More tearful farewells from the new friends I’d made throughout the morning as the group dispersed, and a small group of us headed off to Venice Beach (and Muscle Beach) for a wander around and to take a few photos.

Walking back, we got a little lost so we saw more of Marina Del Rey than we’d expected.

Then off to LAX to board my flight back to London, arriving in the early afternoon of the Saturday.

I’ll try to sum up my overall thoughts later…