We arrived at the south end of Lake Tahoe which was a bit of a disappointment just a long strip of stores and cheap restaurants but as we started up the west side it became clear why it is one of the most beautiful lakes in the USA. Stopping off at many vista points afforded spectacular views of the lake. The lake is densly forested and the highway winds around gorgeous sate parks, swimming beaches, historic mansions and pine shaded campgrounds. It is easy to ...

We moved on to Sacramento and stayed a couple of nights. We hadn't really planned to stop here but were so behind with our website and e mails we had to find somewhere with a fast wi-fi to upload all the photos Peter has taken. The old part of Sacramento is actually a very small western town but the rest of it is now quite a modern attractive California city with plenty of greenery and attractive shopping areas. Right behind the campsite there was a cycle/jog...

We travelled south on the 101 through a couple of small towns and struggled finding places to stay either campsites or hotels as it was the Saturday of Labour Day weekend the last summer holiday weekend for 2009. In San Fransisco we had wanted to stay in a hotel but because the city i so old all the hotels in the centre have either no parking to speak of or underground parking and we couldn't find anything to take an 8th high vehicle. It turned out not too bad i...