Howdy15/06/2010 We left San Francisco heading over Yosemite national park and the Sierra Nevada not realising how outstandingly beautiful it is and a great place to camp and trek in ( All campsites were full), Snow capped mountains with snow still at the side of the roads, Enormous gushing waterfalls, and lush meadows where we saw our first wild Grizzly bear. We followed the eastern side of the mountains down to a small town called Bishop arriving early evening t...

Hi03/06/2010 Land of the not so bright, La-La land, Los Angeles USA. An over heard conversation "No, Dracula lives in Transylvania not Pennsylvania, Transylvania's near err?" and one we had with a local "So Manchester United don't play in London" No Manchester "So is that near Manchester City, is that near London."LA our stop for 3 days is a huge run down sprawling mass with a seedy overtone, a dodgy feel by night, a bit of a zoo rea...

Aloha 2!/05/2010 Anniversary day, One year of our odyssey, It started at 7 am in Fiji with a breakfast Mama had prepared of 2 extra slices of toast, a special treat as we were leaving, The lovely Mama let us keep our room at no extra price as our plane didn't leave until 9 pm. The plane left on time and we travelled back in time crossing the international date line, and landing in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii at 7am on the 21st May again, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and...

Bula 14/04/2010 We arrived in Fiji, The land of the giants (the local Fijians all seem to be flipping huge with enormous feet), Starting in Nadi the 2nd biggest town on the main island Viti levu for 5 nights, Its hot and humid and over 30 degree's, lovely!. At Mama's tropic of Capricorn hostel/hotel our host the lovely Mama, A 72 year old lady and larger than life personality, bra less with breasts sitting on her waist, met us with a big slobbery kiss, She is ...

Tena Koutou 01/04/2010 Back across the Cook straights on a smaller and older ferry to begin our tour of the North island, It started with a 10hr bus trip to Auckland for one night. The North island is totally different from the South, We now have volcano's rather than snow capped alps, The scenery which is still good but less dramatic, with cows instead of sheep on the rolling plains, Even the accent of the locals is different, its less pronounced. We are sti...