We managed to out-run the snow and stopped in Susanville for brunch. On the way to Redding we passed through Lassen Forest high in the mountains and the weather caught up with us. It was thick snow, though blue skies, and very, very cold. The thick snow went for miles, coating trees and branches and the forest floor, railway tracks and side roads. We got out a few times to play in it and it was so deep I sunk nearly to my waist at one point. Needless to say I sp...

Hello and sorry for the delay in updates! I've been in the States for nearly 4 weeks now (how'd that happen?!) and had fun in the car. I started in LA, staying with Andy's lovely cousins - Shelah and John. We went to the Huntington Library and Gardens, which was lovely as it was warm and sunny. But it got very chilly at night. I went to Griffith Park, which is where the Hollywood sign is and to the Getty Museum. I spent an afternoon driving and walking round Ro...