Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 3

Starting the eight hour count down till departure, and we're almost ready! We'll catch everyone up on the first legs of the trip tomorrow evening...maybe. We'll wave as we fly over... More from Day 0: Made it to Victoria's in two hours. Great to catch up on happenings at my former job, AND it sure is nice to have a ride to the airport - Thank You, Victoria! John & Max... read more

.....just entered California!!! And headed to the BIG SUR! Sound like we'll have scattered service so we'll be in touch once we meet San Fran on Friday. XO shan*... read more

My carbon foot print is hughe looking at all the places where I've been some nice and some blahah. Methinks I left of at leaving St. George going to Death Valley, what ever here goes. Going through the desert on a bike with no name was hot 104 F or about 40C makes you sweat, a lot. Pahrump is a dump no no less, casinos and some motels and that was it nothing to do but to fill up with water and have a dinner. Dinner was a pizza, actually the best veggie pizza I've had in my life, everything on it and lots of it as well, I felt like bursting when I left, I was my own doggie bag. Next stop was Death Valley, that's not really dead at all lots of vegetation and ... read more

Ma journee a debute de la meme facon : avec un magnifique dejeuner au resto d'en bas. Cette fois, j'ai mange mon assiette mediterraneenne avec leur fameux bagel. Il avait l'ai bon, et il l'etait! Aujourd'hui, le musee SFMOMA est gratuit, donc je me suis prommenee au Ferry Building en attendant que le musee ouvre ses portes. Cependant, la plupart des boutiques du Ferry ouvrent seulement a 10h, et j'y etais a 9h! Bon, c'est vraiment mieux comme cela car je ne peux plus acheter rien: ma valise est faite et il ne reste plus de place -meme que je pense etre obligee d'abandoner mon gros sac de Trader :(. Donc, le Ferry est une place a aller, mais au debut du voyage! J'y ai quand-meme achete un jus vert (un espece de melange sante de ... read more

Well, just a few more days and I'll be off. I am finishing up the travel plans and have left most of the trip kind of loose. I do have some tickets for Concerts along the way. One at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, a period concert where the musicians will all be dressed in period clothing. A Violin concert in Prague at the Municiple House, and a evening rocking out with Joe Cocker. I am really excited about the spa and wellness centers of Budapest. Ahhhhhh, really????... read more

Bon, aujourd'hui, j'ai pris un 'conge' : c'est-a-dire que je suis restee relaxe en ville. Avec le planning de FOU que je m'etais fait depuis 6 mois, j'avais 'des choses a faire', c'est psychologique je sais, mais j'avais besoin de me desobeir a moi-meme. Bref, Fanny est partie de son cote car elle filait pour etre relaxe, mais sur le bord de la mer. J'ai commence mon matin comme tous les autres : dehors a respirer l'air frais de 7 a 8h. Ensuite, dejeune au resto David's ou j'ai le dejeuner inclut avec ma chambre d'hotel. On est LOINS des dejeuners d'hotel constitues de ti-muffins pre-emballes et de cafe dans un thermos, avec une banane trop mure (toute picotee). Ce matin, j'ai resiste a la tentation de prendre le meme plat (Mediterranean Breakfast) et j'ai pris ... read more

Funny how you don't think it will ever come, and even when it does, it doesn't seem real. We are currently at the airport. Due to past mishaps we,ve given ourselves a lot of time. The whisky and water have been purchased and we have 20 minutes till boarding. Our bags have disappeared down the conveyor belt at check in, the shuttle has been booked for the other end, so, armed only with our passports, tickets and the above drink, there is nothing more to do other than board the plane bound for Los Angeles....... read more

Our first day.....peered out of the glass door to check out the main house and garden. James had put both bikes out for us, and they sat gleaming in the sun waiting for us. They look as good as they did in the photos. The Tuckers are wonderfully friendly and helpful and we spent most of the day shopping with James for bike and camping gear. We bought 2 helmets, one flip top one plain full face, pair of smart gloves for me. Tried on a smart pair of boots, right size, comfortable, good price, but the zip jammed and I got stuck in them! James, Jim and the shop assistant all had a go trying to unjam it, and got there eventually. They are going to get another pair in for Monday, which is when ... read more

Had a few problems with accessing the internet here, hence the rather slow updates of this blog. Messed about and finally got it up and running. Its difficult to donate much time to it, with bikes to ride in the Californian sun, more things to buy, not to mention the socialising! 3rd May - I was woken up with the sound of tools, by the time I was up and dressed, James had the front wheel off my bike and taken it to get the tyre replaced, as it was cracked. After breakfast, which is brought to us sitting outside in the sun, we refitted the front wheel with the new tyre. I then went off with Colleen to purchase our bedding and other bits and pieces. The two boys stayed working on the bikes, organising ... read more