Nevada Palace Merida

We started on 395 through Carson City, and then took 50 to 28N toward Lake Tahoe. We basically drove around Lake Tahoe, stopping to let Dolly swim in the water and the kids play on the beach at Zephyer Cove resort. This area is beautiful with snow capped mountains and lots of activity. <br> <br>The kids are content in the new rig with plenty of room to play. The reward for quality family time: Brett discovered the mark on Bubba&#8217;s ...

... we said we were considering the 50. So, we decided to do it. <br><br>Dawn told us about shopping at two stores called Marshalls and TJ Maxx. She said they are full of stuff at way below retail cost for lots of name brands. She had us at below retail cost. We knew there was one at Carson City just off the highway we were on so it wasn't out of our way. Three hours later, we left. Wow!!! is all I can say. The girls and I are all ...

... cheerful, and a good transition for us as we move from 5-star luxury to camping outdoors!<br><br>We chose this motel based on three important criteria - good price, an in-house laundromat and wi-fi. They were a clear winner in this little town!<br><br>Laundry is now done and alot of the blog updated, so just one chore left.... job applications!<br><br>

... do next. We had taken the last room in the hotel. They had 1 room available for the next two nights. Should we book that in case?<br><br>Would we not be going to Yosemite after all? This is what happened last year, when our plans for Yosemite had to change literally last minute when forest fires meant our rental home had to be evacuated. Why didn't Yosemite want us to visit??<br><br>We tried to settle down and work out what to do next........<br>

... Er was avondeten en ontbijt bij inbegrepen. De bonen ·s morgens heb ik maar links laten liggen. We hebben 2 zware wandelingen gemaakt maar het uitzicht was prachtig: Binnen enkele uren neem ik de nachtbus (deze keer mijn slaapzak meenemen) naar Valencia (10u)om vanuit daar de bus naar Morrocoy NP te nemen en nog even van zon, zee en strand ( naar t schijnt het mooiste stukje kustlijn in Venezuela) te genieten voor ik op de bus stap richting Manaus in het amazonegebied in Brazilië.

... raining... and of course I didn't even have a jacket with me!!! So I waited for about an hour, soaked and frozen... I have to say, people here are so nice, I couldn't believe it! Two guys actually gave me their shirt so that I could warm up a little, and one of them even told me I could keep it for the way down! Venezuela can be very disorganized, dangerous, dirty and complicated, but eventhough, I don't think anybody would do such a nice gesture in Switzerland ...

... surroundings, nestled is the only word for it, huge jungly, cloud topped mountains on one side and big hills covered in little houses and farm land on the other, with a pretty river running through the middle (though when we arrived at the hostel, the man there put red dots all along the river on our map meaning that we´re not allowed to go there as its dangerous). The mountains around do look amazing but some of them are well over 4000m ...

... and beer. Dinner in the main square was a few slices of pizza and a water. Early night tonight and have booked myself for some paragliding tomorrow (quite nervous about this but since my canopying and tarzan swing experience in Costa Rica I seem to have conquered my fear of heights..nice). Jan 5th San Gil It's well nice to be in a hot climate again. Bogota and especially the Sue hostel was freezing..here its damned hot. Just hung around chatting to other travellers waiting for my ...

... after telling him several times and elbowing him to get him of my seat. Arriving at 5am in Caracas...I decided to metro and walk it back up the hills of Bellos Montes to Rosa´s house so as not to disturb her sleep too much. It was great to see her again......and after a quick catch up with her in the morning, I managed to book my ferry ticket to Margarita, where I will be heading off tomorrow to start my 3 month placement with Fundefir, the communal banking NGO...

... a vacant campground and a combination grocery and gas station. The lake itself is a small pond, and it ain't red. I had hoped the town would be large enough to have a coffee shop and post office. i had several envelopes ready to go and I was in the mood to sip a cup of coffee while I wrote a few more cards. Mail post-marked Red Lake should be more interesting than mail from Williams, which is the next town of any size. From Williams, Arizona the grand ...