Its now 17:40 Chicago time, having left the Luxor and the others back in Vegas around 9am. Just another 12 hours to go until we land back on British soil once again. The past 24hrs we have tried to say good bye to Vegas and the family the best we can. Most of us managed to sample one of Vegas’ famous buffets. I mange 3 plates, from Italian to Mexican and finishing with Chinese. I think Vic, Lee and Mum…
We take a well earned rest for everyone’s first full day in Vegas and spend a morning baking in the Sun, pool (and pyramid) side. Lunch is served in style at Hooters. Where we devour 50 chicken wings, well most of them, some got boxed for a much needed late night snack later. A glizty Vegas style show follows, down at the Wynn. Showtunes from all the ages are performed with a live orchestra. We end the night back…
Our day begins at a leisurely pace, enjoying the Vegas sun by the pool. Before we know it, we are reunited with Julie, Lee and Mum, as we welcome their slightly less relaxed selves to Vegas. We are soon checking out the views of the Luxor from each others room, admiring the Sphinx that sits outside Julie and Lees room, as Auntie Janet arrives to take Mum out for the night. A few hours later and the rest of us…
Travelling at the speed of light. That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit. Although I still don’t know what they are on about when they say its 76 degrees. Last time we blogged we were in San Francisco. We are now in Las Vegas, completing our 1086 mile journey of the West Coast. Today I’ve driven 8 hrs, criss crossing through Califronia and Nevada. Since the last blog we have traveled to Yosemite. Walked for a whole day. And climed…
Wanting to ensure we completed our must do in San Francisco list we rise early and head to to the historic cable car stop on Market and Powell. Beating the queues we enjoy the ride through the various neighbourhoods including China Town untill its final stop near fisherman’s wharf. Tummy’s rumbling we spot a sign for Pats Cafe so head in for breakfast. Chris is pleased as they offer Corned Beef Hash one of his American Breakfast Favourites. After a…
These are the exact words to come out of Vic’s mouth when I ask how one of San Francisco’s most famous dishes ‘Clam Chowder’ was. Served in one of the areas other specialties, a bowl made of sour dough and from the famous ‘Boudin’ bakery. It still seems to leave her little underwhelmed. We are taking a well earned rest at this point. Having just completed a few hours biking from San Fran to Sausiltio, including crossing “The most famous…
Fuelled by the hotel’s bagel bar breakfast the day starts with a stroll to Carmel’s beach. The crash of the waves breaking was actually quite relaxing and we stand for a while just soaking in the atmosphere. The walk back to the hotel sees us picking up a significant otter to keep us company for the remainder of our journey. On route to San Fransico we stop at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. We join the tour…
A morning run starts our day, as we rise in Cambria. Its our coldest start at 7am by the coast, California does not get warm until the sun rises. Our early start is rewarded by at least one unusual sight. A group of dolphins is clearly visible as we approach the sea. We may have also seen a sea otter, but they prove to be rather elusive. The wildlife spotting continues during our drive along the coast and the ‘Big…
Today brought the start of our road trip traveling north up the Pacific Highway to San Fransisco. Packing up our suitcases and checking out of the Palihouse we say farewell to Santa Monica we head to the car hire centre at LAX. After completing the administration process with little pleasantries we were soon stood in front of a vast array of SUVs of which we had to pick which one we would want to drive for the next…
Our Lyft driver obviously can sense we are not in a talkative mood at this time in the morning, as he drives us into Hollywood to Universal Studios, after a little bit of confusion we are dropped at the guest drop off point and make our way down the City Walk and head into the Park. Having realised when we prebooked our tickets that it was labour day weekend we upgraded our tickets to “front of the line ” which…