1st may, 2009 Up early and away, went out through the Joshua Tree national park to a place named Cottonwood at the south end of the park, well disappointment here, it was listed as an Oasis - NOT!!!!!!!!!!. Never mind moved on and up Highway 10 to Quartzite where we stopped for lunch. The photo of the RV is us parked between two big rigs. We are now in Arizona. Off and up to Big River RV park which is on the Californian side of the Colorado River, across the river is Parker, what does my idiot driver do (thats me) [View Full Entry]

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2nd May, 2009 Had a great nights sleep, weather is warm and there was a nice breeze. Today we went up to Lake Havasu, on the Parker Dam - talk about boys and their toys, this is where all the yuppies come with their speed boats - some powered by twin V8's and some even turboed. They aren't there for anything other than showing off their toys and their bodies, ladies and gentlemen you would have loved it - see the photo's. The city of Lake Havasu was built by none other than Mr McCullough (thats right Mr chainsaws himself) in [View Full Entry]

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23rd April. Insurance for the RV today, not too bad. Have had a major problem trying to hook up with the computer, unless you can find a hot spot, you pay, even at Starbucks, yes $3.99 US for two hours = lots of companies available to hook you up on a two year contract (no use to us). Dinner at Denny's, closest thing to a NZ meal yet. Hard times over here, buy a car 0% down and 60 months interest free, buy anything and no interest untill 2012, still lots of people losing their jobs, houses etc. 24th April. Day [View Full Entry]

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Forgot the photos of Disneyland, and now I can only upload one????? [View Full Entry]

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26th April, 2009 Finally we are on the move, up early and out to the Pomona Car show and Swap meet - a boys dream - cars cars and more cars. See the photo's. Thousands of cars in all states of repair + parts. 1st night in the RV at East Shore RV Park, $45 US a night, and we bought our motel with us. A nice RV park beside a Lake (small). Water skiing on saturdays, boating/jet skiing on sundays, they have day about 27th April 2009 East Shore Rv park, went for a walk around part of the Lake [View Full Entry]

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28th April, 2009 Left Pomona this am, travelled to the RV people to have a couple of things adjusted, needed RV untill 4pm so off to the shops we go Found a 99c Market, everything is 99c or less and I am talking about all foodstuffs as well as sundries. Then Popeyes for lunch, boy they will be killing KFC over here, special two pieces chk for 99c. Then onto Rancho Jurupa RV Park - nice. Rangers warned us of the Mountain Lions etc but said there were a lot of nice critters to be seen. Saw a skunk, they look [View Full Entry]

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30th April 2009 This morning it is cold in the desert, about 12c Went for a guided tour of the Keys ranch with a ranger. You would not believe how these people lived right up into the 1960's, talk about primitive. The thing that got me the most though is that nothing rusts - less than 20% hunidity year round and only 5 inches of rain over the past two years (not a lot of moisture). The steel is as good as the day it was made, paint has been cooked off and the steel has gone brown, but no rust. [View Full Entry]

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29th April 2009. Joshua Tree National Park Left Riverside this am and travelled to Joshua Tree National Park via Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree and Twenty Nine Palms. JT is the 15th Largest National Park in USA and is part of the Mojave desert. In the National Park there is only Freedom Camping so conservation on everything is a must. We camped at Jumbo Rocks, an area of huge rock formations, formed by volcanic eruptions and erosion, have a look at the photos and tell us what you see, there are many formations. Vegetation is sparse but some amazing colours in the [View Full Entry]

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21st April, 2009 Today the search began for the RV, thank goodness for the GPS, travelling with the two loves of my life now, Sam and the female voice on th GPS, and even she got me lost a number of times (wasn't my fault - no way) Out to Irvine, Pomona, visited 8 dealerships today and have seen numerous RV's - typical sales men, will sell you anything they feel like at the time. We can't get over the fact that we have to listen to their life stories and problems everytime, sam thought it was just hairdressers people confided [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to our journey. Up early and left for Auckland at 10.30am, flew out at 5.55pm, in the air for 11hrs 55mins - boring, snoring and worse. Arrived in L.A at 10.20am and then its out to the Transfer standwhere we are met by the original nutter who drove the shuttle at 75mph in a 65mph zaone the hole time texting and talking to his girlfriend on his mobile - we were pleased to get out. Accommodation at the Knottsberry Farm resort Hotel - don't stay there, we stayed there when it was the Beuna park Hotel 18 years ago, the [View Full Entry]

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