finally on the way - away from vegas & going toward death valley
death valley ...ain't much at nite ... :)
we wake up in Lone Pane to this gorgeous view of Sierra Nevada
highway 395
sierra nevada
mommoth lakes
mono lake
we've made it to yosemite park!
this place is so gorgeous
1st curvy road ... i never enjoyed going w/ 25mph speed limit before ...
if only u could smell those pine trees ...
how ironic ... :)
our baby blue mustang & tenaya lake in the background
e.d.y.
tenaya lake brings love
amazing red wood trees
curvy roads ...
motorcycle ...
... from Italy in Yosemite Park!
El Capitan
yosemite view lodge - this is a view from our patio :)
"(...) not recommended" - i love california!
sexy mama
we being our 1 & only ... "hike"
... hike to bridalvell fall
there must have been a fire here ... tripy
our "stang" handled surprising well on the curvy mountain roads
our 1st "curvy as a mother" / twisty road - highway 120 from yosemite towards san fran.
.... yeah!
Don Pedro Reservoir
after getting a little lost & few arguments - we MAKE it to San Francisco! - Bay Bridge
we arrive in San Fran & go to dinner w/ Brent, Erin, Susan and Gideon
8/24 having some fun at Magda's place
we send Daniel out to a store for some drinks
in SF, we stayed in Miyako Hotel - cool japanise styled place
w/ a nice view :)
i didn't like our baby blue mustang from nevada, so ... we've exchanged it for a nice dark gray one with cali plates
Bay Bridge from the other side .. the bay
Daniel & Magda
Daniel got so excited with our arrival ... that he broke his toe the next morning "play rough with mommy" :)
Maciek "forces" everyone on a day trip to Mur Woods
they are "ecstatics"
... but Daniel is actually happy - the middle circle is from 900s !
Magda shows me ... her butt - she was "ecstatic" to be here :)
Daniel practicing his acting skills - this one is "scream"
San Fran in its glory
8/26 - day trip to Edith's fam in Stockton. Daniel is a little cold in the back of the conv.
sexy Magda & silly Daniel :)
"miss Edith to you" drivin
cool truck!
last day in SF area: Edith goes to a spa & my spa is renting this bike for a little randevouz on highway 1 & sonoma area
this is right before ... i get pulled over by a nice cop ... for speeding - nice, 'cause he lets me go w/ a warning after seeing my NY license :)
sonoma wineries
we barely make it to last wine tasting for the day
the grand reserva was "only" $65/bottle ... i rather Marquis de Riscal :)
8/28 good by Frisco ... we going South!
Ritz Carlton at Half Moon Bay
i chose my 3rd fav twisty road so far - highway 35 from SF to Santa Cruise
... which runs on top of the mountain ridge
NYPD bumper sticker in ... Santa Cruz!
back to highway 1
we get to the best twisty road in the USA: highway 1 between Monteray & Santa Maria - 300 miles of curvy roads - AKA - Big Sur - paradise!
"baby!" - the twisties of Big Sur !
i manage to convince Edith to "walk" 1/4 mile to ...
where will this path lead us?
McWay Falls sun down (all right reserved - gregorski)
... a gorgeous ... McWay Falls in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
8/29 we wake up at Avila Beach & lose the fog!
Avila Beach
reflection of our gray stang of a gas truck
Santa Barbara pier
it's sooo hot .... it must be L.A.
"California, we love to party" - 2pack / "LA - land of customs and hesses" - Edith
Malibu here we come
i force us to pull over at a random beach to take a dip
... robert h mayer beach ...
... a gorgeous beach!
Malibu
life is good ... in california
nice argentine grill restaurant
8/30 we go sight seeing L.A. ... not much to see, but we start at the Farmer's Market w/ delicious food!
next we go to look for rich and famous
Mulholland Dr
buy some lemonade from rich ditsy girls
la ... what does it take to shock a homeless man?
:) - another homeless man dressed in a ... dress, pushing yet another homeless man ...
... finally - a nice view of a HollyWood sign ... ?
can't beat the traffic in la :(
surfers & scateboards
famous Grauman's Chinese Theater
edith decides to ... "enjoy" the oxygen bar ...
"customs" ...
... and "heses"
"beverly hills" - that's where i don't care to be
rodeo drive ...
lifestyles....
... of the very rich & famous
surf board ...
... on a x5 :)
Venice Beach - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
venice post card - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
beach ghosts - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
sun down beauty - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
yacht - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
venice surfers - (all rights reserved maciek gregorski)
u guys might not appreciate this, but this _exact_ car bring my childhood memories - my dad owned one!
... so to see it in Cali ... in mint condition ... tears are coming to my eyes ...
we were warned about escaping friday LA traffic ... we did ok, but if you don't leave by 11am ... you _will_ catch some ... :(
we come to temecula to visit Edith's family
family photo - "grandma on the left was a dancer"
back on the road - going to grand canyon
1st rain, we see in 1.5 week ...
another wonderfull twisty road ... route 74 between Ribbonwood & Palm Desert
another super duper twisty road - 74
what is that?
palm desert - city for retirees in the middle of a ... desert!
edith washer our car
that mnt is where we just came from ...
back on the highway
joshua tree
i get board ... so we go onto a desert road 174 ... loooong, straight road
boat ... in the middle of the desert? :)
edith tries to kill us ... in the middle of the desert - she pulled over ... where i told her not too ... (so we could take next picture ...)
... yes, we got stuck (for this damn picture): 120 degrees, 1/3 tank left in the car, 2 bottles of water & ... no cars in sight ...
thanks to "angles" who rescued us by pulling us out w/ their truck ... scary - as you can tell i'm extatic ...
back on the road ... never felt so good
... ohh yeah - did i mention we almost ran out of gas as well? here we happily pay $4.25 for the regular!
where does this end?
fedex does deliver anywhere ...
back on a highway ... never thought this would get me excited ...
speed limit - 75 - me likie! but we were warned by locals "if you go 20 over the limit, you're going to jail"
we accidentally run into a classic car gathering at Ash Fork
we arrive into Grand Canyon in total darkness at 11pm. Although we didn't have to pay Park entrance fee ... we couldn't see ... anything ...
but, this is the view we woke up to ... :)
here goes the tour with the funny german guide
this place is hudge ... can't see the other side
a rare sighting ... grand canyon train
bye bye grand canyon
get your kicks ... on route 66
... a rather ... un-exciting route ... but historic never the less
dust storm
that's one loooong train
vw polo is not sold in us ... ohh yeah mexican plate
security check? ... ohh yeah we are right before ...
hoover dam ... under construction :)
vegas in near
da strip
our 1st hotel - luxor pyramid
new york ... in vegas
beauty & ... a geek?
what do u do in vegas in the morning ... hotel pool baby
sexy
our next hotel ... is Wynn :)
for a $20 tip ... we got 62 floor w/ the view ;)
