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…
Wow, just wow!
Well we are awake very early again, and it occurred to me that I have no idea what the wifi situation will be in the national parks, so don’t worry if I don’t post anything for a few days. I will still do the blog and upload it whenever I…
Wow, what a day. We arrived in Yosemite around 1,having stopped for fuel and sandwiches for breakfast. We decided not to do the vineyard walk in Napa after all, but set off for Yosemite and make the most of the day. The Sun was shining, the roads were ok –…
It’s midnight in the UK, and 4 p.m. In California and we are just back in the hotel after a hot day. We started out at the timeshare chat, if only to get the free breakfast (a bacon and spinach croissant, coffee, and a cup of fruit) and vouchers to…
Well it is has been a bit interesting today. We had an early breakfast in a diner – scrambled eggs with bits in – then we popped into the supermarket for a few nibbles on our journey, before being collected by the shuttle bus to take us to the airport…
It’s the end of a very long day, and both Liz and I are very tired. I think the time difference and the seasick pills we took (plus the very nice glasses of wine we had in the hotel when we got back from the whale watching trip) have finally…