19th May 2025

Good morning LA. By 11pm we had stopped by China Town, a coffee shop, and had sent off our resupply packages. We then started on assembling a picnic which we took up the mountain to the Griffith Observatory. From here we could see the famous Hollywood sign and sat picnicking overl downtown LA. How iconic.

It felt very surreal being here. I have actually been to the observatory before, but I wasn’t very well at the time so my memory of this is close to non-existent. Being in the privileged position to unexpectedly revisit this location now that I am well enough to comprehend it comes with a great feeling of achievement. 

We arrived back taking final advantage of the shower and packed away our bags, bracing to leave civilisation and return to the wild. But first stopping for a torta, a Mexican sandwich, to pack out. We said goodbye to Josephine who showed great kindness by hosting us. 

Drizzle was not feeling great so decided to stay in Agua Dulce. Sweet Rolls, Dan and I continued on following the road out of the town and into a valley of high grass and yucca plants. We followed the valley’s basin before ascending as sun dipped behind the hills casting its final light for the day. 

At the top of the hills we found a pitch by a small woodland. Once the tents were up we enjoyed our tortas, our last luxury from LA, before collapsing into bed.