Here's where it gets a little bit weird...

I'VE been a fan of The Rockford Files for years. If you don't know, it's an American detective series, made in the 1970s starring James Garner.

When swimming, sunbathing and reading started to get a little bit boring today, I jumped into our rented Ford Edge and drove up to Malibu to the location where much of The Rockford Files was filmed.

The place was barely recognisable after over 30 years and there's a toilet block where Rockford's trailer home stood. But enough remains for me to get that strange deja vu feeling.

On the way back to Orange County I took a drive up Coral Canyon Road and saw some pretty amazing houses over-looking the sea.

Newport Beach to Paradise Cove round trip (+ canyon detour) = 150 miles.