We thought we'd had enough of national parks on this trip.We thought they'd all be the same - until we arrived at Yosemite.It was hard to imagine a park in the US that would have a 3500 ft. shear drop without so much as a railing or warning sign; it was exactly what we were looking for.The night we arrived, we had an incredible introduction to what Yosemite had to offer.We watched as the sun set from Glacier Point and then stayed long enough to see the full moon ...

After a long couple of days driving from Vancouver, after a big night out (in which we saw Shane from the real desperate housewives, for those of you who follow it) we entered wine country in the valleys of central California.Sonoma was our valley of choice as Napa vineyards charge $30 a head for tastings (too rich for our blood).Seven vineyards and 50 tastings later, we headed back to camp where we sipped on a bottle of Viognier to complement our Caribbean Jerk ...