Blogs from United States, North America - page 5956

Where I am depends on when I can connect to a computer but as I type I am flying over the Pacific Ocean on towards Fiji where the clouds look like cities. This ocean is vast and wide which makes it hard to discern sky from sea. It is still hard to believe that I am going to Fiji and that I JUST left Hawaii. I am so far from home--insane. This is a revolution of the mind. Roxanne, you don't have to put the red light, those days are over, you don't have to sell your body into the night. While this song goes on in my head, I am trying to recall the wild times that was in Hawaii. Hawaii is not a place for the weak minded and the superwhite. Locals hate ... read more

I'll be flying into Quito, Ecuador next friday, then over the next ten weeks I intend to make my way south to La Paz, Bolivia, for return home. I plan on climbing several volcanoes and mountain peaks, see the sights along the way. I'll post photos along the way.... read more

Kyle's dad picked us up on Saturday morning (in the Stang!) and we drove down the coast to several places. First, we hit up Huntington Beach, home of the Surfer Walk of Fame. They have a bunch of surfer names in the sidewalk, and the whole place is full of surfer stores and there were, of course, lots of surfers! There was a festival going on (Beachfest) which by the name seemed great, but it turned out to be an uber conservative christian thing, but they had great bands there! We ate at a microbrewery, and even though they asked for my ID, they still served me! Not having braces makes a difference I guess. Then we kept on going down to Newport Beach, very $$$! After that was the famous Laguna Beach. We parked and ... read more

Stop Two - San Francisco! Well after an initial frightening experience at San Francisco on my first day - walked the wrong way after getting off the train from the airport, and found myself in a not so good neighborhood, I finally made it to my hotel - Hotel Whitcomb. I am unfortunately in what feels like the Bronx end of town - homeless beggars EVERYWHERE (and no surprises that they see blonde tourist and think Yeah Baby - Jackpot! On day two I toured around the city and had the best time. After the tour guy commented on how dangerous Market Street was (where my hotel is) I had a bit of a laugh and realized there was so much more to San Francisco that I hadn’t seen on the first day. It really ... read more

After farewells to Jess and Brian, we hit the windy road up towards Russian Gulch State Park, enjoying the coastal scenery along the way. We picked out what seemed like a good site at the campground, but didn’t factor in the acoustic nature of the gulch, which allowed us to hear every detail of every conversation around us, drowned out only by the literally screaming young girl, who kept it up for about eight hours of the day and night. Very relaxing. We put the kayaks in the water for a quick float around the ocean waves and amongst the big seaweeds and caves the next day. The waves didn’t sit well with Shane’s landlubber belly, but after some lunch he decided he’d live. Headed into the small coastal town of Mendocino in the evening ... read more