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Alan, what kind of vehicle are you using?
Alan, what kind of vehicle are you using?
We drove 712 miles today and are now on the California/Arizona border, in a hotel just inside the California border. It was thousands of the iconic saguaro cacti in the Arizona desert, temperature was 102, right up to the California border where all traffic was stopped and we asked if were carrying any fresh fruit and vegetables. A couple of hundred metres further into California and the desert had turned into lush greenery with palm trees everywhere. California definitely bans the desert here.
The attached photo is from this morning from our hotel in Van Horn, Texas close to the border. Just after setting off we went through a border control checkpoint where ALL the traffic from I10 was question by border control officers. When asked if we were American Citizens I responded "Why aye man!". Fortunately I didn't look Mexican so he didn't ask to see our passports and let us through.
Santa Monica with DD tomorrow is next on the schedule.
Tynesidish talk!
Alan, what kind of vehicle are you using?
Here is a photo of the car at the hotel in Moonstone Beach
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oops, it came in upside down, and I don't know how to turn it around. It's not upside down on my iPad.
Are you sure you aren't back in Australia?
Maybe try turning your iPad upside down?
Are you sure you aren't back in Australia?
Even upside down, it looks like the Pelican Inn--is it??
Stayed there six weeks ago. Moonstone Beach is one of my favorites in all California! Hope you have a nice sunset tonight.
Alan, it sounds like you are making good progress on your journey. Hopefully we'll have some sunshine in store for you when you make it to the Bay Area.
I drove down Big Sur from San Francisco in 1999. The elephant seals were very impressive. You are right by San Simeon (Hearst Castle) which I found fascinating, but may not be to your taste.
Happy motoring!
I drove down Big Sur from San Francisco in 1999. The elephant seals were very impressive. You are right by San Simeon (Hearst Castle) which I found fascinating, but may not be to your taste.
Happy motoring!
Hearst Castle is our next destination. We'll probably pass Mr. and Mrs. Alan on 101.
We nipped out to Simeon Beach as we heard there may be elephant seals there and oh boy, hundreds of them. What a great sight. (not to mention the smell and the noise, and several young adults practicing their sparring)
Check out Backcountry Navigator for a hiking app. It allows you to download topo maps and trail tracks so you don't need a cell signal while in the back country.
After a week in California we have now arrived at our first booked condo where we will be for a week, Rainbow Rock beach, just north of Brookings, SW Oregon. For the first time since we set off we'll be able to unpack our suitcases. The condo is a 2 bed place with a separate detached garage and overlooks the ocean, with a footpath down to the beach. I've attached a photo from our balcony.
The weather is cold and misty so I hope it improves so that the views are more like those on the website.
Oceanfront Condo in Brookings at Rainbow Rock - VRBO