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Arches Slooooow start to this morning. I just felt really tried and I also had great wifi AND phone signal so I called around family and checked up on Becky to see how the jet lag was treating her. By the time I got out the door it was around 11am. Arches national park is one that I had been really looking forward to. It's only a couple of miles out of Moab and the road in was absolutely rammed with cars. After talking a little while to get through the pay station I did my usual and headed to the visitors centre to get insider tips for the best places to go. I'm not sure where everyone was but even though the car park was full the centre itself wasn't and I had plenty of ... read more

Monument valley My phone died last night so I woke up at around 9:30 rather than the 4:30 alarm that I had set to watch sunrise over the Grand Canyon. I wasn't too bothered though because I figured that the sunrise would be more or less the same as sunset, just from the other side.The drive to monument valley took me back into the national park and skirted along the side of the Grand Canyon. I was stopping every five minutes or so which really slowed down progress but was worth it for the views! Just before leaving the park I was driving very slowly and a baby elk (or something similar) just strode out in front of my car. I grabbed my camera and it just stood there and gave me a dirty look. Unfortunately ... read more

We slept so well last night and took a really leisurely start to the day. Once we found Becky a Starbucks we drove the couple of hours to Sausalito. The traffic in California seems so much worse that anywhere in the states I've been before (except New York) it took us a long time to get there but just by an absolute fluke we managed to park instantly and right in the centre too! We walked a little way and found a restaurant / café overlooking the bay. The view was utterly gorgeous and it was warm and just so beautiful! After lunch and whilst we were on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge, we drove up to the Marin Headlands to get the best views of the city. Whilst we were up there ... read more

This morning we were wide awake by 5am and so excited to get on the road and REALLY begin our adventures. We had breakfast, checked out of our wonderful little hotel and set off West towards the Bonneville Salt Flats and Nevada. We weren't even a mile out of the city before we were absolutely struck by the beauty of where we were. There were mountains towering in front of us and the flat, mostly dried, great salt lake to our right. It was still early and the I-80 was almost empty. I think we both had a little moment on that road and felt so privileged and lucky just to be there! After around an hour we came to the rest stop which sits on the edge of the Salt Flats. There were a few ... read more

Today I went into full tourist mode from the moment I woke up. My bag was packed and ready for every eventuality, my cameras were fully charged and I was in the mood to see me some sights! I've not really used my car since coming to Charleston, and despite two consecutive "hottest days of the year" I'm enjoying wandering the streets, (power walking the streets if it's dark!) so I walked a little way up to the big tourist office to see what things they could fill my day with. I opted for the bus/boat package and by 10am I was being slowly (and air conditioned-ly) take around the sights of Charleston. I did a similar tour when I was last here but this one was so much better. The lady was a real local, ... read more