's son David to pick us up at the hotel. We have enjoyed the Hampton Inns and they have helped us get some wonderful deals.

The area looks very dry here. They should rename the area. I call it , " Up the Hill and Down the Hill". There are many hills and mountains in Calif. and they are all brown and dry. Obviously, they have not had all the rains that we got in New England. As I look outside from my computer there is a small mountain across the street and it does have green trees, but there is a lot of dry brown grass surrounding the trees.

The weather here is much hotter than San Francisco. At night San Francisco was in the 50's and here is seems to stay much warmer.
Flying in only took us about an hour and the airline only cost $59 . We just learned that it makes a difference what time you fly. The prices vary by the hour you need your flight. It seems in traveling you learn something new each day.

We look forward to connecting with Marty's son and grandkids shortly. They are due here and we hope to see them soon.

Fancy Nancy en route!