30/09/2006: Bakersfield.

Hello again dear friends, Arrived in bakersfield this afternoon. Took the Greyhound from Hollywood. There was a mad woman in the waiting area, talking to herself. Took about 2 and a bit -hrs. Seems a nice enough town. Lots of Trucks. Hotel room is nice enough. It's Saturday night but I won't bother venturing out as I have a big day tomorrow. Besides I'm a day late to see Guns N Roses... Spoke to Curtis at EagleRider and everything is set to go. If you want an idea of where I'll be riding to and when, check the Kings Canyon run on the Eaglerider link. I seem to have left my power plug adaptors at home which I only discovered last night. Not easy to get these here unless you're at an airport. I have a power pack for my phone but the camera's will need charging soon so I'll have to get something soon. Arthur commented that I packed too much stuff...he was right. I think I can split it into two suitcases which will be easy. Otherwise I'll have to ship some stuff back. Novice traveller... Had my first fast food burger today. I plan to have a few of these while I'm here. Today's selection was the Ultimate Cheeseburger from Jack-in-the-Box. Pretty good, chips still had bits of skin on them, they were yummy. The girl at the counter got all excited when she heard my accent and introduced herself to me, asking about the trip etc etc. Whatever I sadi she just grinned and told me she loved my accent. Probably don't get that many Aussies ( certainly not many Serbo-Aussies, and you can take THAT to the bank!) unlike LA where we are probably a dime a dozen. Forgot to mention: A contingent of Hawthorn players were on my flight to LA from Melb. They seemed pretty well behaved. That will have changed though. I've booked a room at the USA Hostel in Hollywood for when I get back from the ride. It's smack in the middle of Hollywood right next to H'wood Boulevard. Looking forward to checking some of that out. Anyway, that's it for me. Oh, there are oil pumps, like the ones you see in the movies; with the big weight swinging, in the weirdest places here, in car parks, behind shops etc. Looks very strange. Still don't know who won the Grand Final...still don't really care. Blessings to you all. M