Rebecca: I love the Davenport area, Big Sur, Carmel, Pacifica, even Salinas sounds good at this point! re your hands: try massaging your hands and each finger. At times I get a little sore in my knuckles, rarely but it happens. Massage REALLY helps. My yoga teacher/masseuse told me to do it and she's right!
Annmarie: Yea, I've driven over Hwy 17 countless times. You know it was "banked" for horse and wagon. The bank is opposite what a road built for automobiles. I had a flying saucer follow me home fro Scotts Valley to Menlo Park once. Very comforting. We you injured when your car left the road? RE: L.A. we used to go to a flea mkt. to buy moccasins too. I love moccasins. I've got to look for some. While living in Encino we often went to a Mexican shopping area near USC as I remember. It had a name (doh!) wish I could remember. Purchased the BEST tamales.