Piccadilly Inn Airport (Fatapt Fresno

Nach der hitzigen und kargen Wuestenlandschaft des Death Valley sind wir heute zurueck ins Baumland des Sequoia National Parks...Hallo Baumbart?!<br><br>Im Giant Forest gibt es unzaehlige Riesenbaeume, die wirklich jedes Auto winzig erscheinen lassen. Hier steht auch der groesste Baum der Welt (General Sherman :-)). Er ist zwar nicht der hoechste und auch nicht der breiteste, aber sein Gesamtstammvolumen (1500 m3) ist unuebertroffen. <br>

... regularly been repossessed by the repo companies. House values have dropped 50% from when they were at their highest. Scary stuff.<br><br>The girls had a fantastic time playing with Kylie and Cameron and we even had a fashion parade from all the girls. We spent the night in Harvey in front of Greg&#8217;s place and Greg cooked us a huge batch of pancakes and waffles the next morning. It was soon time to say our goodbyes and get back in to Harvey to make the drive to Yosemite National Park.

Scott<br><br>Last night at San Simeon was surreal, and felt quite dangerous. Me and Paul were playing pool and this guy came over, covered in tattoos, smelt of booze and smoke, and he asked us a lot of questions about where we were going, when etc, and invited himself in the pool game. At first I thought he was gay and thought we were too or something, but when he pulled out this medical tub of weed and asked us to smell it we assumed he was ...

... wir aber nicht wussten: das ist auch ein Restaurant und ehe wir uns wieder umdrehen konnten saßen wir schon an einem Tisch für zwei. Und das schlimmste, richtiges Geschirr und eine makellos weiße Stoffserviette. Da muss ich natürlich sofort an Siegis Worte denken: "...und wenn du eine richtige Tischdecke und richtiges Besteck willst, wirds erst richtig teuer...."<br><br>ABER: Wir sind ja hier nicht in einer typischen Touristenstadt und so hat es uns ...

... to pass the time and we arrived at Yosemitie only to be disapointed that the main road into the valley was closed due to fires. We did however travel a different route which lead us up the mountains to see some amazing rock features and lakes.<br><br>Headed back out of the park and towards San Jose another 180 miles, with the radio bursting with soft rock we knew we were road ...

... bear! Afterwards we went to Grant Grove to so see some Sequoias Trees. The following day we went to Sequoia National Park. The kids finished the young Ranger program and repeated their promises after the Ranger. They received a lovely badge and were really pleased with themselves. We saw the General Sherman Sequoia which is the biggest ...

... a car-like front with a pickup truck-style bed in the back. This concept didn't do very well in America, but the concept is alive and well today in Australia and New Zealand.<br><br> <br><br> Holden is the one and only Australian car company. It was originally independently owned but is now a subsidiary of GM.<br><br> <br><br> People in China and Taiwan don't eat out of the iconic white Chinese takeout box. I met a Taiwanese guy who had seen these ...

... one of us was slipping and sliding around the place! We left happy to be alive and returned back to the hotel with be** and potato chips (getting into the lingo h**e!) to watch the Sup**bowl and be like real Am**icans! We w**e on a roll, so the next day we tackled Bryce Canyon. We'd had a fresh downpour of snow the night before so we drove back up the road we arrived on and looked again at the miles of unspoilt white sheets of snow. The park was as magnificent as the rest and at ...

... It turned out to be a shorter trip into California than if we had stayed on I-40. The biggest surprise I had while driving along this road came after we crossed over Union Pass. I was shocked to find the roadsides between Union Pass and Laughlin littered with mobile homes. It wasn&#8217;t the condition of the mobile homes that surprised me. I just hadn&#8217;t realized that so many people made this corner of the desert their home.<br><br>We didn't stop in ...

... was the same. We stopped at a Carl&#8217;s Jr. for our dinner. After our quick meal, it was back in the car to Flagstaff.<br><br>It was dark when we crossed the border into Arizona. I was disappointed by this fact, because I once again missed seeing the Colorado River. I had crossed it at night on the way to Atlanta and on my way back. Thus, I was hoping to actually see it on this trip. Such wouldn&#8217;t be the case on the drive over.<br><br>The drive through Arizona was ...