And Day 40 – Hasn’t time just gone by?? – Only 9 more days left before we are back in Mission! So today we decided to visit the Warner Brothers Studio Tour in Hollywood, and at the end of that to drive to Griffiths observatory to view the Hollywood sign, and then into Beverly Hills …
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Day 39 – Oh Why Oh WHY? (Disney Land) :-)
Day 39 – Now I know we are big kids at heart and was quite looking forward to visiting Disney Land today, and yes we expected it to be very busy (and pricey) due to it being the summer holidays here etc. But it ended up being a very long day of 14 hours, and …
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Day 38 – The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA.
Now today’s post we are dedicating to Jason and Alisa Elliott’s Wedding Anniversary. Jason is Deb’s brother, and he and Alisa also live in Mission, BC. Although their official anniversary was on Saturday, I’ve been having a much needed rest from driving and blogging to mention anything on that day. So we both think it …
Day 37 – Victorville, CA. to Santa Monica, CA. (End of the wonderful Route 66)
Hi Folks…. So it’s Day 37, and end of the road today, well at least the route 66 one is anyway. But before we get to that we did a little stop off in San Bernardino to visit the 1st McDonald’s restaurant which is now a museum. And around outside….. This was around the back …
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Day 36 – Laughlin, NV. to Victorville, CA.
Well with our body and minds refreshed from the relaxing night at Avi Hotel, we crack on with the drive to Victorville. But before we knew it we was almost into California ! And a little drive through Barstow, had some old motels there, some still in use today. And of course, Deb was more …
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Day 35 – Kingman, AZ to Laughlin, NV.
Well folks, today is going to be a very long day as we had planned a side trip to the Hoover Dam, thought it was going to be a quick “stop off and take a couple of pix”. And No….. As is it such a popular place for tourists, you have to go through security …
Day 34 – Holbrook, AZ. to Kingman, AZ.(Via The Meteor Crater, AZ.)
And Day 34. And off we go again but not before we have a little silliness from Markie…. Maybe for my UK friends this one, Remember little Britain? Well… he’s back!! And now to spend a few hours at this place.. Yes the best preserved meteor crash site on the earth! And while waiting in …
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Day 33 – Albuquerque, NM,to Holbrook, AZ.
And Welcome to….. The scenery is starting to change dramatically now, and Grand Canyon State is certainly majestic. After visiting the Grand Canyon itself via Las Vegas some years back, the surrounding area is just as good. Except CHAMBERS!….. Yes my name crops up again, so said to Deb we would do a side trip …
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Day 32 – Tucumcari, NM. to Albuquerque, NM.
Albuquerque was just another night stay over, but this place just meant 1 thing to us… If you don’t know who these two are, shame on you!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad If you haven’t watched the series yet, please do, get passed the first 4 episodes and we promise you will be hooked! So yes, it was a …
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Day 31 – Elk City, OK. to Tucumcari, NM.
Well if it wasn’t hot already, travelling into New Mexico was even more so! There as also been a heat warning for 110F (43.5C) issued for the mid and east coast of USA, Thankfully we are travelling west and it’s a bearable 33C……? So our journey today took us through 2 more states, Texas again, …
Mark & Deb's USA Road Trip 2019 - The Route 66 section 