Best Western Crystal Palace Inn & Suites Bakersfield

... br>Als wir endlich auf dem richtigen Highway unt**wegs waren, hat sich die Landschaft wied** extrem v**änd**t. Wir sind an unendlichen Traubenplantagen und and**en Obstanbaugebieten vorbei gefahren - wie im f**nsehen und bei den Temp**aturen kein Wund**! Nach ungefähr ein** Stunde waren wir dann im Nationalpark unt**wegs - unzählge Höhenmet** und ein Temp**atursprung von ca. 20°C. Hi** war das Landschaftsbild wied** völlig and**s - B**ge mit riesigen W ...

Today we drove into Sacramento so that I could see the capitol. It was even prettier than I expected it to be--not as impressive as Denver's, but more old-world like Montgomery. On our way out of town we saw an old steam engine train crossing the main street. It looked as if it carried tourists--I managed to get a photo. We ...

How quickly things change without even leaving yet. Due to the heat, we decided to split the original first day's trip into two. First night we are staying at http://www.oasislasvegasrvresort.com Yes, I know it's roughing it (they only have 20 cable channels), but it beats driving ten hours on the first day. <br><br>We have been planning our "epic" trip across the West for some time ...

After driving all morning we arrived back home this afternoon. Got to talk to the neighbors about the local happenings. The lawn is looking sad, overgrown and brown, I'm sure our local watchdog is not very happy with us. Oh well I clean up next week. For now I&#8217;ve got to finish up the work I brought home and we leave for Santa Barbara tomorrow for a couple of days.

I wanted to get an external drive to save my photos on but they are way too expensive since I haven't been working lately. I saw memory cards like mine at Costco and decided that just having several cards might just be the way to go. I went to Costco yesterday to pick up the memory cards and remembered a couple of things ...

I'm at Meadows Field, enjoying the splendor of Bill Thomas's new terminal for the first time. They have free wi-fi here, which means I must add a kick-off entry before I board. I'll have some time in San Francisco, so I may check in out of sheer boredom, since none of these guys are interested in wandering around town. After ...

... clown is doing wrong. We watch for a while, but somehow, he does not fall off, so we head back down to the valley. The visitors centre is packed. Really packed. Its peak season here, with hiker, cyclists and travellers. Nevertheless, there the rangers are always keen to help out juior rangers and Zac gets his activity book. Then its off to Devils Golf Course, which is a salt flat with huge (read: 18 inch high) salt crystal formations. It spreads for acres ...

... to the nearby park for lots of outdoor fun - throwing the baseball about and fishing in the local pond. On Monday all the kids started back at school so me and Michelle went out bike-riding on a riverside path for an hour where we dodged the rabbits, squirrels and road-runners! We then jumped into the swimming pool to cool down before collecting Joshua and having some lunch. I could get used ...

... living on the streets. Unfortunately some of the hostels in America don't go along with the usual rule that you can only stay short-term and then only if you can prove you live out of the area which stops people usuing them as basically cheap bedsits! We did have fun in Hollywood. We did the whole Walk of Fame thing - Lou was very distraught that she couldn't find Hugh Grant! We had our arms twisted (didn't take too ...

... we were chatting for ages, and he was entertaining us with is Take That dancing, and songs, and Little Britain impressions so had us in stitches. I am so glad I met him, he is so different to what the media portray him as - he's a genuine, shy but extremely funny bloke! What a day! 30/05/05 We left this morning to go and pick up one of Dean's friends Michelle from the airport. We spent to day around Michelle's hanging out by the ...