Blogs from Gilroy, California, United States, North America

blog 10-06-17 Pebble Beach Eat your hearts out my wonderful golf friends, I was at Pebble Beach today. What an unbelievably beautiful course with grass that rivals anything I have ever seen. No, I didn't get to play just look but who could play a game of golf with the views you have here. Phyllis picked us up at 9:45 am and we went to the Monterey Peninsula to see the sights. It was about a 45 min drive through some of the state's best farms. Gilroy ( where we are staying) is the garlic capital of the world and on the way to Monterey we passed the artichoke capital of the world Castroville. There were fields with artichokes, strawberries, brussel sprouts and fields covered with tents of cheesecloth that were probably berry bushes of some ... read more

Blog 10-04-17 San Francisco We had a date this morning with Ginnie's friend Phyllis to venture into San Francisco and see the sights. Phyllis lives in Gilroy, a town 1 1/2 hrs south of the city, and has been a friend of Ginnie's for years and she was excited to show us the town. We left the campground at 9 am and were on 101 North in a very short time, eager for our adventure. The traffic was moderate so we were able to sail right along. About 35 min up the road it was a different story, we encountered heavy traffic and it became stop and go. We were amazed at the way drivers let one another in at any given time, everyone was patient and courteous. The only ones who disturbed us were the ... read more

After all the planning and preparation, I'm finally on the road and not a moment too soon. At 5am, after one final safety check, I straddled the Mothership and thumbed the big six cylinder to life. Usually my bike likes a little choke in the morning until it warms up and smooth out but not today. She lit right up at a touch of the starter and settled into a smooth grumbling idle as if to say "Forget the choke, forget warming up. I'm ready, let's do this." I concurred completely. Clutch in, down into first and we were off. Before 6am, the L.A. freeway system is actually functional. I found myself cruising along in light traffic at about 75 mph, a feat that is unachievable from the hours of 6AM to 11PM most days. http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp67/msapers/IMG_20170619_044835717_zpsw ... read more

So we left our hotel and as we were travelling for some hours we decided to take a stop at a shopping outlet in a place called Gilroy. We ate at an applebees and looked around all the shops. We had a long drive to our next stop,a hotel around 20 minutes drive from the Yosemite national park. We had a relaxing night since we had drove for most of the day,we grabbed some food from a local supermarket and had an early night.... read more