Friday 10th January 2020 Today we took an organised tour of San Fran – it’s the easiest way to get around this very busy city. We drove through some of the well known districts – Union Square (where we are staying), Civic Centre (City Hall, Concert Halls), Castro (the rainbow district), Cow Hollow (the former … Read more
Thursday 9th January 2020 Geoff and Sean planned their last day of driving with particular care. We had about 200 miles to drive into San Francisco but we didn’t want to get stuck in traffic jams. Their planning paid off with a lovely scenic drive before joining the mayhem of morning traffic around 10.30am. We … Read more
Wednesday 8th January 2020 This morning we explored Cambria, a great little town with lots of antique shops before visiting the elephant seal colony on our way north to Monterey via Big Sur. The elephant seals are monstrous in size. The males weigh in at 2300 kgs. They live in this area all year round. … Read more
Tuesday 7th January 2020 Today we checked out of the Roosevelt, said goodbye to Hollywood and continued our Californian adventure north along the coast, but not before visiting Santa Monica Pier and the official end of Route 66. Our drive hugged the coastline most of the way, although on some occasions we trekked through vast … Read more
Sunday 5th January 2020 Tonight was a big night for us all – we were in Hollywood, so what better place than to be entertained in a 4D IMAX cinema for the latest Star Wars movie ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. As well as wearing 3D glasses we experienced moving seats, air blasts, smell and rain … Read more
Sunday 5th January 2020 Today was an easy drive to LA via Long Beach. We checked into the Hotel Roosevelt in downtown Hollywood. Geoff and I left Liam and Carmel to explore Hollywood Boulevard whilst we drove out to the Getty Centre. The Museum is known for its architecture, gardens and views overlooking Los Angeles. … Read more
Monday 6th January 2020 We spent the day at Universal studios on a VIP tour.
Thursday 2nd January 2020 We checked out of the Bellagio, met Sean and Sara at the Luxor and drove onto Anaheim. We had rented a house very nearby to Disneyland. We were able to catch up on some washing, cook a meal and kick back, relax and chat around the fireplace (not that it was … Read more
New Years Day 2020 Well what is there to say – ‘what happens’ in Vegas, stays in Vegas!!!’
Monday 30th December 2019 We took one last look at the Canyon this morning before driving south to Boulder City via Oatman. Now Oatman is a place best described as the Wild West. It comes complete with wooden sidewalks and burros (donkeys) roaming the streets. It is on the original Route 66, although these days … Read more
Sunday 29th December 2019 -14C to -1C fine and sunny We are staying in cabins on the south rim of the canyon so we awoke to a spectacular view across to the north rim from our cabin at the Bright Angel Lodge. With the sun peeking through at 7:30am and -14C, I donned 4 layers of … Read more
Saturday 28th December 2019 We woke to snow this morning and lots of it. All of the cars in the carpark were covered in snow, fortunately for us our vehicles were parked undercover. Over breakfast we discussed travel tactics as it was going to be tough driving conditions on snow and ice with the road reports … Read more
