Our final day in L.A. and our trip.

We haven't had heavy meals on the trip, but we've been eating three full meals a day, something we don't do at home. Our waistlines have not faired too well. Off we went at 8 AM to the Farmer’s Market for breatkfast with Nick looking for something sweet. Too early for that, so we shared a salmon crepe with a salad, not too bad health wise.

We had some time before a planned lunch at Barbara’s niece Debbie & Sean’s so we we stopped at the iconic Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Glendale. The museum there was quite interesting, but we seemed to have missed some of the more interesting grave sites that Nick saw when he visited it in 1969(!) or so. We drove around a bit, skirting some very large funeral processions, looking around. We did see a replica of Michelangelo’s David, carved from the same marble, and a few other interesting sculptures, including a replica of the Ghiberti Doors we saw in Florence and a replica at Vassar.

At Debbie and Sean's house in Sherman Oaks, we their three egg laying chickens, that wandered around like they owned the place. (Photos to come.) Sean showed us his practice studio (Man Cave), converted from the garage, and equipped with 3 Fender amplifiers. Debbie barbecued delicious swordfish and veggies as we relaxed and chatted.

Off to return the rental car, a Chevy Aveo. It is probably the worst car we've ever rented. Underpowered and flimsy, it just was not enough car to deal with the traffic and roads of the California freeways. The Ford Focus we rented in Sarasota was significantly nicer and the cost was one third the price.

Flying the red eye worked out well, except the passenger next to Nick had Bronchitis and coughed continuously. JFK is very quiet at 6:30 AM as is I-95 at seven.

We had a great trip. Thank you to all our friends along the way, who rolled out the red carpet wherever we went.