Waikiki, HI Wednesday, July 10, 11 & 12, 2013 Wed 10thI woke up early and so I headed to the gym. I caught up with the boys later on for a walk up towards Diamond Head. We then headed down to breakfast where the boys ate their fill before taking some stand up paddle board … More Our final few days in Waikiki

Waikiki, HI Tuesday, July 9, 2013 Moana Surfrider: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/pr operty/overview/index.html?propertyID=3 74&language=en-US Room 1492 I slept poorly and was awake early. We’d been advised by the hotel clerk on checking in that we only needed to be at the airport 30 min ~1 hr before our flight. This had clearly played on my subconscious during the … More LAX to Waikiki

Carmel, CA Monday, July 8, 2013 It was another overcast morning but I had to adjust my mind set here: it was actually a sunny day just simply shrouded in fog! Mark and I rugged up though and headed out for our final early morning walk along Carmel’s beachfront.We met up again with our fellow … More Carmel to LAX

Carmel, CA Sunday 7th JulyMark and I ventured out for a beach walk before the 8.30 am breakfast. We headed down Ocean Ave towards the beach and then southwards along Scenic Drive. This reminded us of our south coast walks from Broulee around Mossy Point and on to Tomakin. Carmel is an interesting mix of … More ’17 mile Drive’ day

Carmel, CA 6th July http://www.carmellamplighter.com/guest_ rooms.html Mark and I went for our last SF walk down to the Ferry building and Farmers Market leaving Tom asleep as has been the norm. The drive from SF to Carmel for us today was only about 2 hrs but we planned to stop off at Monterey on the … More San Fran to Carmel day

San Francisco, CA July 3rd & 4th July 3rd. We’d been late to bed the night before so made a very slow start to the day. Mark and I eventually headed out for a walk to Whole-foods to get a few grocery items. This place leaves DJs food hall for dead!Mark and Tom then bought … More 4th of July in San Fran

San Francisco, CA Tuesday July 2Mark and I started the morning with a walk down Market St to the Farmers Market at the Ferry terminal. It was a beautiful and sunny morning and the outing was a brisk 30 min round trip. The morning was rather cool and offered some relief after the heat we’d … More Our first full day in San Fran

San Francisco, CA Monday 1st July Mark and I headed to the gym for an hour at around 8am before then collecting a sleepy Tom and heading back down to the pool for a swim. I had asked for some vineyard help on a Tripadvisor and we received info about 2 Sonoma vineyards that we … More Napa to San Francisico

Napa, CA Sunday 30th From Yosemite to The Westin Verasa Napa Our accommodation was ‘Yosemite Lodge at the Falls’ and I considered our trip incomplete without a walk to said Falls. The restaurant where we had dined for the last two nights was located near the Falls and offered good views but this wasn’t enough … More Napa….sadly…most underwhelming 😦

Yosemite National Park, CA Sat 29th June.Breakfast for us was a simple bowl of cereal in our room.We set out after 9am to do a walk along the ‘Mist Trail’ to Vernal Falls. This is considered by many to be one of the ‘signature’ walks for the Yosemite area. Info link @ http://www.yosemitehikes.com/yosemite-v alley/mist-trail/mist-trail.htm A … More Our full day in Yosemite