Life's about experiences. These are mine.
DAY 11 – Yosemite to Death Valley Barstow (351 miles driven, 3.15 miles walked) Today was due to be the second longest day of the trip in terms of distance covered. A total of 300 miles from Evergreen lodges, Yosemite to Death Valley. During this six hour trip the elevation changes from 9,000 ft to …
DAY 5 – Yosemite (0 miles driven, 10.97 miles walked) After the last few days of miserable drizzle and downpours it was nice to wake to dry weather and the prediciton of it being dry all day. It did somewhat remind me of the “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” song: Wait a minute, it’s stopped hailing …
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DAY 4 – South Lake Tahoe to Evergreen Yosemite (124 miles driven, 4.40 miles walked) It was another grey day in California when we awoke in South Lake Tahoe. This was a shame as we never really saw the lake in all its glory as it was constantly shrouded in cloud. Oh well another time. …
DAY 3 – San Francisco to South Lake Tahoe (188 miles driven, 3.12 miles walked) Getting a decent cup of tea in the US is something akin to the quest for the Holy Grail, therefore it was great to start the day today as Peet’s Coffee which made a very passable cupper. The concept of …
DAY 2 – San Francicso (0 miles driven, 10.99 miles walked) California has been struggling with the weather over the last few months suffering drought conditions and a number of fires. It was therefore somewhat ironic that today has been pretty wet. Not just a bit of drizzle but properly hammering it down. Some roads …
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DAY 1 – London to San Francicso (5368 miles flown, 4.31 miles walked) It’s been a long time coming but we are finally on our way back to the US! I’ve always been an anxious traveller worrying about whether I have the right things with me before we go. Helen says, although I am not …
We are lucky that Reading is so well served with transport links. It is particularly easy to get to today’s destination, Oxford, by train within 20 minutes. The train today was surprisingly busy and, unfortunately, I had got on the carriage with the bloke with the very loud voice. He was telling everyone, whether they …
This is a cross post from my dedicated Williams fan site, The Williams Database. On the original post you can see a number of pictures from the day. By my reckoning I have been to the museum at Williams seven times and I never tire (should that be tyre😂) of going there. I was particularly …
This morning’s Heritage Open Day visit almost didn’t happen for me when my bus in to town was late (unusually very late. Most Reading Buses are incredibly punctual). I emailed to say that I was going to be delayed and ran from the bus stop to the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) where we …
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We love Wisley and are regular visitors. Every time we go back there is something new to see as the colours change over the seasons. It is a place for relaxation, I find it easy to switch off there, and inspiration for my own garden. So we were looking forward to our visit today especially …