Hooters point: A very nice man called Cary lined us up with an early morning shoot at Hooters before we set off on our way. Only in Vegas! Thanks Hooters.
Hoover Dam point: We had to pay this magnificent piece of engineering a visit and we weren’t disappointed. What an awesome site it was too.
Amazing road point: the drive through the Arizona desert en route to the Grand Canyon was amazing and potentially even more incredible than the Pacific Coast Highway. The two drives couldn’t be more contrasting though; one set on the beautiful coast and the other literally in the middle of the desert.
High point: the welcome and hospitality we received from Susan, Ben and the gang at the ‘Grand Canyon Ranch’, coupled with a glorious sunset and the rising moon or Apache sun.
High point: Being led out of this superb city with a relay escort of 1906 commemorative fire engines.
Road point: Pacific Coast Highway 1 is turning out to be epic, with a coastline to die for. It was great to be back on this very special stretch of road as we hit the Big Sur.
TiVo point: As we made our way to Big Sur via Santa Cruz, I insisted we stop by at TiVo HQ. TiVo is all the talk at Virgin Media (where I work) so I couldn’t resist stopping by for a photo.
Burger point: Best burgers of the USA so far had in Santa Cruz Diner. The current count at 23, with James leading the way on 8 and surprisingly I am currently in last place with 4 (that’s only one every other day!)
Camping with Ewoks point: Camping rocks and it was made even better still as we were in woods that resembled a scene from ‘Return of the Jedi’. Dinner under the stars was a delicious ‘Harpin and Morrow Medley’ pasta dish cooked on our camp fire. This was mixed with some good chat, a few beers and followed by toasted marsh mallows, or in Ben’s case – flamed!
Low point: Not a lot of sleep due to the freezing cold and Ben’s snoring. Hmmm, camping still rocks though, right?
High Point: Everyone at Station 1, Portland Fire Department. What a great bunch of people. Thanks again to all of you for making us feel so welcome.
Low Point: US border control. Was there really any need for them to be so grumpy?
No Point: Bridge height readings on the bridges. It really is too late to do anything about it by the time you see them.
Quote of the day: “Whatever you do, do NOT touch the dog!”
We departed Vancouver this morning after a farewell coffee with Captain Mike Tookey and the crew at the fire station. They even gave mucky Martha a good clean for us. If everyone is this welcoming then we are in for an even better time in North America than we anticipated.
