This morning April (who I've been staying with in San Diego), took me for a drive up the coast to see the beaches et al. We stopped and walked through the gardens at the Self Realisation Centre in Encinitas, one of the homes of Paramahansa Yogananda. It was gorgeous. The view was amazing and as it's spring so were the colours of the flowers. I then took the Amtrak train service up to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and cabbed it over to the Beverly Hills Plaza where I'm staying till Wednesday. Unfortunately the hotel isn't quite as close to Rodeo Drive as I had hoped, but don't think that will stop me shopping!

Yesterday April and I went over to Coronado Island (San Diego) and had lunch at the stunning Hotel Del Coronado. http://www.hoteldel.com/ Also a gorgeous day! We drove by Balboa Park and walked around the rose garden. Apparently it was a wet winter and the roses looked fabulous for all the rain - lots of bright blooms.

My presentation at the SCAN astrology group Thursday night went really well and I received many positive comments afterwards. http://scanastro.com/index.html

I also gave a short talk as part of April's presentation at the SDAS astrology group on Friday night and it was great to meet so many more astrologers. http://www.sandiegoastrology.com/links.html