Surrendering the Harley

Today I had to return the bike to the shop.  I really enjoyed the time we shared on road and I loved riding in Utah. When I was planning this trip I must admit that I was a bit nervous about what to expect; the availability of fuel; riding on the right-hand side of the…

See ya San Fran

Today will only be a short blog as it was primarily a transit day. With us flying out after lunch we didn’t have a huge amount of time for mucking around.  However we couldn’t leave San Francisco without driving over the Golden Gate bridge. And it didn’t disappoint. It was spectacular! From there we made…

John’s Place

Today we ventured out of the city and headed to Monterey Bay, to have a look at the Fisherman’s Wharf and the famous cannery row.   I’m not sure how much commercial fishing is carried out there anymore but the tourist trade is alive and well. Fisherman’s Wharf … an arty shot Cannery Row … a…

The Sights of San Francisco

Before we left home we listed and mapped all the things we wanted to see in San Francisco. I then promptly forgot to load them into my gps. Doh! Over breakfast this morning armed only with my trusty phone I discovered a self guided tour put out by the city called the “49 mile scenic…

Punishment

So today was about punishment. – being punished – cab punishment – place of punishment. The one thing I just don’t understand is shopping.  What is the fascination of going into shop after shop looking at stuff.  And shoes.  Don’t even get me started on that one! Now that my girls are old enough they…

Yosemite National Park – Sat 13 July

From Paso Robles we headed north east to Fresno and through Yosemite National Park before heading west to San Francisco.  It maybe a long way for a shortcut but we really wanted to take in some of the American landscape.   And today did not disappoint! What was interesting was the changes in the landscape. From…

Let’s Away from LA

Today we picked up our rental car for the next few days.  We wanted to hire an American car as we’re in the states so we booked a Jeep but instead we were upgraded to a Chevy Traverse. It’s quite a nice car to drive, all leather interior, goes pretty well, and more importantly heaps…