Comfort Inn and Suites Rancho Cordova

I've been back a month today and I've been going over my pictures. I've tried to group them by interest. There's some great street art and signage in Europe as well as architecture and just plain European charm. I hope you enjoy.

... me where I come from and where I was going. I explained that I flew into LAX and was heading to Lake Tahoe....but he picked up that the rental car had Nevada plates and was a bit suspicious. I offered to show him the paperwork for the rental, but he was more interested to see my passport (probably to make sure I was leaving).
I said to him "It's in the boot, I'll just get it out"......He seemed a bit stunned until it clicked to me and had to again say "Hey ...

A lovely day -- with an easy drive out to Sacramento, a good day visiting Sac State (which is a very pretty campus, especially this time of year, with the leaves changing), then an easy drive home. Definitely a long day, and I was exhausted by the end of it, but not a bad one at all.

... got one too since it was one of those self wash things with a pressure gun (FUN) we also gave her another oil change but this was later on in Yuba ( the dude there was really nice, he complemented both our lack of direction and the paint job on Betsy)

... given to me I didn't find it. Jess was actually better at it than me, but that will change, I'm going to become a pro. Thanks Steve....

We were kind of spoiled for our last days on the road, we weren't to used to the luxury of "mom's" cooking, and never ending supply of beer. It helped our motivation to start heading home, a little taste of normalcy.

Till home,

Nic and Jess

... labor clearing fallen trees and brush; learning the proper way to burn the cuttings. We has a fire from 9am - 8pm...the beer at the end of the day was well deserved. More then anything connecting with Ken and Terry was the most enjoyable...thanks.

It was my fall break of my senior year in college and my roommate and I were looking for a fun getaway. She had an uncle she was quite close to who lived in Sacramento so we decided to make a trip out there to visit!

A College friend of ours who had graduated the previous year had signed up from Americorps and she was stationed out this way ...

... game and part of the second before chilling winds and spurting snow drove me to head for Sacramento and the comfort of home. Charlie seriously sniffed everything in the yard - firstly the big tree by the road where the most "notes" would have been left. It was when he saw Casey and Annie and later Sandy and Emily that he became a crazed dog jumping, barking, running in circles - so happy ...

... of cash advance and THEN my roommate/friend Lindsay will be arriving a few hrs after I get there!! YES I said friend!! About a month and a half ago Lindsay went to the LAST international school job fair and ended up getting a job at the same school as me!! She actually taught at the same English school as me in Greece but arrived 6mts after I left. I met her last year when I went to visit Greece and Italy for a quick ...

... cruise on the harbour - unfortunately we left it till early evening and the Golden Gate bridge was shrouded in fog but there was a good cruise commentary pointing out places of interest around the harbour and giving some of the history of San Francisco. Today we intend to spend on more sight (or should that be site?) seeing. It's a beautiful town and the weather is pretty well perfect - warm but not hot or humid and with a nice breeze. Then home! See all you folk in Wellington and Wanganui soon!