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Heavy traffic to Los Angeles and San Diego

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June 25, 2021

Instead of our original plan of spending a night in LA to visit friends such as Jocelyn Distrito who’s been inviting us since three years ago, we just decided to drive straight to San Diego, the main purpose of this road trip.

From Santa Barbara, our route to San Diego also brought us to the Los Angeles area. Traffic was really bad. Los Angeles is becoming synonymous to heavy traffic. Our drive doubled.

We decided to stop over at a Starbucks store to drink and stretch our legs. I was very thirsty and my chauffer (dear husband) was already feeling some backpains.

We exited the freeway and went to Wilshire Blvd looking for Starbucks.Busy highway with several cars under a clear sky.

Busy highway with heavy traffic under a clear sky.
There was a homeless guy sleeping soundly on a wheelchair.
Person sitting outside a building with a scooter parked nearby.
We easily found Starbucks thanks to Google plus our familiarity of the area.
Modern glass building behind a classic white structure with red roof tiles.
We saved a few bucks because there was still a few minutes left on the paid street parking.
Electric vehicle charging station with a car nearby.
Coffee for ECY and mango dragonfruit leminade for me with extra berries.  The young girl willingly gave me a cup with one-fourth berries in it.   Oh boy I was so thrilled.
Barista preparing drinks behind a coffee shop counter with menu boards above.
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Tall buildings and a street sign under a clear blue sky in an urban area.
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A colorful mural of Luca on a building in a sunny urban area.

To show my appreciation to the young girl who gladly gave me a small cup with dried dragon fruit berries, I gave her a $5 tip.   $5 I know it’s a bit much for a drink but the happiness I got was worth more than five bucks.
A vibrant iced drink and a Starbucks cup on a cafe table by a window.
A white guy waited a while to park his top down vehicle on the street because there was a black crow standing on that spot.  He was careful not to run over the bird.
Purple convertible parked by outdoor cafe seating on sunny street.
Just as we were leaving, I noticed another homeless guy with his worldly belongings parked in front of an office.
A tree with a trunk covered in writing or carvings on a city sidewalk.I gave the sleepong guy a few dollar billas by inserting them in between his fingers.  He didn’t wake up while I was doing that.
Man holding gun and cup, sitting outdoors.
I still have a few dollars left in my bag so I walked over to the other guy.  I didn’t want him to accuse me of favoritism  hahaha.
A person sitting on the ground outside a building with belongings around them.
Sobrang traffic pa rin.  Never travel on a friday to LA.
Heavy traffic on a busy highway near city exit signs.
We noticed more homeless people around and in parked cars, vans, tents.
A vehicle towing a trailer with an unusual, makeshift design on a sunny day.

The road to San Diego seemed endless.
A clear highway with a large overhead sign structure and blue sky.
Malapit na, malayo pa pala.
Highway leading into a sprawling cityscape under clear blue skies.
We stopped for gas.  Our SUV gulps gas like juice.
Palm trees line a street under a clear sky at sunset.
San Diego shouldn’t be so gar away but the heavy traffic added at least two hours to oir travel.   We were not flying, despite the delays, we enjoyed our leisurely drive.
Highway road with cars against a clear blue sky and distant hills.

Sunset view at Angelo's Burgers with palm trees and cars in the parking lot.
Malapit na.
A hillside neighborhood under a clear blue sky with a car on the road.

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