Day 32, Nov. 18th: With a good high carb La Quinta breakfast in our bellies, we continued along I10 toward El Paso, with a planned side trip. Kelly had mentioned Silver City as the “next Santa Fe”, so we headed about an hour north to check it out. We grabbed …
Day 27: Nov. 13th – continued: Due to the time change – the travel back “day” is 36+ hours long, so arriving back in the US on the same “day” we left, but now in the morning. Our friend Anthony had to drive down to San Diego, so he met …
The people that post signs need a native speaker to proof read them before they print the signs up…
Day 25; Nov. 11th: Three Gorges dam: We awoke in Xiling Gorge the site of the Shibao Pagoda (the Shibaozhai temple). Originally, the temple was built at the top of the cliff, and any monks or worshippers needed to climb the cliff to go there. Then, some senior monk decided …
Nov. 7-10, 2019 Delayed posting again due to technical problems – first the photos did not appear to load from my laptop to the blog; the tech’s suggestion was to get the app so I wouldn’t have to do move the pics from the phone but loaded directly – great, …
Nov. 3rd -6th, 2019 Day 17 – November 3rd: Beijing to Suzhou: A very early departure – 5AM to the airport in Beijing to fly to Shanghai. The liquid/ gel restriction is the same as the US, and you had to remove electronics from bags, and absolutely no batteries in …
October 29th-Nov. 2nd, 2019 Day 12/13 October 29th/ 30th: In typical California style, from Bakersfield we took the 99 to the 405 (got to use the HOV lane, so not too bad) to the 110 and got to Harbor City in decent time. We met our friend Anthony who was …
October 25-28th Day 8: Friday, October 25th. One week on the road! We worked out and John packed what he could before heading to his poker tournament downstairs, while I played music and then finished packing for the 11AM checkout from the very nice Nugget. We would be meeting John’s …
October 21-24, 2019; Cortez, NM – Sparks, NV. Day 4: Cortez – Green River and Arches National Park. The drive from Cortez to Arches is another one of those Southwest US drives that takes you through some beautiful country. The buttes change from colorful smooth-sided mountains to ones that look …
San Antonio, TX to Cortez, CO (Mesa Verde National Park) (October 18-20, 2019) Day one of our journey was spent driving – and driving – and stopping for road construction – and driving. And in every one light town we drove through – the light was red. (No, I am …