Palm Springs to San Diego

All too soon it was time to say goodbye to Lani in Palm Springs and head to San Diego and our rendezvous with "Full and By".

We drove down past the Salton Sea and finally west to the Coast. By the end of the day, we were back on the Pacific, and staying at Silver Strand State Park in San Diego. We spent the next few days visiting with Dick Towson and Anne Woodson before they head off to Mexico on their sailboat.  We spent time together at the San Diego Wild Animal Safari Park and at Old Town San Diego.

Check out Dick and Anne's blog at:  fullandby.typepad.com

We met Henrik and Nina from Norway who are sailing the world in their small sailboat BIKA - you can follow their adventures at:  bikasailing.blogspot.com

From San Diego it was two days up the coast to Berkely to visit Mike and Betty Prenter.

We're on our way home so we will post lots of pictures on our return.

Peter and Lani Lok

Baja-Ha-Ha - 200 Sailboats race to Cabo St Lucas in Mexico

Pelicans clown at the San Diego Wild Animal Park

Lion atop a car

African Antelope

Lowland Gorilla

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Arizon to Palm Springs

After Sedona, we drove the twistiest section of Route 66 still left.  Driveable but with a limit of 40 feet - now we know why!

Down through Lake Havasu (yes we saw London Bridge) and a really nice campsite right by the lake with quail and bunnies running around the van.

A chilly night at Joshua Tree National Park then a short drive to Palm Springs and a great visit wit Lani Lok.

Tomorrow, it,s back on the road as we head to San Diego.


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Here are sone photos from the past few days.

AIRCRAFT BONEYARD IN TUCSON

Mothballed planes by the hundred.

There are hundreds of acres of planes in storage

SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK

LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK

SONORA-DESERT MUSEUM

American Kestrel

Cougar

Wolf

Sleepy Coyote

Cactus in Bloom

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S TALIESIN WEST

Campus

Dining Room

Sculpture

SEDONA

Tlaquepaque Gallery Area

OAK CREEK CANYON

ARIZONA ROUTE 66

Burro in Oatman

At my Window

Flavours of New Mexico and Arizona

Lunch in Flagstaff AZ (Wifi courtesy of McDonalds).
Sedona is truly beautiful but it's time to add some photos.

We have been to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West in Phoenix, the amazing Karchner Caverns in Tucson. The Air Force Boneyard was another amazing sisight in Tucson. Temps in the mid 90's so it is unusually warm even for here!

The American Southwest is known for its desert climate, architecture, (Art) Galleries and cuisine. Photographs and paintings are found everywhere.

Our pictures give an impressionof the feel and taste. We found bright sun and reflections on our walks exploring cities and remarkable sights. No sunrises or photoshop ppear in our candid photos.

WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Family fun at White Sands - buy your sled at the gift store

White Gypsum Dunes

Hardy plants survive

Yucca Plant

It's hard to avoid human foot prints but it can be done!

TAOS PUEBLO

Adobe building is 1000 years old

Adobe home

Traditional oven

What Pueblo dwellers do now

Church cira 1850

Church window

SANTA FE

Blue Pot

Petunias

Doorway

Gallery Window

ALBUQUERQUE

Pick, dry and prepare lunch

Prickly Pear Cactus

Add water, grow plants

A touch of the past.

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