Well what a start. Yesterday we drove from Vallego to further into Napa Valley. We stopped at a beautiful winery and did some tastings with cheeses. Amazing place was a replica of French chateau and then a bit of a drive around a few others. We next stopped for a coffee..wow we thought we had bought more wine with the price of the coffee!!! $17 for 2 lattes n two little donuts..whattt . Next stop was off to Jess's favorite jellybeans factory...Jelly Belly's..add...

So after an hour delay in Sydney airport we where on our way. 13 hours later And tired we have come into a drizzly bleak looking San Fran day... We landed at 9.30am but didn't leave with the hire car till 1pm...after haggling for an upgrade car we ended up with a Dodge Derango...big sucker n very posh with all that opens and shuts. Ray driving it like he's had it for weeks...ahhh me bit scared. It's huge feels!like we in a truck... Well we had a bite to eat ac...

Firstly let us say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEANDRA AND MY BROTHER BRIAN....!!!! LOVE TO BOTH AND HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAYS WHERE GREAT !! San Francisco was cold. Yep even though it is Spring of course San Fran stays pretty cold although you wouldn't know it from how the locals dress. Some dressed like it was summer too. Shorts and tanktops. It was mostly sunny and that did help but the wind is always cold. Anyway, our hotel was average. Due to the high costs I had boo...

So I've been off line for a few days while in Vegas. No free wifi in the Flamingo !! bummer. Oh well breakfast at Maccas allowed Jess to check fb and my emails with their free wifi !! So after leaving Cortez we travel through Monument Valley and wow it is amazing. I have only put up a few of the pictures...could have gone mad. The mountains and rock formations here are different to the other national parks we have been through. Hard for Ray to drive and not wa...