Quality Inn Wine Country Temecula

... drive from Katie and Sam's to Natasha. <br><br>Now we should be going into Montana after Seattle. Where we will be staying isn't quite clear yet. It will either be with Teal (if she lets us) or there's the possibility of staying at yellowstone national park. <br><br>On December 2nd we start heading to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore and all that jazz! Next stop will be Minneapolis where Sarah McCollar has offered us a place to stay! Then we slowly start heading south to Chicago, Il ...

... shirt and sun-screen! Anyway, I did make it back alive and well, if you were wondering. It was a great time! The highlight was visiting Key West FL. Aside from the destination, I got to visit with friends I hadnt seen in 10 years...super cool!<br><br>Thanks for reading all my mindless blogging. I do have a few pics to post but not much....mostly cycle related. Its kind of difficult to snap photos when your riding a bike.<br>

... once we were all showered to see what was on offer. Actually it was very good and we were all very nicely satisfied. Back in the room we finished up and closed our cases and loaded the car. Wendy had the sat nav window bracket and battery pack .... this morning it was the actual sat nav that she couldn't find!! Chrissie and Angie's patience was being stretched ... off we went again .... bags emptied ...... no sat nav .... car searched .... no sat ...

... hugs! (Reggie &amp; Laurie - Thanks again for letting me stay with you &amp; hopefully it won't be so long until I see you all again next time)!<br><br>Nat drove me to the airport the next morning, where we said our goodbyes, or I should say "see you soon's" as Nat is forever back &amp; fore from Cardiff to L.A! :D Then after locating the mysterious "terminal 8" (which is really "terminal 7" in case you find yourself at LAX airport in the same situation), I boarded my flight to Vancouver.

... eight tastings priced at $8 each - normally $16. At this point, eight tastings is overkill. We start selecting our tastings from their list. The whites are too sweet and the reds are too dry. After five tastings Dennis and I are done. I'm afraid I'll forfeit all my tastings if I drink one more here. Next to us is a large group celebrating a woman's birthday. We chime out a Happy Birthday to her and gift her our remaining tokens. She is so delighted but the clock is ...

... just my size. I'm not a pro or anything so I can't handle huge waves yet. I surfed at a beach break and later on watched the guys surf over by the pier. They had pretty cool tricks. <br>There's a reataurant at the end of the pier named Ruby's, I think many of the piers have one, in California anyway. Ruby's is beautiful restaurant, old fashioned coca-cola posters everywhere and a 1940's atmosphere. There is one of those olden days telephones where the ear and mouth parts are ...

12 days until we leave for Singapore and there is so much to do.. or at least it feels like it. I still cannot believe that I am headed to Thailand. It is amazing, I never would have imagined going there years ago.. what a wonderful feeling to know I can do this. I received my Thai phrase book today, along with a guide to customs and etiquette. Need all the help I can get!

... card in Vegas. The bus trip took just over 5 hours including a stopover in Bradstow for some food, I chose Popeye's, which is pretty much like KFC. After arriving in downtown Las Vegas I would admit that the place was dodgy, very dodgy. The bus doesn't drop you at The Strip where everyone wants to go, oh no, it drops you in the middle of the ghetto in downtown Las Vegas. I had to catch a couple buses to get down to The Strip but eventually got there about an hour ...

Stayed here for a few days before jetting off to Fiji. The highlight was probably Universial Studios, and the "Mummy Returns" ride. That was a kind of messed up rollar coaster in the dark, which went backwards too. Much scarier than the film, thats for sure!

... Foleying', the process of adding sound effects to films, eg footsteps, doors closing etc. After a big slice of pizza for lunch, we hung out back at the hostel for a while and then Paul had to go catch his flight back to New Zealand. Paul is really laid back to the point of seeming indifferent, but a bit of a character at times. A guy called out to us on the street: "Hey, tour of the movie stars' homes?" to which Paul replied ...