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20111126 – Pinnacles National Park; Steinbeck Museum At Last; Home – 2 Months Before The Next Adventure

Saturday – cold and rainy. Up and out early, a rare event for us geriatrics. It’s cold and rainy. Getting us prepared for our return to Belthorn. Drive down to Pinnacles National Park. 23 million years ago multiple volcanoes erupted, … Continue reading

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20161120 – San Diego; A Spot of Culture; Visit Old Friends

Sunday – hot and sunny. For all those whining cry babies who are throwing their toys out the pram because Trump won and now want to flee the country. Go. Abandon your country. We’ll gladly have your citizenship. Dual citizenship … Continue reading

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20161113 – San Diego

Sunday – hot and sunny. Thanks to the scrots from our Coronado home exchange we have been let down at the last minute. But all is not lost, thanks to Chris and De-Shaun, we spend 3 nights with them up … Continue reading

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20161105 – Hawaiian Islands On A Floating Gin Palace

Saturday – hot and sunny. Well we’re off on our next great adventure, a 7 day cruise around the Hawaii Islands. As with all cruises there’s wifi available but it so expensive we’d both have to sell both kidneys, 8 … Continue reading

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20161101 – Hanauma Bay; Diamond Head

Tuesday – hot and sunny. Lazy do nothing day. Drive down to Kapolei for a decent supermarket. Do our last shop and then back down the Farrington Highway. Don’t you just love how the marketing machine of the mighty dollar … Continue reading

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20161028 – Luau; North Shore Drive; Polynesian Culture Centre

Friday – hot and sunny. Lazy day and then in the evening we go to the Paradise Cove Luau. All traditional Hawaiian food and entertainment. It’s the sort of touristy thing you are obliged to do before they’ll let you … Continue reading

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20161024 – Hawaii – Oahu

Monday – hot and sunny. Well I never thought I’d say it but after 4 weeks of desert living it’s a real treat to see clouds. Our lovely new home exchange for the next two weeks is on the 19th … Continue reading

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20161020 – Living Desert Zoo; Hawaii Here We come

Thursday – hot and sunny. Off to the living desert zoo. Didn’t have great expectations of this but we were pleasantly surprised. Not too big, fabulous gardens and cacti, well laid out and very enjoyable. Called in at Barnes and … Continue reading

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20161016 – Indian Canyons; Bump Into Home Exchange Friends From Australia; Casinos

Sunday – hot and sunny. Lazy day as the paleo-rockers are swarming for yet another concert this evening. Bald heads with withered pony tales and a surfeit of adipose tissue everywhere. Fortunately this weekend they seem to have turned the … Continue reading

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20161012 – Joshua Tree National Park

Wednesday – hot and sunny. Up and out early. Exciting day, off to the Joshua Tree National Park, just 30 minutes down the road. Well the Joshua Trees are ok, but the rock formations are spectacular. Perhaps they should rename … Continue reading

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