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... cloud of mist that travels across the sea into the road. We could really see it when we stopped off and climbed some of the rocks along Big Sur - that was ace.

Paul

We rode the famous Highway 1 today. Beautiful. The Big Sur section is incredible. We are coming to the end of our big drives...I'm really going to miss it.

The part of Fresno we are staying in is eerily quiet...almost like a zombie movie build up...

Wie man sieht hat uns gestern kein Bär mehr erwischt, obwohl die Ranger die ganze Nacht um die Zelter geschlichen sind und einen gewissen "JJ" gesucht haben...

Heute lassen wir den Yosemite Nationalpark hinter uns (ein Wolf hat uns neben der Straße noch ein Stück begleitet- irre) und machen uns nach Fresno auf - endlich in Ruhe shoppen!!! Und die Zivilisation hat uns wieder! Obwohl ich zum Thema Yosemite abschließend schon sagen möchte, dass es ...

... style when 'Journey' was on!!


Sun 30th Aug

One night stay in the lively San Jose to rest before we headed for Half Moon Bay and the infamous Sam's Chouwder House. Great veiws and fish dishes helped us for our trip heading south down route 1, which runs parrallel to the Pacific. many a winding road watching the coastline and the surfers before we reached Santa Cruz.

... mass in the world.


We left at 4pm and made our way to Vegas! The driving through Bakesfield we saw lots of orchards for miles and miles !!!!!! I know we've mentioned before but the Americans produce an unbelievable amount of food. We then drove through the Mojave Desert past thousands of wind turbines arriving in Vegas at Mid-night!!.

... and vineyard. This one was called Benzinger vineyards, we were given a tour of the vineyards then we saw where the wine was processed, and no, it is not done by taking your shoes off and stomping on the grapes (although I would have liked to do that.) The wine would be placed into these large vats to ferment for approximately 12-14 days. Our next stop was a man made cave that is climate controlled, it was chilly in there, this cave was built ...

Oh California! Where to begin? First off, my friend Liz is definitely one of the most hysterical people I know. We're meant for each other. We're both total goof balls.

I flew out to Los Angeles to stay with her and her new boyfriend (who is the male version of her so I love him too!). We went out to bars and drank and I met some interesting people (as usual). I got introduced to PinkBerry ...

... met an American guy named Kieth at Lunds train station. He had just gotten his Swedish Visa and was able to give Nick some tips about how to get his. Kieth just moved back to USA two weeks ago (long story) and lives in Santa Barbara so we decided to go and see him! We surprised him and his mother, who were in their garden putting up Christmas decorations. Luckily he recognized Malin and Nick and took us out for a ...

... I am sitting in a rocking chair writing my story, listening to the growing arguments outside, as more alcohol is consumed and the tensions of just getting by are released. I must be changing as I feel more at home and more appreciative than I have been in a long time. I sure was glad it was Monday, as yesterday was murder, listening to all of the over the top preachers I found on the radio with headphones that fit snugly under my helmet. I was tempted to send in for some ...

... looking, our names are in the first booth to the left as you come in the front door). But, even if you don’t want to carve your name into the walls, Alpine Pizza is still worth visiting.

The majestic pine covered hills around Flagstaff soon gave way to the high desert. As we pulled into Kingman, I suggested to Dianne that we should go into Laughlin just so that we could say we’d been to Nevada. So, Dianne pulled off of I-40 and onto I ...

Welcome to my Southwest USA travelogue! This travelogue will detail the sights I saw, the places in which I stayed, and the restaurants where I ate during my trip across Arizona, New Mexico, and a tiny bit of Colorado. This trip was taken from October 3, 2001 until October 13, 2001. As is always the case, how I ended up in this part of the world is a story in itself.

As all three of you long-time readers know, I got married in February, 2001. When it came time for us to plan ...