A Small Bite of the Big Apple (and other slices of the USA!)

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October 13th 2006

Published: November 24th 2006

Hello Everyone BE WARNED this is a long blog so if you want to go straight to the pictures please do so (we would!) The first thing we noticed arriving in the States was how friendly, helpful and multicultural the people were. San Fran was a stand-out for this. Everywhere we went people were always willing to give us directions or just have a chat. We’re not sure if this was emphasised by t... Read Full Entry

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Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

The start of our trek to Half Dome

Vernal Falls, Yosemite

Nevada Falls, Yosemite

Horses carrying supplies up the mountain

The view from above Vernal Falls

Gorgeous day and amazing scenery

Us with Half Dome in the background

The view from the top of Half Dome

Us in front of Half Dome

If you look closely at the base of the rock there are 3 people about to climb, gives you an idea how big it really is

The pile of gloves at the bottom - find a pair without holes

These were to protect your hands from the metal cable used to pull yourself up the rock

The very steep climb up Half Dome

Half way up the Dome looking down

In the background you can see Justin and John

And the glorious view from the top!

Proof that I was there!

On the way down

Hows the serenity

Nevada Falls

Our stretch hummer ride in Vegas

The stretch hummer

Our trek group in the hummer

24th November 2006

Kate & Fiko
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Whoa!!!
All we can say is OH MY GOD!!!! You guys just keep em coming dont you! We were getting excited about our BIG Trip next week....but ours does not compare to your travel exploits in your latest blog! Talk about making a short trip into an adventure! How amazing....Love getting the blogs...will be sending some of our own soon...Look forward to your next one.

16th December 2006

Michael Bale
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THATS AMAZING !!!
I committed myself and actually read the entire thing ... which was no simple feat!! but its hard not to read when you a reporting items such as chopper rides over the canyon, seeing deer and chipmonks in yosmite park, rubbing shoulders with celebrities(ben stiller and will ferrell are two of my all time favorites) .. meeting cheerlaeders and being wrapped up in the "sex and gambling" of vegas. What an amazing two weeks...it makes america not sound so bad!! It great to see you living it up and cant wait to hear all about it when you return to OZ... stay safe and keep smiling Michael :)

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