Apparently all the rel action happens down at Venice on the weenkends, but on Firday they were still swarms of people and things happening everywhere - although only two guys working out in the muscle gym area, which was just a little disappointing! The was also a gym on the sand which was totally cool with rings, a beam, bars and boxing bags.
This area was great fun, although it was a ltitle spoilt by the fact that a group of homeless old timers and young were camped out in the corner. Initally some were slepping and others were drinking but in the end all were in a fight over something stupid like you touched me and you threw sand on me you mother @#**er"" whilst stumbling into each other and falling all over the place! Pretty messy - Eva wasn't impressed! That stuff just comes hand in hand with big cities though doesn't it! The ugly side that doesn't really get talked about - homelessness, mental illness and debauchery!
From there we hit the beach proper, (it is beautiful) and walked down to the water - just got my feet wet though, it was a little chillly....I'm so soft!
The skate pask was real all the real action was happening - there was a DJ playing and heaps of people riding and doing tricks in front of a gawping crowd. It seems that everyone in LA likes to do things in front of a crowd!
I have to say that the immensity of LA is quite something and there is certainly a buzz of frenetic energy that I quite like. It is a party place though and our travels in South America stand in stark contrast to the plastic consumerism and obvious wealth.
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