Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Bakersfield North

... n, einfach wund**schön.<br><br>Man fährt fast nur S**pentinen und das ist in d** Kolone gar nicht so einfach - noch dazu wenn man Sewy heißt und einen sehr leichtgängigen Gasfuß hat. Als wir dann auf den richtigen Weg abbiegen wollten war es soweit: im Rückspiegel sah man plötzlich ganz viele bunte Licht** und hörte einen ganz bestimmten Ton. Jed** weiß sofort w** das ist und dass das nichts gutes zu bedeuten hat. So auch in uns**em Fall.<br>Kurz bevor ...

... in Merced to gas up at Costco where the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Warm sunshine with a cool breeze--idyllic really.<br><br>We made it to the Bakersfield Hampton Inn and went for a swim before dinner, then brought in pizza and watched one of our Inspector Lewis DVDs. Nice day.<br><br><br>Title Language: English

... we are now four days away from hitting the road. Ending destination is Mount Rushmore, SD. <br><br> Yes, there is a little unrest inside of us. Will we really make it that far? Will we survive as a family? Flashbacks of comedy movies such as "RV" come to our minds in the wee hours of the night giving us chills.<br><br>We will keep you updated as we go or change our minds before leaving.

... and main course. Such was the lack of portion control that we basically had to ask our waitress (who had left her sarcasm-o-meter at home based on her reaction to some of our banter) to box up roughly 90% of our main courses for lunch the next day. Initially quiet, the bar quickly became full of twenty(ish)-somethings for the weekly trivia night while we knocked off our nightly 5 ...

Just when it is getting down to the wire for any trip it seems that hell breaks loose and whatever can happen will happen. So it goes at our house. Last week I thought that my retina was starting to detach, a surgery would put me out for 3 weeks, right when I'd be leaving for China. The eye Doctor found that the vitreous gel sac has started to ...

... of course... and to have the knowledge that I'm returning to london to spend five days there by myself... that is what will make this trip so wonderful. London is one of the few cities in the world that it's perfectly OK to enjoy by yourself. It's like they designed it that way, for the lone traveler, carving your way through all the sights and sounds. Magic, really, all of it. I just have to survive the lengthy flights.

I've been to Bakersfield on a few occasions and it has never been a memorable experience. There is nothing to do in this town, and sand is everywhere. Downtown is rundown and there are a lot of tweakers hanging out in the streets. The people for the most part are very unlike the rest of California ...

... a few quirky traits: 1. They were not listed in the phone directory 2. None of their documentation had their address 3. We were taken through back streets and car parks to pick the car up and then directed in a different way again to drive out 4. No one had heard of them in service stations etc where we had to ask for directions ... Fortunately, Mikelis's fine ear for civil unrest picked a protest near the main road we drove from. When we returned ...

... Simple, home produced, sensible-size meals were a welcome change. Amish B&amp;Bs are touted as being perfect for 'scrapbooking groups', and with hosts going by names such as Herb + Treva how could you fail from having a great time. Michigan became more northerly, with flashing warnings on the highways that 'large animals have been spotted in the area'. Arriving in Detroit, we raced round the city responsible for millions of motor cars (the Ford museum is fantastic), and ...

... pump shotgun on the floor beside my bunk. Later in the evening radio stations reported a demonstration was underway at that moment in Bakersfield. It was pretty nasty. I'm glad I decided not to stay in town. I pride self on being able to blend in and get along with most any group of people, but I don't care to deal with an angry mob that is violent just for the sake of violence. There were also reports of rioting in Fresno and San ...