We left Sonoma and drove to a town called Inverness for some food. After that we drove to Point Reyes. We walked down 302 steps to reach the lighthouse. We went inside the lighthouse and looked out on to the Pacific Ocean. We then had the long walk back up the steps and then a long drive to Sausalito. We looked around the shops and a farmers market. We got some food from the farmers market before driving across the Golden Gate bridge to San Francisco. We then spent the night in a hotel before flying home the next day.... read more

Waffles for breakfast led to a drive to the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield. We had a free tour of the factory and saw the various stages of making a Jelly bean. Apparently it takes 17-21 days to make a jelly bean. We got taken through the factory and got free samples during the tour including the newest flavour at the time,honey. After the tour we also tried some flavours from the 'sample bar'. A favourite of mine was the pink grapefruit. They were also developing flavours at the time which I am pretty sure they have made into the Beanboozled game. We got to try skunk spray,pencil shavings,toothpaste,rotten egg,canned dog food,barf,mouldy cheese,booger,baby wipes and centipede. We then had a Jelly Bean shaped pizza in the cafe and looked in the shop. We then left the ... read more

An early rise and brunch in a diner began our day. We then drove into Reno and our first stop was a huge hotel called the The Peppermill. It had a casino,numerous wedding chapels,swimming pools,a ballroom,cafe's,restaurants,shops and bars. We then went around another place called Circus Circus which also had an arcade aimed at young people. We then looked around Silver Legacy and Eldorado hotel casinos as well. Although a tacky place it was bearable for a short amount of time.We left Reno and drove to a little town called Virginia City which was old-fashioned and almost out of a western movie. You really felt like you were on a movie set. There is a lot of history there and some interesting facts to ... read more

We had an early morning as we were driving from one end of Yosemite National Park to the other. We drove for a solid couple of hours having a few scenery stops on the way. A very scenic drive and very enjoyable. One of the most beautiful drives and a really stunning National Park. The beauty of the natural landscape is really incredible. Once out of the park we drove to a small town called Lee Vining and stopped for some lunch. We then drove to Lake Tahoe to the hotel we were staying at. We had a look around the little shops and then had dinner. We then relaxed in our room for the rest of the night.... read more

An early breakfast in the hotel was followed by a drive into Yosemite park. We started with El Capitan which is a huge rock formation that a lot of people like to rock climb on. We then drove along to Glacier Point which is a viewpoint from where you can see most of the park. We then drove on to Mariposa Grove which is the home of the giant sequoias. There is a huge tree there called the 'Fallen Monarch' which is basically one of the giant sequoias that has fallen down. We walked on a little further till we came across the Grizzly Giant which is one of the largest trees in the grove and is apparently over 1,800 years old! Another short walk and we arrived at the California tunnel tree which had a ... read more