Friday 16 May 2014

Our trip in numbers...

Two weeks in the USA:


  • travelled 1390 miles
  • been in 1 US state - California
  • explored 1 National Park - Joshua Tree
  • visited 4 State Parks - Big Sur, Salton Sea, San Jacinto Mountain, Hearst Castle
  • slept in 7 beds; 2 hotels, 4 motels and 1 timeshare unit (make it 13 with Bahamas)
  • ate Ben & Jerry ice-cream, 1, Cherry Garcia
  • added 14 birds to my US bird list which is now 178 and my world list is 1461
  • popped into 1 museum
  • relished organic extra virgin olive oil, 2 farms 
  • walked 28 miles; beach, mountain trail, coastal meadow, high altitude lake, golf course
  • walking on schedule, for each 50 miles driven we want to walk 1 mile
  • watched 6 episodes of Game of Thrones, season 4, video in demand at timeshare
  • got cold at the lowest temperature of 51 degrees F (10 degrees C)
  • am hot at the highest temperature of 98 degrees F (37 degrees C)
  • wine tasting, 1 at Tablas Winery, Paso Robles
Walking Carmel Beach

The Yucca of Joshua Tree National Park

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