Aloha all,
Blog #3 of the road trip, 2021 - leaving Ogden Utah and driving back to San Diego CA.
Photos from miles 4300 to 5,872.
All going well; so wonderful to hug family and friends all along the way. I truly am amazed at the magnificent scenery in the western states.
I do miss home, but the trip is excellent.
Above: the great Salt Lake
Below: 47 miles of the Bonneville Salt flats - very white, very bright, both sides of the road
Crossed Nevada- flat, boring, not worth photo stops
Then drove around Lake Tahoe- wow
Then into Sacramento to visit my Geology Brother
Sacramento is nice- photos of capitol building, old town and rose garden
After 24 hours, with geology brother, I drove to Monterey to be with youngest brother
to celebrate his 60th birthday
First party- mustache night and cupcakes
Above- the birthday brother
Below- how to eat a cupcake with your granddaughter
THEN - all 22 of us moved on to the second birthday party site
A friend’s home on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Course
Above: the very cool house
Below: watching golfers tee off - directly towards us- yes we did see a ball go through
The dining room window!
Family - partying
Shrimp , oysters, - pupus
After dinner- talking story
Below: lap pool in case we wanted to burn calories
Then, sigh, back to the real world and driving to visit childhood friend in San Luis Obispo
Took scenic HWY 1- the coast road
After fun night talking story with my childhood pal, on to LA to visit friends
from my life in Sicily. Friends live near Malibu Canyon so took a walk/ break from driving.
Did not last long as I almost stepped on this snake…
There was a little water in the Malibu creek
And then stopped to see another childhood pal in LA- we walked the Malibu Lagoon and checked out the really cool birds.
And now, May 28, I am in Poway Ca with my architect brother and I am not driving for at least three days.
The car gets shipped home on June 1, then I see my daughter for a few days, then we celebrate architect brother’s 70th birthday and then I fly to Long Island to see my two sisters. That will be the last bit of my adventure before flying home.
Enjoy the photos. It was hard to choose as I have taken LOTS.
I do miss home, but there is nothing better than being with my siblings, my daughter and my mainland friends.
Aloha all.
C
