Sunday, October 11 2026 Road video and map The final day on the road has a similar excitement level as yesterday, i.e. very low. I did go back to the location I took the picture of the Colorado flowing from the USA so I could take the picture I wanted – which was the Colorado … Continue reading Last Stop – Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, October 10 2026 Road video and map Today was supposed to be the culmination of my attempt to Follow the Colorado as I drove from Lake Havasu City south to the point that, after studying the course of the river as it flows into Mexico on Google Maps and using street view extensively, I … Continue reading Final view of the Colorado river in the U.S.
Thursday, October 8 2026 I used to visit Las Vegas pretty regularly on my summer vacation trips when I was teaching as a good base for touring the southwest. Flights, car rental and hotels were very reasonably priced and you could visit the landmarks by walking or driving to other hotel/casinos with free parking. Now … Continue reading Leaving Las Vegas and not Looking Back
March 31, 2022 After dropping my friends at the airport I used the San Mateo Bridge to cross San Francisco Bay and headed towards Lake Tahoe, a distance of 232 miles (373 km). The early section of the drive was very pleasant and Route 50 as I neared Tahoe was spectacular but all overlooks … Continue reading Lake Tahoe
March 30, 2022 Sadly, today was our last day in San Francisco but we had a great day trip to Sausalito on the ferry. This gave us the opportunity to spend time at the extensive market in the ferry building in downtown San Francisco before boarding the ferry for the half hour journey north to … Continue reading Fun in San Francisco – Part 3
March 28, 2022 Today was museum day as the weather forecast was for rain and, although the day dawned bright and dry, we stuck to the plan as they are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. San Francisco has many great museums but we decided to visit the Asian Art Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern … Continue reading Fun in San Francisco – Part 2
March 26, 2022 I am now enjoying time with my friends in San Francisco. On Saturday I drove north from San Jose to meet Christian and Rita (on the left above) as they arrived at San Francisco airport and we drove to the home of Kusum and Uday (right) who are our gracious hosts for … Continue reading Fun in San Francisco – Part 1