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Birthday Party and a Game of Bowls
Today we were invited to Fraser & Leslie's neighbours daughter Emily's first birthday party. Like all the other birthday parties we have attended in the USA they have been held in a park. We...
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Best Morning Walk Ever
High tide was due at 8.00am so I decided to have an early morning walk along the shore. It was the best decision I have made about a walk. Our holiday house is about quarter of a mile from the shore so...
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Visit to Carmel Mission
After my lovely walk this morning we visited the Mission which was just up the road from our holiday house. This Mission was founded by Padre Junipero Serra in 1769. Over 4000 Indians were baptised at...
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Another Very Special Walk in Point Lobos State Park
After yesterday mornings fantastic walk I did not think it could get any better, but it did. At 8.00am this morning just an hour before high tide I went to the same spot I had seen the Dolphins or...
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An Afternoon Walk in Rancho San Antonio Country Park
Eleanor and her friend Elise hide in a tree trunkThere were loads of these Ground Squirrels aboutAnd these DeerWe had met up with Fraser & Leslie's friend Emma and her children Elise and Maxine who...
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An Electric Car and San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge
This morning the Grahams went to look at an electric car called a Tesla and made just up the road from where we are staying. Fraser is interested in buying one but not until they come down in price....
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Campbell Market and the Auld Alliance
This morning Fraser & Leslie took us to the Farmers Market in Campbell. It was the best we have seen with loads of fresh local produce of all kinds.Thomas & Eleanor were well fed on the free...
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A Slow Boat and a Very Fast Boat
We took the morning Caltrain from Sunnyvale to San Francisco which took just over an hour and is a very pleasant journey on a double decker train.We booked into the nice Courtyard Hotel at Fishermans...
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Up and Down the Hills of San Francisco
Today's adventure involved the famous Cable Cars of San Francisco on a vehicle over 100 years old, although it may be a bit like Triggers brush and had lots of new parts over the years.All set to go at...
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Trains and Boats
Our last day in San Francisco and on our morning walk we managed to catch this Aircraft Carrier as it made its way out into the PacificThis vessel in the Maritime Museum was Clyde BuiltA swimmer in the...
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My New Camera
Having dropped my camera a few weeks ago I was still able to use it until I switched it on when we arrived in USA and the screen was useless. Using my I Phone to take photographs is OK but I prefer a...
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Campbell Farmers Market and a Hill Climb
For the second Sunday on the trot we visited Campbell Farmers Market but this time Carlo and Sidne joined us from Utah as they have arrived to take us along the Pacific Coast next week.The market is...
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Three State Parks and a Concrete Ship
Day 1 of our Pacific Coast Adventure and we headed down Highway 1 to Monterey with the first stop at Felton Covered Bridge. Built in 1892 and closed to traffic after storms damaged it in 1982. Our...
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Sea Otters Everywhere
Today we visited the superb Monterey Aquarium where the star attraction is the Sea Otters. This one was feeding from a big ball with food inside and it had to work hard to get the food out through the...
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Pacific Highway and a 17 Mile Drive
Day 3 of our Pacific Coast Adventure and from Monterey we headed south on Highway 1 but just for a few miles where we hit 17 Mile Drive which is a wonderful 17 mile long tourist route near Pebble...
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Hearst Castle and Loads of Elephant Seals
Today we visited Hearst Castle near San Simeon. It was built by Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst who hired San Francisco architect Julia Morgan to build a hilltop house. Their collaboration...
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A Journey Through the Wilderness Area
Our journey back from San Simeon took us through one of the most sparsely populated areas in California. We decided to go this route back to San Jose so we could visit Old Mission San Miguel Arcangel...
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Dinner at Apple
After our week long adventure Fraser took us to The Mac Cafe at Apple for dinner. Gaye and Elliot were glad to be together again.At Apple everybody gets free Apples so Eleanor and Thomas finished their...
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A Quiet Day With Family
After our hectic travels last week we had a very quiet day with the family before Sidne & Carlo left at 2.00pm to go back to Salt Lake City. The weather has been perfect so most of the day was...
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Castle Rock Trail
We start the day with Elliot having some Tummy Time We drove for 30 minutes to Castle Rock State Park to do a 2.5 mile trail through the forest. The first mile was uphill and Gaye managed it well...
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