Posted by kate in points on a map on 05 29th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Video from Coastal California
Anaheim, CA - Day 28 - Video shot at the Angels vs Red Sox game. Gorda, CA - Day 34 - Elephant seals laying on the beach producing an interesting soundtrack. Gorda, CA - Day 34 - Video #2 of the elephant seals. Here two elephant seals get into a fight. Unknown, CA - Day 34 - Pelicans flew by as Brett...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 05 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Blake’s French Toast
We crashed at Blake’s apartment on Friday evening (thanks again!) and woke up to the wonderful smell of breakfast - French Toast. Delicious. While the recipe below may be pretty straight forward, let me just get this out of the way: this is no ordinary French Toast, not by a long shot.   Ingredients: 1...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 05 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Berkeley, CA
Day 38 - 5/22 - We had a slow morning in San Jose packing up Sofi and preparing to get back on the road; however, we weren’t going very far - just up the Eastern side of San Francisco Bay - to Berkeley, CA. We arrived in the early afternoon and took a walking tour of UC-Berkeley as well as downtown...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 05 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Respite in the SF Bay area
Days 36 & 37 - 5/20 & 21- Brett and I spent the morning in Half Moon Bay. We walked the harbor that we stayed in during our sailing adventure in January. We managed to see a few sea lions and a boat run aground. We worked our way from Half Moon Bay on the coast to San Jose at the southern...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 05 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay
Day 35 - 5/19 - Hopping out of the tent and gazing at endless fields of strawberries is not a bad way to wake up. A slow morning at Sunset State Beach was followed up by shopping at Patagonia’s Santa Cruz Outlet store. We found out after looking around that in only two days they were having a...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 05 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Photo Of The Week - May 27
I snapped this shot while Kate and I were enjoying a bit of warm and sun on day 36 of our road trip. We pulled over and stopped at a state beach near Pacifica, California on our way from Half Moon Bay to San Jose to stretch and walk on the beach. The tide was coming in quickly and we had to be careful...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 05 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Morro Bay to Monterrey
Day 34 - 5/18 - Morning conditions: fog and cold. We reconnected with Hwy 1 and headed into Morro Bay. The rock for which Morro Bay is known was hardly visible with the fog. We continued north enjoying the warmth in the car, explored Cambria, and then drove into Big Sur. We made several stops - ok,...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 05 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Central California Coast
Day 33 - 5/17 - We awoke in Gaviota State Beach, ate breakfast, packed up, and headed north towards Lompoc. Brett was able to chat with his parents before we arrived in San Luis Obispo. They are both doing well. Upon arriving in San Luis Obispo, we found a much sought after camping store and purchased...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 05 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Hugging The Southern California Coast
We’ve been traveling in California for two weeks now, and we’ve covered a lot of ground. We drove through Death Valley National Park and made our way down to the Mexican border just south of San Diego, California. Day 30 saw us drive down past San Diego and wave to Mexico before following...
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Posted by kate in points on a map on 05 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Video from Nevada
Hoover Dam, NV/AZ - Day 26 - Video of the Hoover Dam showing the low water level of Lake Mead in the background. Las Vegas, NV - Day 26 - Bellagio’s indoor gardens were featuring tulips on our visit. I saw more tulips in Las Vegas than in Holland, Michigan. Las Vegas, NV - Day 26 - The volcanic...
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