Was up later then normal chatting with Darren so I slept in. Darren had a warner bros tour planned, but didn't hear back from the sound stage in time so it will have to wait till some other time. Instead he arranged some tickets for us to do the Getty Villa since it was closed to the public the day before when I went. I got there a little sooner then he did, its an advantage to be on two wheels in LA traffic. I actually kinda enjoyed LA traffic, I am sure it would be different if I actually had to cross it with a purpose rather then just wandering. All the stopping gives you a good chance to gawk. The getty villa is full of artifacts from the roman, greek and etruscan empires. I had seen examples of attic red figure vases vs black figure vases and white ground painted vases in textbooks from school so it was nice to see in person. Its amazing to see how much changes in 2500 years, and also how much stays the same.
Michael Jackson died today while I was in LA area, but was well away from any of the commotion I hear it caused. Left from the Getty to get on the road. I am really enjoying driving along the ocean, you get great views. Only got as far as San Luis Obispo today. Tomorrow, more driving along the coast. I am near hearst castle so I might check that out first. After I should make it to san francisco, or further.