Month: July 2016

California Dreaming : Day 8 San Fransisco

Tony Bennet might really have left his heart in San Fransisco, he wasn’t the first. He’ll, by no means be the last. Mine went home – begrudgingly. We left Yosemite and headed west for our estimated 3.5 hour drive. Our original plans had us with the idea of driving up through Napa and down into […] Read more…

California Dreaming : Day 7 Yosemite

This should be on everybody’s Bucket List. Period. A few days before we left on our big adventure, we had watched a Ken Burns documentary called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. I like Mr.Burns work, and this one did not disappoint. I learned so much. I really didn’t realize that we, as Americans, came […] Read more…

California Dreaming: Day 6 ‘On our way to Yosemite’

I still don’t know why they don’t call it Yos-e-mite? Then again, that’s probably why I’m not an English major. Last post had us in Santa Barbara, well fed and rested. The next morning, we went for some breakfast before we headed out. Does anyone remember Sambos? I used to LOVE Sambos! I even had […] Read more…

California Dreaming Day 5: Santa Barbara

After our ordeal with Amtrak, we slept very soundly in little enclave of peace and quiet known as the Beachside Inn Best Western, Santa Barbara. I have to make a note here about the Best Western name that keeps popping up. In my planning of this trip, I had big plans to save money here […] Read more…