NB: Yesterday Danny received an e-mail confirming his rental
car though it clearly stated in the small print that in order to rent the
Challenger the driver must be 25 years of age. Danny was devastated and had
eventually come round to the fact that he’d just have to make to with the
drop-top Mustang.
We slept in a little today and so rushed around getting up
and checking out but were soon on track and heading towards the Hilton hotel
once more.
We strolled through the lobby of: suited people, Gucci and
Louis Vuitton bags, marbled floors, and posh bars with our large rucksacks on
our backs and our small day packs on our fronts; complete with greasy hair, scruffy
clothes and flip-flops – needless to say we got drew some looks! At the Hertz
desk they began processing our rental and soon picked up on the fact that
neither of us are 25 yet. Cue Danny’s sad face! The two behind the counter
began conferring with each other and eventually one could be heard saying:
“Just fix it for him.” Danny enquired and the guy said that he was making it
happen and not to worry! Sure enough the rental agreement went through and the
keys were handed over to a very excited Danny.
The lift opened onto the basement and it was hard not to see
the orange beast lurking at the far side of the car park. Danny was like a kid
in a sweet shop and was soon examining the entire car whilst muttering words of
absolutely no meaning to Corrie about this and that! The car was impressive to
say the least and Danny still couldn’t believe that, after setting his sights
on this car from the beginning of the trip, we were now in possession of the
Dodge Challenger R/T for 14 days.
We were off and, with the help of the trusty GPS, soon on
the crazy highway and in the fast lane heading south to San Diego. Danny
happiness was insatiable for the duration of the trip and his ego was further
enlarged by the numerous looks that this orange, chunky power machine with its
black racing stripes was attracting.
We pulled into a viewpoint along the coast, slowing slightly
as we rolled towards the parking spaces to allow a lady to take a snap or two!
Here we witnessed millions of very tame squirrels scampering around us and more
of the well-pumped seagulls. We also saw lots of the army choppers completing
some kinds of drills up and down this stretch of coast.
We arrived in San Diego and found a hotel to check in to. As
a final luxury Danny booked the, reduced rate, Jacuzzi room of the hotel and we
threw our stuff inside before going for tea.
After a lovely Italian meal we headed back to attempt some
more planning of the trip.
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