Shopping in San Fran
Tuesday 14th October Time to go home, with the shopping of course and a new suitcase!
Alcatraz
Monday 13th October We took a guided tour of San Francisco with Urban Safaris as suggested by Lynne O’Donnell from Helloworld in CT. It was a great tour and they did take u
San Francisco
Sunday 12th October Exploring San Francisco – it was a bright sunny and (apparently) unusually warm day so we hit the sidewalk and checked out this sprawling city that has a
Nevada City
Friday 10th October A great way to start the day was having breakfast overlooking the lake (once again) and it is a sight that you could never tire of. We watched a hot air ballo
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Thursday 9th October What a wonderful relaxing day we have had exploring Lake Tahoe. It is “soooo pretty” as they say here. But it is what it is. The ducks and ge
The Wild West
Wednesday 8th October It started out as a wild ride from Yosemite being chased by the wild fires that started yesterday afternoon. They burned brightly and out of control all nig
Yosemite National Park
Tuesday 7th October 2014 We slept beside the roaring waters of the Merced River last night (on the top floor of the hotel in a very comfortable bed). We set out to explore Yosemi
Hearst Castle
Sunday 5th October We were only a couple of miles from the Hearst Castle so it was a quick drive there after a few stops for photographs along the beautiful coastline. Lots and l
Scarecrow Festival
Saturday 4th October We deserve a day off, so that is what we are doing. We are staying in the San Simeon Pines Resort at the northern end of Cambria and the home to the (world f
Santa Barbara to Cambria
Friday 3rd October Today was a wandering day up the coast from Santa Barbara. We encountered fabulous coast line, beaches, sun, sand and endless views. We had good intentions o
Cruizin’ the West Coast
2nd October 2014 Why is Geoff smiling? Mr Hertz..”sorry sir we don’t have the vehicle you booked, is that ok?” Geoff ….”No” Mr Hertz… R
Chicago Cubs Ball Game
16th September 2014 – Wrigley Field We trained it out with the locals to Wrigley Field (yes, after the man who made a fortune from chewing gum), to the home of the Chi