Quality Inn 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>

... Fresno. Both times his parents have had us stay in their home and always made us feel very welcome. His Dad helped him put the finishing touches onto his Halloween decorations and the kids had a ball being scared by the lights, fog and scary music. Greg is really into Halloween and went all out this year.<br><br>Greg also gave us an insight into the Global Financial crisis in his part of the world. Many houses in his street have been foreclosed and all the 'toys&#8217; like boats and jetskis ...

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 ...

Wie man sieht hat uns gestern kein Bär mehr erwischt, obwohl die Ranger die ganze Nacht um die Zelter geschlichen sind und einen gewissen "JJ" gesucht haben...<br><br>Heute lassen wir den Yosemite Nationalpark hinter uns (ein Wolf hat uns neben der Straße noch ein Stück begleitet- irre) und machen uns nach Fresno auf - endlich in Ruhe shoppen!!! Und die Zivilisation hat uns wieder! Obwohl ich zum Thema Yosemite abschließend schon sagen möchte, dass es ...

... USA style when 'Journey' was on!!<br><br>Sun 30th Aug<br><br>One night stay in the lively San Jose to rest before we headed for Half Moon Bay and the infamous Sam's Chouwder House. Great veiws and fish dishes helped us for our trip heading south down route 1, which runs parrallel to the Pacific. many a winding road watching the coastline and the surfers before we reached Santa Cruz.

... to replicate that format for this section.<br><br> <br><br> 121 - length of time spent abroad on this trip, measured in days<br><br> 3 - average number of days needed to eat an entire loaf of bread<br><br> 8 - number of national parks visited in New Zealand - Tongariro NP, Abel Tasman NP, Nelson Lakes NP, Paparoa NP, Westland NP, Mt. Aspiring NP, Fiordland NP, Aoraki Mt. Cook NP<br><br> 14 - number of airports visited on this trip - PHL, HOU ...

... to change your Driver's License, credit cards and the such if you have a name that has been shortened, such as Susan to Sue, or any other shortening that any person born and raised in this country would recognize. Let me explain the "Motel Madness," I mentioned earlier. In my case, I have alway gone by Steve, which is the common, shorten version of Stephen. To Make it more confusing, I also have a first name on my Driver's license, I have never used. I wanted to pay for my ...

... we had found the Magpie Coffeehouse. It was located just south of the corner or Main and Market(on Market). The food that was being offered hit the spot perfectly. We both had cups of hot chocolate, which washed down a couple of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. It was exactly what we were looking for. I have to give a big recommendation for the Magpie Coffeehouse. The coffeehouse is open from 6:30 a.m &#8211; 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. &#8211 ...

... 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 ...

... staff would have found his coat and put it somewhere safe for him. The diner said that they didn't have it, so I guess that means that a member of staff found it and helped themselves. After a tedious round of phonecalls cancelling his credit cards and booking a slot at the British Embassy, we chucked our route to Yosemite in the bin and headed south to Los Angeles..