Blogs from Santa Cruz, California, United States, North America - page 4

Vores afsked med New Zealand blev en smule hektisk. Aftenen før vi skulle aflevere bilen, tjekkede vi lige lufthavnenes hjemmeside, og opdagede så at vores afgang fra Auckland var rykket en lille time frem..........ØV. Vi skulle først med en lokal maskine fra Sydøen og nu havde vi alt for kort tid til at skifte fly - så efter en del hektisk ringeri til div. flyselskaber lykkedes det at komme med en tidligere maskine............FEDT. Næste morgen møder vi så op i lufthavnen og finder ud af at maskinen er forsinket............ØV Vi kommer dog afsted, stormer hen til check in i Auckland og finder ud af at deres computere er gået ned.......ØVØV Efter lang ventetid får de dog lavet boardingkort - vi spæner gennem lufthavnen ( og for en gangs skyld var der INGEN der kiggede på tøj ... read more

Santa Cruz or which way do I go? This is a short trip report of a ride I took last weekend to Santa cruz. I had different ideas of where wanted to go last Saturday. I have to say my biggest concern was just getting out of Dodge so to speak. I had wanted to go to Solvang but was to lazy to tell you the truth. Also I decided to sleep in Saturday so I did not leave until 10:00 :( So I followed my regular plan of crawling on to the freeway and seeing where I end up. I started going south on I-5.Nothing like no planning. I think maybe Monterey but how about Santa Cruz. So I am going down the rode at a nice clip and then I see a sign ... read more

Wow, what started as an easy 3/4 day turned into an adventure of epic proportions, ending up with me camping in a ditch on the edge of a field, a body search for weapons and a 2km single track adventure with a fully loaded road bike…. So I left my camp surrounded with giant trees and quiet peacefullness in brilliant sunshine. An easy(ish) 50km ride brought me to Monterey where I decided to have a break, chill out and catch up with the world with internet. After that and lunch it was time for me to move on, not really having a destination I just figured that I'd take the rest of the day as it came following my bike path. That plan backfired when my bike path ran out at a busy intersection with the ... read more

June 11th 2009 A new addition to the family Please say 'hi' to Betty Boy. After his purchase last Wednesday, I finally brought him home from the showroom on Saturday. In good old sensible, grown-up fashion I took him in for a full service to hopefully eliminate any mechanical problems further down the line. Fingers crossed. My new boy is called Betty. He is definitely a boy. And his name is definitely Betty. Or more precisely, Betty Boy. I like a car with a nice gender identity crisis going on. I think Betty Boy and I will be happy together. I have a USMC (Marine Corps) decal on the back already, a GPS system, that little device for hooking your ipod to the radio, and three (!) cup holders in the front. All in all, this ... read more

We took the usual trip up to Santa Cruz from Los Angeles except this time it was in the beginning of Spring. Driving on highway 101 was a totally different experience from other times, although we followed almost the exact same path. Some people say that seeing the Pacific Ocean besides the road makes one feel scared, almost like it can crash in to the path at any moment. I wasn't really afraid of that though, the only thing that scared me is myself starring into where the ocean and the sky meet for too long. It's an addicting and hypnotizing feeling. When we reached Santa Barbara the sun wise just rising in the east and our stomachs were starting to growl. So we stopped by a local mexican restaurant and feasted on a hot breakfast ... read more