California Vacation 2009

Well we went and did and returned. There are few things more fast and furious than our weekend trip to Los Angeles and Six Flags. Here are some of the stats:

-Boarding passes forgotten, 1 - Marie printed and presented to the TSA dude all but...mine.
-Miles driven in our rental Yukon, 300
-Hours spent driving 300 miles in our rented Yukon, 11 - Friday from LAX through downtown and down Santa Monica Blvd through Hollywood all the way to Malibu (3), from Malibu to Valencia, 60 miles, (3...aaaauuuuuuggggghh!), from Valencia to LAX, 45
miles, to p/u Rob (2...aaaaaauuuuuuugggggghhh!!), and back to Valencia (1).
-Method used to find the perfect place to take Kelsie's picture with the Hollywood sign in the background, pure luck.
-Number of stars we saw on the Hollywood walk of fame, lots
-Number of cars made to look like a shoe, 1 - you guessed it...on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywierd
-LDS temples driven by, 1
-Count of Mercedes, BMW's and Jaguars seen on Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills, can't count that high
-Wharfs walked upon, 1 - in Malibu
-Dollars spent on lunch at the end of the wharf in Malibu, 76
-Number of toes that got Malibu beach sand all over them, 30 - Marie and I left our shoes on and Rob wasn't there yet.
-Manta Rays seen on the end of a fishing line, 1 - baby caught by Malibu wharf fisherman
-Number of 'u' turns in Valencia looking for our hotel, 6 or 7
-Hours standing in line for rides at Magic Mountain, 8
-Minutes actually riding on rides at Magic Mountain, 15
-Name of the most awesome rollercoaster in the whole universe, X2 (tatsu according to the kids, the park bench according to Marie)
-Longest first drop on a rollercoaster, 250 feet on Goliath
-Fastest speed attained on any ride, 100mph in 6 seconds on Superman
-Most unexpected thing that happened while riding a rollercoaster, blacked out on Goliath in a turn...kids did too...Marie didn't cause she had her eyes closed
-Number of times I heard Rob scream like a girl, lots
-Number attending Magic Mountain same day we did, 26,000
-Number of non-caucasian people attending Magic Mountain same day we did, 25,994
-Hour at which Magic Mountain closes, 12am
-Time we left Magic Mountain, 12am
-How long it takes to eat at Denny's in Valencia at 12:30am, 1.5
-Flight departure time on Sunday morning, 6am
-Time left hotel so we could drive 45 miles to airport, turn in the rental car, check in at airport and go through security, 3:30am
-Hours of sleep I got that night, zero
-Time spent in shower trying to stay awake, 20 minutes
-Cost of good times had with the wife and kids, priceless!
Photos of good times.