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Woke up on Santa Barbara / Ventura Baron had Mcdonalds breakfast' .....I've never see this man eat so much junk...he has had pancakes and waffles and bacon and sausage pretty much every day. He is truly sucked in to the American fast food Life! His goal is to sample Wendys and Dennys this week. I might see a fat Baron for the first time ever. We set off for LA, saw a huge memorial for 9/11 of flags in the ground for each victim. We then hit Malibu beach, home of loads celebs. Most of the beach is private but the view of the homes is great. We then found Topanga Beach and sat on there for a good hour. We set off again and made our way to Universal studios! Arrived at Universal Studios, and ... read more

Woke up to our last morning in Groveland. Joe made us another fantastic breakfast. Deer family of up to 10 outside the bedroom window, Baron fed them some fruit. We set off at about 10.00am for a long drive to Monterey. Felt really sad leaving Groveland, loved its quirkiness. Joe and the Cabin was like a home from home. Baron read all the directions to Monterey from a map, (no sat nav for us). We made it to Monterey, both in one piece at about 3pm. (Total 5 hours drive) We had a quick lunch at Sly Mcflys, and then a wander round the little coastal town and looked for somewhere to stay. Eventually found the The Clement Hotel by Intercontinental, on the beach. Amazing views. We went downstairs to the outside bar area to make ... read more

7.30 went out for some breakfast. We ate at The Blue mermaid attached to the hotel. Sat outside in the sun. 10.00am Checked out collected car and set off on our journey to Groveland. The journey took about 4hrs 30, and was fantastic, stopped off at Walmart for some essentials and saw THE PEOPLE OF WALMART. Temperature 99f. As we got closer to Yosemite, there are signs of appreciation everywhere for the firefighters who have been fighting the 3rd largest fire in california. it has been devastating to the area. It was 90% contained on the day we arrived. 3.30pm Finally arrived at The Cub Inn in Groveland. It is Indescribable. It is a raised log cabin, set in the woods and wildlife, run by fantastic owners, Joe and Charlene, and their dog Cubby. Joe told ... read more

5/09/13 3.15pm Arrived at San Francisco airport after a very relaxing journey in Club World via British Airways! Picked up Hire Car from Hertz, nice little SUV to take us on our little American adventure. Arrived at San Francisco Bay area at 6pm and dropped car in propark, via gotta park. We walked across the road to our perfectly located hotel, The Argonaut Hotel. Nauticalia is the theme, and it is a gem. Modern, Clean and comfortable. Happy. Checked in and headed out straight to have a beautiful sunset walk all the way down Bay Road to Pier 39. Great atmosphere and lots going on. temperature still in mid 20s. Americas Cup is present, so big stage for music etc. Decided to get some food at a restaurant called Pompeii, very quaint little place, 60s music ... read more