DEEP INTO THE DESERT AND DEATH VALLEY Driving out of LA felt OK. Back to nature for us! Tecopa had Hot Springs in the middle of the Desert of California, with summer temps of 120 degrees F. We stayed for 2 nights to re-group after LV and see if we got a knock on our door for Halloween but alas even though we put the Pumpkin outside with a candle in it, but there were not many young people in this mining ghost town, so we ate the chocolate treats ourselves. Visited a date farm in the desert on Ronald’s (house [View Full Entry]

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VIVA LAS VEGAS, VIVA LAS VEGAS Eventually we pop through the desert ridge line and see below us the smog filled desert valley that cradles Las Vegas - do we or don’t we? - we had booked the camp ground and organised to meet Trace and Marc who will fly in from Santa Fe for the weekend, so it is connect up ‘Barb’ the GPS and lock in KOA campground Circus Circus and venture forth. Can you imagine a giant asphalt RV park with occasional trees and some grass, in the middle of a city and attached to the casino of [View Full Entry]

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HOODOOS ,CONDORS AND ANGELS ARE LANDING As we travelled out of Capitol Reef area we needed to resupply the food and wine cupboard - food was easily found, but being in Mormon Utah country meant wine was a bit harder to find - eventually, in the back section of a mountain outfitters clothing and gun shop we surprisingly found the State liquor store - no taxes and Australian/New Zealand wine, yeeha !!! The scenic road ahead climbed and climbed and eventually at 9000 feet what we thought was snow revealed itself as fields of trees without leaves having completed their fall [View Full Entry]

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THE GREAT AMERICAN ADVENTURE HIKING THE GRAND CANYON Early the next morning we said farewell to the colourful New Mexico and crossed the border to mountainous Colorado and a little town called Pagosa Springs on the San Juan River for a soak in the healing mineral springs. Pagosa Springs was discover centuries ago by the Native American Indians and is considered sacred ground. An afternoon of soaking in the pools certainly made us feel good - we kept wishing we could take them to the Grand Canyon with us. From here we headed to Durango to take a ride back through [View Full Entry]

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THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE SOUTHWEST AND THE ARIZONA AND UTAH CANYONS On the 28th of September we farewelled the Grand Canyon and headed south to Flagstaff - a university town popular for skiing and the train crossroad town for Arizona on Route 66, where a train goes through about every 15 minutes, some being hauling 140 double levelled containers. We spent the weekend here getting topped up on our groceries and awaiting Corrie’s dentist appointment on the Monday morning to get the cap put back on that fell off just before Tracey’s wedding. During the weekend we visited Wup [View Full Entry]

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THE AMERICAN ADVENTURE ET LE WEDDING IN SANTA FE We eventually hit Trace and Marc’s about 4pm in the midst of tears, laughter and lots of screaming. In the coming hours we of course got to know Marc and his wonderful Moma and Popa and her gorgeous son Josh - enjoyed a beautiful BBQ dinner cooked by Trace as she plied us with wine in preparation for giving us our “duties list” for the coming days - I never knew Tracey could be so organised - it was most impressive. Revy became 3037B, parked outside T&M’s front door ,in a partially [View Full Entry]

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FROM “THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK” to “THE BIG AMERICAN ADVENTURE” “AND ALL THAT JAZZ” Well - hi there you all and a big gidday to all our great friends and wonderful family. Sorry there has been such along time between drinks, but when you get through reading these next few chapters of what The Bald and Blonde have been getting up to you will no doubt understand the delay. In short we’ve just been plain ol busy, having a damn good time in The wonderful US of A. Yes on the 18th August we departed Aus and after a 13-hour Qantas movie [View Full Entry]

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Homeward Bound across The Nullarbor Plain Nullabor - Latin for Nullis Arboris, meaning no trees and that it was, a 146.6 kms of the longest straight stretch of road in Australia was a great drive that we enjoyed over two days and with two 45 minute time changes, stopping the first night at The Fraser Sheep Station, very nice spot, here our Barb got to sleep in a donga, next to a 60 plus year old fellow, who was cycling Australia,such a lucky girl! Then the second night was at The Nullarbor Motel (wouldn’t recommend). Crossing the Nullabor included passing 2 [View Full Entry]

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Departed Monkey Mia and the dolphins about 9.15 and headed out to the Northwest coastal hwy south towards Geraldton, then turned east through the Wool Wagon Pathway and the vistas and pastures full of goats, sheep and lambs and then onto fields and fields of the most beautiful wildflowers, some of which looked so good we decided to get out and lie amongst, just for fun a photo opportunity. Camped the night along the road in amongst a bush setting of Hakea trees which made Barb feel very much at home. It turned out to be a busy road, with triple [View Full Entry]

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“And then there were three” Qantas flight 843 touched down at 12.50 and by 12.55 I had spotted Barb. Screams of joy, lots and lots of hugs and tears and grins from ears to ears while we waited for the Louis Vuitons to arrive, then out to the awaiting chariot and E for more hugs, laughs and screams of joy!!!!!! The happy drug had been swallowed in multi dosages and us three were about to float up to Cape Leveque on a major high. For 220kms the car was bursting with non-stop yackity, yack, and screams of laughter. Only time [View Full Entry]

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