We probably should have left the motel earlier in the morning as we knew we were going to drive through death valley and that it was going to be very hot, but we didn’t. Instead we got away between 10 and 11 and it was already very hot. The first part of the road was fairly quiet until we turned onto the 190, where it became busier. The landscape was still dry but the mountains were becoming more interesting and colourful, and I was snapping away like crazy as the landscape kept changing. Continue reading
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Day 69 – Mammoth Lakes to Olancha & Devil’s Postpile
Researching what to do and see in Mammoth Lakes, we read about the Devil’s Postpile, a National Monument about half an hour from Mammoth Lakes, so we decided to go and have a look at it before travelling to Olancha for the night. Continue reading
Day 68 – Yosemite & Mammoth Lakes
Our second day in Yosemite started quite early as we had to be out of the motel in Mariposa by 10am, with no breakfast or coffee provided. Luckily we stocked up on food a couple of days before and there was a coffee shop around the corner so we were fed and watered and off at ten. The drive to the park is fairly nice and scenic, but once we got close to the park gates we got stuck in a massive queue to Continue reading
Day 67 – Tulare to Yosemite Valley & Mariposa
Like with all the big National Parks, accommodation is extremely expensive in or very near the park, which is how we ended up in Tulare (also, I liked the name!). We were going to spend the day in Yosemite and that involves a lot of driving so we were off around 10am. We used our $80 annual card to enter the park at Fish Camp and turned off for Glacier Point after a little while. Continue reading
Day 65 – San Diego to Temecula & Balboa Park, Point Loma and Mission Beach
We were staying in Temecula for the night, a move prompted by the silly hotel prices in San Diego for the start of Comic Con. Temecula is only 60 miles north of San Diego, which is how we planned it so that we could spend the day in San Diego sightseeing before heading off to Temecula. Bearing all this in mind we didn’t start the day too late and plotted a route to see most of the things you are supposed to see in the city. Continue reading
Day 64 – Los Angeles to San Diego & Seaworld
Now, I have to put in a disclaimer right off the bat – I don’t agree with keeping animals in zoos, or places like SeaWorld, but I’ve never been to a place like SeaWorld, and I am unlikely to ever see Orcas in the wild, so I decided to give it a go. We left LA using our trusted satnav and came across a bit of bad traffic – the reason soon became clear when we saw a burning vehicle next to the road – I’ve never seen that in real life! Continue reading
Day 63 – Los Angeles & Being Touristy
We took it fairly easy and didn’t get going until a bit later as we didn’t have a massive amount planned for the day. I wanted to go to downtown LA as I’d read that there’s some nice restaurants and bars there, but on second thought I realised we weren’t that interested in seeing things like the Staples Center and LA Live as it is all just big buildings after all. We rather decided to do the other touristy things, Continue reading
Day 62 – Los Angeles – Venice Beach & Santa Monica
We decided to use Sunday to go and see the famous beaches of LA. As it was the day after 4th July we expected the roads to be busy so set of early-ish. The roads were once again fine, and we went to a place called 3 Square Cafe in Abbot Kinney Boulevard that’d I’d read about for some brunch. They are famous for their Röckenwagner Pretzel Burger, Continue reading
Day 61 – Lompoc to Pasadena and 4th July!
I am massively behind on my blog again, and somehow wrote a nice long post on our day in Pasadena that then mysteriously disappeared! So I’ll start again. Continue reading
Day 60 – Monterey to Lompoc
Wow, 60 days of travel, packing and unpacking, booking hotels, deciding where to go next and seeing so much stuff! Time has certainly flown. Unfortunately this wasn’t one of the more interesting or exciting days! Continue reading
