I did the math and figured out that I'm sightly behind schedule on my challenge to see every neighborhood in Los Angeles this year. (I should up to 35 by now, and that's not even accounting for times out of town when I won't be able to see any 'hoods.)
That said, I've been in a bit of a slump mood-wise. It happens, but when it does—perhaps it's my writer's personality—it is my tendency to hunker down and stay in. My saving grace that the writer in me also hates to miss a deadline... so here I am, doing my best to get out there and stick with the challenge.
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| Tyrone, always ready for a w-a-l-k |
'Hood #30 is mere miles from home in a neighborhood called Del Rey, which is sandwiched between Marina del Rey and Culver City. It's where my BFF Mary Jo lives, along with the supremely handsome and hilarious Tyrone.
Sometimes a walk with a dog is just what a gal needs, so that's what I did to experience Del Rey.
An odd thing about this neighborhood: Mary Jo has been living in her house for more than 10 years, only it used to be in Mar Vista. Somewhere along the line, borders shifted, and now she's in Del Rey. (Mar Vista is now to the north). That's the thing about LA neighborhoods: Many aren't all that official so shifts like this can happen.
Anyway, it was a blustery day (but, hey, wind is nothing compared to these earthquakes we've been having lately). We walked for an hour along Bollona Creek, a nearly 9-mile waterway with a bike path that goes from Culver City-ish to the coastline. I've biked portions of it before, but this is the first time I've deliberately walked it and (embarrassingly enough) even noticed the creek had a name. Sometimes I have to marvel at my lack of geographical curiosity.
And there we have it: 30 down, 107 to go... I can do this!
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| Bollona Creek Bike Path in Del Rey, Los Angeles |
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