Yesterday we flew from Honolulu to San Francisco and then checked into a hotel near the airport for the night. This afternoon we picked up our hire car; we managed to book a brand new Cadillac SRX for $45 a day, it is the best car we have had and the cheapest! We think there… Continue reading Drive to Yosemite
Tag: On the Move
Good Night Oahu, Good Morning Maui
We woke up about 7am this morning not realising the time as our room has no natural daylight! The ship sailed overnight from Honolulu to Maui so we got up, had some breakfast and went out into the beautiful sunshine 🙂 We didn’t book an excursion today so found a taxi and asked the driver… Continue reading Good Night Oahu, Good Morning Maui
Pride of America Cruise Ship
We checked out of our hotel this morning and took a short taxi ride to Honolulu’s port to board our cruise ship; NCL’s Pride of America. The ship is pretty big (holds 2,146 passengers) but not quite as big as the one we went on for our honeymoon (NCL Jade). The ship wasn’t due to… Continue reading Pride of America Cruise Ship
Muir Woods
This afternoon we decided to visit the giant Redwood trees at Muir Woods just across the Golden Gate Bridge, it is a beautiful park with a stream running through and has humungous trees. Paul enjoyed taking photographs and I enjoyed the twinkling sunshine peeping through the treetops. The drive in San Francisco was beautiful, it… Continue reading Muir Woods
Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
We left Carmel Valley this morning and headed for San Francisco, we found out the main tourist attraction nearby was the Monterey Bay Aquarium which has homed several great white sharks over the last 6 years. We decide to check it out as it was on the way; there were penguins, otters and a huge… Continue reading Monterey Aquarium and a Corn Dog
Wine Tasting in Monterey
We left Los Angeles at 9am this morning for the 6 hour drive to Carmel Valley; a mountainous village in Monterey well known for its vineyards. The drive was really nice, loads of green mountains and great scenery. We arrived at the Country Garden Inn at about 3pm and went straight out to a local… Continue reading Wine Tasting in Monterey
La Jolla Cove and Los Angeles
We checked out of the Best Western hotel in San Diego and drove up to La Jolla on the way to Los Angeles. La Jolla is a beautiful cove with a sandy beach and even Sea Lions on the rocks! It also has some historic caves that you can access via kayak tours. One of… Continue reading La Jolla Cove and Los Angeles
Beautiful Drive to San Diego
We left Barstow this morning and spent the day driving to San Diego, unfortunately we didn’t fit any fun activities in today as it took us until 6pm to get here! We stopped off for some food and went to a Camera shop in La Jolla to look for an underwater camera for Paul. Yesterday… Continue reading Beautiful Drive to San Diego
Hiking up the Kelso Dunes
We left Arizona this morning with snow on the ground and this afternoon we have been hiking up the Kelso Dunes in the Mojave Desert! We are heading down to San Diego so thought we would break up the drive with a nice hike in the sunshine. Well we starting walking up the dunes but soon… Continue reading Hiking up the Kelso Dunes
Hoover Dam Tour
We left Las Vegas this morning and Paul decided he’d had enough of the underpowered Nissan, so we stopped off at Hertz and traded it in for a Mustang! As we are dropping the car in California we had limited choice so may change it in again once we get to San Diego. We then… Continue reading Hoover Dam Tour