Californiaaaaaaaaa

So we've been pretty lazy on the blog front, and after the hot dogs and Miller High Life tonite, i'm going to be pretty lazy again. Short blog ahoy!

We're camping in amongst the Redwoods in Crescent City, CA, a few miles from the Oregon border. Best campsite yet. So since we properly updated last, we've been a few places. Like...





Vegas. 2 days in Vegas was pretty tiring, but $20 all you can drink and $20 all you can eat made things pretty interesting. If you want play by plays from these occasions you should email one of us. Never before have three men drank as many margaritas, or eaten as much prime rib... anyway.


Next up was a drive thru the desert to the gorgeous city of San Diego. Here are the original team coming face to face with the Pacific, after a 4000 mile trip from the Atlantic. We're looking pretty smug.



Not long after arriving, we collected Michael from the airport. Here he is, ruining San Diego's ambiance.



All of San Diego was pleasing to us, especially the breeze, it was a good 25 degrees cooler than the swamps and deserts of the previous fortnight. Unfortunately, this meant we got a little lazy with the sun cream.



After a long day of walking and soaking up the sights, we went to Petco Park for our first ball game of the trip, Rockies at Padres.



Pretty great for $14! Here's Mike enjoying his first fast food of the trip, a delicious dog.



The game got a little dull towards the end as the Padres collapsed, but it was a great night nonetheless.



Early start, on the road! Neil once again handled some stressful traffic detail, this time driving thru the nightmare that is LA. We're all really glad we decided there was nothing for us in Los Angeles. It looked awful. We just carried on up the Pacific Highway to Santa Margarita for a night of cheap tequila, bud light, hot dogs and margaritas.







Next up was driving through Big Sur!!!

It was foggy.



It still was an amazing drive, and Bixby Canyon Bridge was a great stop.



We arrived in Palo Alto where our lovely host Kirsten did an incredible job of looking after us for a few days. We had the best burgers of the tour yet at In N Out Burger (Steve went mental for the secret menu 'Animal style' burger, a perk of hanging out with a local) and went for a few beers after seeing the very impressive Stanford Campus, and indeed walking past Steve Jobs' house. Which has an apple orchard for a front yard. Of course it does.

The next day we hit San Francisco hard.











After the best Irish Coffee we've ever had (from somewhere renowned for it, I believe)...



...another insider tip led us to a Mexican place on The Mission for what was easily the best Mexican food in the world. We're assuming it was better than Mexican food from Mexico, because, well, it's in the first world.



The ice cream we got after was even better. Flavour highlights included salted caramel, balsamic strawberry and brown butter pecan. Holy cat.

Many many thanks to Kirsten for looking after us so well. Parents, you'll be glad to know she loaded us up with fruit, and apart from the In N Out burger, all food was of a healthier variety. I have a funny feeling Scottish Stevie will be continuing his Good People Of America blog shortly.

Today we set off up the peninsula, crossed the Golden Gate,



And headed for Redwood country. Pretty impressive.





Tonight's camping has been a lot of fun, thanks to 24 cans of Miller High Life for $16. The boys are currently playing Jenga, and i'm finishing this blog. Tomorrow we meet our 14th state (and Mike's 2nd), Oregon. Good times ahoy.

Until then.