our-grand-americas-adventure

Well, I am sitting all by my lonesome self (for once) … We are in Yosemite,(a bit like Yellowstone Park) It’s also a special day for us, Richard’s Dad, is celebrating his 80th birthday today, and we are just recovering from a young birthday yesterday (my brother’s) and yes we are allowed to have our own little ‘party’ and just as well. I have spent the last couple of days in the dog box (what’s new) and it all happened so innocently…On our way to Carmel, I saw this Golden opportunity to cycle towards the next town, called Big Sur, helloooooo how small can it be, well I went straight through, and would still be looking for it, if it wasn’t for my family wanting the maid back!
When all the dust settled , we stopped off at this really amazing aquarium!! Stunning, and very well put together, next stop was a RV park straight from a halloween movie, I think we were the only non permanent vehicle there, you should see how these people live!! Well much to MY delight, after cycling for half the day we were once again right next to the highway. (WHY is it that husbands and kids can fall asleep between trucks bellowing???)Up and away early while we were still in pajamies the next morning, we were on the way to Bass Lake, south of Yosemite. We spent a stunning relaxed eve there, and just as I thought things are going swell? Another innocent incident, up on the glacier point, a sign that says 4mile walk down to village, and this time Keean came with me and we had ‘strict’ instructions where to meet up….. only when we got there 1 and half hour later the road was closed!NOOOO! Captain Marais decided march on and on and on… and onnnnnnn to make story very short, could not find the-man-that-can-do-nothing-wrong, and we were finished, Keean was great, poor thing, we walked for 21 km!! and just as keean decided, to sell his watch(I was thinking I could get a warm bath AND a room if I sell him)and it was getting dark we bumped into a deserted RV, it took us 2min (being from SA) to break in… and relaxxxx, that was the lull before the storm, then BIG DAD came home and nothing we did made any logical sense… so we are still very quiet……