After breakfast we drove to Barkers Dam in the park. We enjoyed the mile walk around looking at plants and shrubs and rock formations. Saw some Petroglyphs which had been vandalized. too bad. We drove out of the park approximately at noon heading down 29 palms highway. Stopped for lunch at McDonalds in Yucca Valley then looked for binoculars in Walmart but no luck. Found a Sports Authority on the way into LA and bought binoculars there. Made it to the Comfort Inn on sunset Blvd at 3 PM. We had a little rest before having Chicken Pad Thai at a Vegan Thai restaurant at 6 PM. Left for the Opera and took the 10 minute drive. The parking garage was almost full, we parked on level 8. The Flying Dutchman was good, the scenery was awesome. I had a bothersome kid behind me talking and with a cell phone that went off several times. What a moron.