Blogs from Phoenix, Arizona, United States, North America - page 19

So the big debate at work was which way should I go to get out of California? The logical choice is to take Interstate 5 through the Grapevine and just go south and take Hwy 10 out to Texas. Only problem is that the Grapevine was snowed in yesterday...so the alternative is to take Hwy 58 through Tehachapi out to Barstow, then cross over and come back down to 10, but that would take several extra hours, and I was already behind schedule. Soooo....I decided to drive to the Grapevine and see what it looked like. The moment I saw a motorcycle coming out of it, I knew I could make it. So it stormed pretty good while I was there (see photos) but I made it through. On the other side of the Grapevine I ... read more

So after having a good night last night i woke up just after 9am today and Dave had stayed overnight and he was leaving so we said our goodbyes. The kids were up and Julie the other surfer was up and so were Larry and Trisha. so it turns out i made a mistake as Trisha and Larry are not together, she is a friend and she had no place to stay and so Larry the nice guy that he is gave her a place to stay. So i had frosted flakes for breakfast and looked at some of Julies pictures, she has had a cool life:) and we chatted some for a while and then i watched some tv with Larrys kids and then grabbed a shower. A bit later i jumped in larrys pick ... read more

So i woke to go to the bathroom in the early hours and early got licked to death by Deb's dog Lucy, shes a friendly dog and loves attention, however it was a litte late in the day for me....lol. I got up eventually at 9.30ish -10ish am and Deb made me bagels for lunch and we chatted and i got my stuff together and said goodbye to Rob and we then headed towards flagstaff and we stopped and i attempted to make a snowman and then we had a brief snowball fight which was cool. We then headed over to Flagstaff and Deb stopped for gas (petrol) and got us both drinks, the drive to Phoenix was intresting as it went from snow and trees to a hike in temperature and cactus and brush and ... read more

My flight to Phoenix was so much nicer than taking the Greyhound. For a start, there was only one semi crazy person on board, and that was me. It also saved me from 13 hours of travelling and meant I had the afternoon to do what I wanted in Phoenix. Which turned out to be watching the Simpsons movie. I would have gone to the gym, but managed to injure my foot somehow, and had a trainer full of blood when I got to the hotel. OK, I'm exaggarating. But my sock was stained red. The next day I took a bus downtown to the Arizona science centre, which my Lonely Planet assured me was a good place to visit. Maybe for a 10 year old, yes, but I felt decidedly above most of the exhibits, ... read more

Yes, we are still alive! We've had a few concerned calls because we haven't updated the blog in a while. We have been on the road for the last week or so and have finally settled for a couple of days. I'll do a brief run through of what we've been up to for the last bit. After I wrote last time Matt and I went down to Beverly Hills to have dinner with Vania. The dinner was fun, and as always, the conversation with Vania was entertaining! It was great to finally get to see her after so long! Matt and I got up the next morning and drove back to Beverly Hills to see the La Brea Tar Pits. The museum was great! We got to see full skeletons of Mamoths, Giant Sloths, Saber ... read more