Today is the day! We will have officially driven a classic mini from Alaska to Mexico! This was the goal for such a long time and today on the 1st October 2017 we will be crossing the border from the USA in to the Baja Peninsula, Mexico! I can not describe to you the sheer […]
USA: San Diego
San Diego. We made it! We arrived fairly late so first destination, to beat the early onset of the “Hanger monster” we headed out in search for some delicious food. We got recommended the Blind Burro just a short distance from the hotel and decided that it would be a good first stop to taste […]
USA: LA – San Diego
After a great breakfast in bed, we resumed our routine of re-packing little Olive in its usual Tetris style affair. I would even dare to say we was getting quite good at this by now. Steph was in charge of driving still as my shoulder, and the lack of power steering, was too challenging and […]
USA: LA
We had 3 nights in LA and it’s such a huge place to cover in that amount of time that we knew that we’d only be scratching the surface. We started with Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk Of Fame and tried to get some pictures with our favourite stars, like Canada’s infamous Ryan Reynolds. Whilst here we […]
USA: Santa Barbara – LA
We took the 101 out of Santa Barbara, hugging the coast. I sat in the passenger seat, in charge of the playlist and watched the sea pass by out the window. The sun was out and the windows was down. If it wasn’t for my broken collar bone, it was perfect. There was one place […]
USA: Monterey to Santa Barbara
After leaving the hospital we decided not stay in Monterey and carry on South towards Santa Monica and Los Angeles. It was a bit of an emotional and quiet day in the car. Nick was distraught about his broken collar bone and I was feeling guilty for causing the accident. It started to get dark […]
USA: Monterey- Big Sur and a BIG accident
We had planned a couple of days to explore the Big Sur and camp on one of the famous roads in the US. It was unfortunately closed to road traffic a few months earlier due to huge land slides that had compromised the structural integrity of Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge. This initially put our plans on hold […]
USA: Yosemite to Monterey
On our way out of Yosemite we pulled over to get some final photos of the valley before we left for the coast. It was another beautiful sunny day in California. We definitely want to return here to explore more and complete some more hikes, especially the Half Dome challenge!! Our next destination was going […]
USA: Yosemite
Yosemite is the Mecca of the climbing world, playing host to some of Americas most famous monoliths, El Capitan and Half Dome. Its 747,956 acres is 95% total wilderness providing vital habitats to 20% of all California’s plant species and is home to more than 160 rare species of plant. It’s where Alex Honnold became the […]
USA MILESTONE: Lake Tahoe – Yosemite
Waking up after another cold night was difficult, especially knowing that we had a HUGE day. Today we was going to enter Yosemite. Yosemite is the mecca of the USA wilderness/climbing/hiking/adventure scene and is hugely popular with Americans and foreign visitors alike. It was a must stop on this adventure for the both of us […]