LA Woman Thank you to my wife for her lovely words in the previous blog. Not wishing to be too mushy it has been remarkably easy travelling with Karen and despite our many personality disorders we have enjoyed spending so much time together. So, all I can do is reply in the time honoured fashion of men who have had nice things said to them such as "I love you" …. …. ditto Karen, ditto. Big mouth strikes again (1 pint Gary) One for Gary Floate. Rita Rudne...

No we didn't win and win again in Vegas! We last visited Las Vegas ten years ago at the end of our honeymoon. We decided to return to walk the entire strip - something we did not manage to do the first time around due to intense heat. I managed to get us into the Desert Club Resort for a ridiculously cheap price. The mini apartment allowed us to enjoy small luxuries such as a sofa, cooker and our own washer/dryer. We were in heaven and made the m...

No we have not made a massive detour to Copenhagen but did have a quick lunch stop in the small Danish-American town called Solvang on our way to Santa Barbara. Solvang, meaning "Sunny Field" is an appropriate name as it was indeed very sunny. The town sports various windmills, a number of tributes to Hans Christian Andersen and some of the shop keepers wear traditional Danish costume. I felt it was all a little bit twee but a pleasant place to enjoy...

I'm back! Did you miss me? Keep on moving (don't stop) Leaving Monterey - Monday 26 September We left Monterey with plans to stop at a couple of places on our way to Cambria, a small town to the south of Big Sur (a stunning but sparsely populated coastal region). The sun was shining as we began the drive down Highway 1 on the beginning of another few days of animal magic. Once bitten twice shy Garrapata State Park - Monday 26 September 2011 Our first s...

Yosemite blew me away and regularly took my breath away - especially during the Upper Yosemite Falls climb! However, it was time to move on and start our drive down Highway 1 - sadly not in the soft top convertible that everyone recommends but a very basic and clunky Hyundai. With the iPod turned up, sun glasses at the ready and satnav programmed our next destination was Monterey Bay. We whizzed past countless fields growing a variety of produce i...