Here we are, sitting in San Diego airport having arrived here very early for check-in, and having spent the morning at the hotel del Coronado. What an amazingly beautiful place. It’s made entirely of wood, and has a distinctive red roof, and is set on the most beautiful sandy bay.…
Up early again today. Can’t get the hang of the time difference, and it’s a hot one yet again. We set off on the bus to the gaslamp quarter in downtown San Diego, expecting it to be full of bijou shops and interesting places to see, but it’s like every…
We have left our beautiful hotel in Indian Wells, and moved on to our final hotel in San Diego. Liz and I decided against going into the desert in temperatures of 108 degrees to photograph the Joshua trees, and instead drive to La Jolla north of San Diego before going…
We started off early on what we knew would be a long drive to Indian wells/Palm Springs. This really is a desert, with white sands encroaching on the highway. I’m so tired, having had a bad night in wuksachi lodge, but we set off with high expectations, and Liz spotted…
I must first of all update on last night’s post. Being tired and in no fit state to find somewhere else to eat, we were told that we had to make a reservation for dinner. Why, I have no idea, as the place is deserted, but I asked for 6…
Just in case anybody is missing a post today, the reason is that we have spent 8 1/2 hours in the car getting here in the Sequoia National Park. Grrrr! We did see a coyote, but were in too much of a hurry to get out of Death Valley before…
We have arrived in Death Valley. The drive was quite interesting, and the range of colours in the rock varies all the time. The photos do not do it justice. We dropped down 6,000 feet from the start of the national park, and drove across the white plain you can…
This is not going to be an interesting post at all. When we woke this morning, neither of us felt particularly lively. We both slept badly and decided on a very quiet day. We took a drive up to Twin Lakes and Lady Mary Lake but none of them was…
Today started with seeing a family of deer in the area behind out cabin. Typically, I only managed a few “bum” shots! Having entered our destination in Bitching Betty, the satnav (name borrowed from Claire!) it told us we had 6 hours 40 minutes to go to get to Mono…
I posted a photo of the fire on the last post on Sunday, as an update. Have a look at it, it really is quite amazing. The wifi is very slow here, so the photos aren’t uploading. Also, for some reason, I can’t reply to your posts, so please don’t…