This blog is brought to you by Ellie. Thanks to a healthy dose of jet lag, we rose bright and early at 05:30 on the first day of this year’s big Barry and Ellie getaway. We started the day with a squidgy apple cinnamon roll and our favourite tea, purchased from Trader Joe’s yesterday. We packed a bag with sandwiches and snacks and headed out for our first full day. The plan today is as follows: Make Ellie hike to the Hollywood sign (an adventure I did not feel I was capable o