There was only one way to begin the last day of our trip, with a hike up Runyon Canyon for a view over Los Angeles. So just after the sun rose, so did we, and considering it was early on the morning after Thanksgiving there was a surprising amount of other people taking to the … More Day 146: Black Friday
Knowing that most things would be closed today due to Thanksgiving, we did what all good Kiwi’s do on a beautiful 32° summer’s day and headed for the beach. The hour long bus ride out there certainly was interesting. We met a few of the local characters, with one guy in particular taking a liking to … More Day 145: Thanksgiving
We had an otterly enjoyable morning. Up at the crack of dawn to repack and reshuffle all of our belongings, we were all but ready to go before heading to the lobby to grab one last lacklustre ‘continental’ breakfast consisting of toast and an unnamed unidentified sugary cereal. Anything that tastes purely of sugar and turns … More Day 144: LA LA Land
Relishing one of our last opportunities for a sleep in we took it easy this morning before starting our scenic drive down to Morro Bay. Leaving Monterey we hugged the coastline and enjoyed the views along the famous 17 Mile Drive. Taking our time – to make the most out of the entrance fee – … More Day 143: To Morro
Having decided last night that the best way to beat rush-hour traffic this morning was to spend some time walking through Golden Gate Park, we were up early this morning to do just that. Picking a spot at random to leave the car we enjoyed a bit of fresh air, the delightful aromas of the … More Day 142: Oh! Clam-ity!
With a full day of exploring ahead of us we were of course up early this morning. Starting the day with one of the stranger hotel breakfasts we’ve had to date we were out the door by 9am for the almost hour long walk to Pier 33. After a bit of a wait – spent … More Day 141: The Rock
No alarm was set today as we thought we would let nature run its course, but still by 8am we were up and ready for Samara’s dash to the breakfast room. At -7 degrees it was no time to dilley-dalley in her mind, so off we went for another mediocre continental breakfast before packing one … More Day 140: The City That Knows How
We rose today shrouded in mist. After dumping their fill last night the clouds had descended to limit visibility to a few dozen meters. As we emerged from our hiding hole we greeted a cleaner almost respectable looking Phoebe, packed her full of mostly dirty clothes and headed north. As we entered Mariposa town we were … More Day 139: Fast Times in Tahoe
Someone was a very sad panda today. While researching the hikes around Yosemite last night we discovered that not only do you need to have snow chains with you to drive into the park (which we don’t have), but that there was a severe winter storm warning in effect and they were advising against all … More Day 138: “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house all that cold cold wet day.”
This morning saw an early start and a delightful breakfast burrito before we headed out in search of Death Valley. As it was making our drive 2 hours longer just for the sake of it we were hoping the scenery would be worth it. As we left the Vegas city limits we were dubious, long … More Day 137: On A Dark Desert Highway
Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget 