Long Beach, the suburban beach town

We had a wonderful lazy morning, as we had a unique experience of a flight  that took off at a reasonable hour (2pm).We wandered aimlessly about until it was time to leave for the airport, no other responsibilities than to triple check our luggage, the locks and the stove being turned off. A turbulent flight was manageable for the spectacular views of the Grand Canyon, and having an entire airline row to ourselves. Uber turned out to be the perfect way to transport to Long Beach, despite having to upgrade to a "black car" which turned out to be an Indian man in a mecedes. Second hurdle cleared as we checked into our lovely Airbnb with a garden view in the east village artist quaters. Wandered by the ocean, down Ocean Drive and experienced a very lazy Halloween night. Had a beer at the Constitution ale bar where a man in a hamster costume clearly had put in too much effort. Batman and the Joker were the most popular offerings as the bars and restaurants geared up for a rush that never came. We bailed off to Von's grocery store for amazing deli fried chicken and salad and bed. The time change will be problematic, however, as we already have a two hour deficit and we will gain another hour. Look forward to awakening at 4am to start the day. All open windows overlook a lovely azalea tree and garden lulling us to sleep. Apparently there are no bugs in southern California as we haven't a single screen

. 78 degrees but a cool ocean breeze.