Lodi El Rancho Motel

Der letzte National Park auf unserer US Tournee ist der Yosemite. Hier gibt es Fluesse, Seen, Berge und Tausende von Baeumen...ein wahrer Wanderer-Traum! Leider hatten wir kaum Zeit zu wandern, muessen dies aber irgendwann noch nachholen :-)<br><br>An unseren letzten zwei Tagen in den USA werden wir nochmals die ganze Fast Food Palette durchlaufen und uns im Wal-Mart Superstore am Groessenwahnsinn ergoetzen :-)<br>

... out for more? <br><br>we gave notice to the apartment manager (that was easy). <br><br>we gave a few key items some new homes: our plant Tomackie now lives in El Portal with joy and mark, and our couch has been adopted by kj and farnell. <br><br>we packed up our remaining items in a 26 foot Budget truck (thank you dan blonigen!), drove to stockton and spent our ...

We found a small car rental company "Super Cheap Cars" that do no charge for under 25 drivers such as myself. It was 50usd/day all tax included with illimited miles and an assurance covering almost everything in California and Nevada; reasonable but not "Super Cheap".<br>So we ended up Tuesday morning with all our belongings in a white Toyota Corola, on the roads of California.<br>The automatic car wasn't a problem (it ...

As I sat wondering if the roads would clear up enough for us to hook up and hit the road, Dale was on his way home. The "Chains Required" restriction had been lifted on the Siskiyou Pass and an hour after the restriction was lifted, we were on the road. Mt. Ashland had a fair amount of snow on the road but the freeway was clear of snow and ice - clear past Dunsmir, CA! It must of been a God thing! We even ...

... local kid helping out. He really was not needed over there so I got his services. Yeserday Chacho spent 8 straight hours caulking the seams below the water and I put new support wood on the sides to protect the hull from the Leeboards. Chacho is a good worker and we both speak a mixture of Spanish and English all day. By the end of the day, I couldn't form a proper English sentense if I had to. It's a good thing I am in a marina, as most people here can't tell the difference. Most people ...

... so as long as I remember that this has been done for over a 1000 years I should be ok and in good company. Let me do a bit of math for just below the waterline. The boat is 36 feet, it tapers so lets say 30 feet of planking with approx 10 planks. 10 time 39 is 300, so I need to remove, sand and replace 300 feet of seam. I am insane if I want an experienced guy to do it as it would cost a fortune. There is an additional factor which makes this all ...

... A case in point is the Delta Smelt, as I have mentioned previously. However, I am finding more articles written about the Salmon that were once plentiful in this area and their status seems more urgent at this time. This morning, I found a recent article about Salmon, and the writer used medical terms as a metaphor to describing their health in the area. The writer termed their current status as critical and in need of life support if things do not change drastically. In ...

Hi All, This is just an initial hello from the lovely Bay Area, and the starting point for this journey. We are each in the process of taking care of last last minute things...meaning still going from a pile of clothes to a packed backpack. At the end of this week, we part ways briefly to visit some friends on the east coast ...

... up San Francisco is difficult, the place is amazing and has the vibe that older cities that have developed by the sea have - it has a Brighton sort of vibe (for anyone in the UK), the streets lead to the sea and the buildings have a Pastal colouring which inviting. The streets are steep, very steep and I don't think it possible to truly appreciate the car chase in Bullet until you have been up and down them in a San Francisco cable car!!!! A Fantastic Weekend - Thanks Tom!

... number of people comment that the find the chinese to be unfriendly and unhelpful. i would generally disagree with this statement, as most people are friendly and will help you if they know what you want. the lack of communication i think contributes to the unhelpful view, that if they don't understand what you want or can't explain to you more the reason why, they will just tell you "no" and wave you off. but if i was able to convey to them what i needed, they were generally ...