After our last night camping at Big Sur we packed up the soggy tent and the rest of our stuff before heading north, back towards Monterey.From Monterey we headed East towards Salinas and the agricultural central valley of California. On the way we stopped off at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, a famous racetrack which I have driven in a number of computer games, and sadly still haven't driven in real life. It was fun to see the track in the flesh and we drove aroun...

On our final morning in San Francisco we got all our gear packed and loaded into the car before bidding farewell to Jacob and Jenni. We stocked up on some supplies at Safeway then drove through some of the streets of Pacific Heights, an upmarket neighbourhood near the hostel, to find the house from Mrs. Doubtfire. With this ticked off the list, we headed up, down then up, up and up to Twin Peaks, high above San Francisco. After taking in the panoramic views over ...

We've had a fun few days in San Francisco.On Monday morning we got some passes for the MUNI public transport system and jumped on a cable car from Fisherman's Wharf up and down the hills of the city to Market street, the 'main' street in town. The cable car was a great way to see different parts of town and saved our legs on the massive and super-steep hills everywhere. It was great to see all the eclectic and colourful houses and buildings which are on every str...

We've made it back to civilisation in San Francisco, and have had an amazing time getting here.Following our night camping at Cape Blanco in Oregon, we got packed up and back on the road, heading down along the wild southern Oregon coast, a lot like Scotland in places, with windswept grassy headlands over steep rocky cliffs.After driving across the tallest bridge in Oregon (and getting out to take some photos) we crossed into California and continued south before...

On Tuesday morning, after fuelling up on more pancakes at Byways Cafe in Portland and picking up some supplies at Safeway, we headed west for the Oregon coast on a lovely sunny day.After an hour or so on the interstate and on Highway 6 through wooded hillsides, a little less spectacular than those we'd seen in Washington, we reached the town of Tillamook. From there we took what is called the Three Capes Scenic Drive, a winding and badly maintained road looping r...