Ramada Limited Suites Bakersfield

... n, einfach wund**schön.

Man fährt fast nur S**pentinen und das ist in d** Kolone gar nicht so einfach - noch dazu wenn man Sewy heißt und einen sehr leichtgängigen Gasfuß hat. Als wir dann auf den richtigen Weg abbiegen wollten war es soweit: im Rückspiegel sah man plötzlich ganz viele bunte Licht** und hörte einen ganz bestimmten Ton. Jed** weiß sofort w** das ist und dass das nichts gutes zu bedeuten hat. So auch in uns**em Fall.
Kurz bevor ...

... in Merced to gas up at Costco where the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Warm sunshine with a cool breeze--idyllic really.

We made it to the Bakersfield Hampton Inn and went for a swim before dinner, then brought in pizza and watched one of our Inspector Lewis DVDs. Nice day.


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... we are now four days away from hitting the road. Ending destination is Mount Rushmore, SD.

Yes, there is a little unrest inside of us. Will we really make it that far? Will we survive as a family? Flashbacks of comedy movies such as "RV" come to our minds in the wee hours of the night giving us chills.

We will keep you updated as we go or change our minds before leaving.

After driving all morning we arrived back home this afternoon. Got to talk to the neighbors about the local happenings. The lawn is looking sad, overgrown and brown, I'm sure our local watchdog is not very happy with us. Oh well I clean up next week. For now I’ve got to finish up the work I brought home and we leave for Santa Barbara tomorrow for a couple of days.

... in for the night which includes full hookup for water, electrics (up to 50A), sewer, even cable TV if you want. They also have free WiFi access (but you need a code from them), which was very good and fast. Fast enough to download a couple of tv programmes for us to watch tomorrow. The park also has a small pool and hot tub, laundry etc. It is, however, only a few hundred yards away from a railway ...

... applying for a visa must have 6 months left on their passport plus have several pages available, neither of which I have on mine. What this means is that we are 5 weeks out from leaving and now need to apply for a replacement passport, then get my visa. I went to Costco quick and had two sets of photos taken for passport and visa. Now tomorrow I'll need to get my passport in the overnight ...

... to a servo for fuel in the morning, only one turn to get onto the highway, cheap eat nearby, breaky included and free wireless internet. It was very comfortable and cheap. It's probably also time to mention that I haven't had a haircut since we left and well it's getting pretty feral. The bits that Rach missed from last time are really sticking out - Rach calls them 'layers'. But we haven't ...

... the lowest place in the western world with a lowest elevation of 280 feet below sea level. It also experiences some of the highest temps ever recorded with a record of 134 degrees, but over 120 on most summer days. It is very barren with just tufts of yellowing hardy grasses which look like clumps of corn. Our outside temperature gauge on the truck had varied throughout the journey but at one point as we entered the valley it jumped from 64 to 74 as we rounded one corner - a ...

Valentine's Day today, so we just spent the whole day in bed, just kidding we had to check out of our hotel/sauna today. We did try to extend our stay for a further night, which has never been a problem before in any other hotel that we've stayed at, but I was told by the surly person behind the front desk that they were full tonight. I didn't think anything more of it until we checked their availability at the computer in ...

What an adventure...After visiting with friends, family and many divine creatures, my sweet, sweet friend, Michelle drove me to LAX...After checking in...I looked at her and realized that I was in fact flying across the world. This realization created a craving, "let's get a ...