We knew the minute we arrived in Laguna Beach that we had made the right decision. We could sense the atmosphere straight away. Laid back, friendly, big sandy beach, small secluded coves, attractive cottages and beach houses (beach mansions more like!) , cafes, no fog. Why would you want to be anywhere else?
Our other option had [...]
Before I continue I must mention that I am now back on Scottish soil. It’s Sunday 4th October, 9.30pm. I’ve got work tomorrow. I’m still in denial.
So, let’s continue our roadtrip!
Monterey was pretty uneventful, apart from being chilly and foggy. The morning was brighter though and as we made our way towards ‘17 Mile Drive’ [...]
We’re sitting by our hotel pool in Laguna Beach, enjoying the sunshine and I’ve realised that I haven’t even told you about San Francisco and the famous Highway 1 yet!
We spent 4 nights in San Francisco, which is a good amount of time to see quite a bit of the city – any less time [...]
It’s a while since I actually blogged so I thought I’d give you a bit of an update while we have our lunch in the Rockin’ Java Cafe in the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco (it’s still full of hippies).
You’ll have seen our videos of Yosemite National Park and Angus will post some photos on [...]
We’ve come to the end of our 3 nights in Vegas and we are totally shattered! On the day we arrived we managed to stay up until 3am, which was pretty good considering we had been up since 5.30am. We had a few drinks, played a few slots and spent a bit of time with [...]
Wednesday 16th September
Believe it or not we did get up early and we were out the door walking along the Bright Angel Trail at 5.30am. There was a particular point along the rim that we wanted to get to as it had a great view of the sunrise. As we walked the mile and a [...]
Tuesday 15th September:
Miles driven – 504 (All by Angus – what a star!)
Blown truck tyres on the highway – hundreds, it must be the heat
Best road name – Devil Dog Road, Arizona
Things to watch out for on the highway – Elk, Deer, falling rocks and speed enforcement aircraft!
As you can see by the number of [...]
We would definitely recommend a visit to this theme park. There is a mixture of rides/experiences – including Jurassic Park (log flume type ride), The Mummy (rollercoaster in the dark) and Shrek 4D (a 20 minute Shrek film with brilliant 4D effects and moving cinema seats). I would give the studio tour 7 out of [...]
We have quite a bit to catch up on – here are the weird daily stats I noted from Monday 14th September, when we were still in LA:
Cyclists knocked over – 1
Dogs with wheels for back legs – 1
Times Di screamed in the House of Horrors at Universal Studios – 6 (Angus insists it was [...]
Our time in LA has come to an end and we went out with a bang last night. Headaches all round this morning. In brief, we spent the day at Universal Studios and last night we went to a bar near to our hotel, called Joe’s Joint. They had live music, which was excellent, and [...]
