We have arrived to the last part of our trip! 8 weeks of touring in the US, starting in Los Angeles and finishing it all of in the concrete jungle of New York end of November! But let's not think about that yet, please!
The first two weeks will be extra special because we are joined by...my father! He will be discovering the West Coast together with us, several national parks and San Francisco! In the mean time, we've got the first week behind us and my dad is still alive and well, haha, although he's been very cold (one night), hungry (several times) and amazed by our 'basic' way of traveling, as he keeps calling it. I guess we're so used to sleeping in a car, eating outside, having days without shower (but never more than two, don't worry) that we just don't realize anymore this way of living is a little absurd to others. But so far, my father is adapting quite well and we're having a lot of fun together! Here are some pictures of our first week in and around three national parks. Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite.
Oh...and my father likes posing, so expect to see a lot of him in the next posts! :--)
First hamburger in the US!
Oh! And second! Mom, he's not really paying attention to his cholesterol ;-)
Our house for 22 days! Dad is sleeping in the car, we are up in 'The Penthouse'. It's actually the most comfy van we've rented so far!
According to the Americans this is the largest tree in the world, in terms of wood volume...Hmmmm, we're not quite sure; General Sherman is big but not that big. Anyway, it's in Sequoia NP.
Vernon Fall, Yosemite NP
Kings Canyon NP
Absolutely forbidden to feed wildlife in the NP's, but how can you see no to these cuties?
The raccoon didn't get anything though because he stole our bag of bread and left us without breakfast the next morning.
Posing with El Capitan in Yosemite
He wasn't the only one
Nevada Fall in Yosemite NP
Can it get more American than this? Rodeo! For girls, how cool!
My dad didn't really have this in mind when he was preparing his 'holiday' in the US
But he likes making fire, so he wasn't too disappointed...
Foreign travel is like a tarantula bite--once beginning to dance, one must dance on. The exertion may be more painful than pleasurable, still we keep it up. The lookers-on--the quiet, phlegmatic, or selfish stayers at home--think us very foolish; perhaps we ourselves have our doubts whether we are not rather foolish too. Nevertheless we go dancing on, and dance until we die.
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Uw pa was daar ook of wa?! (ik zit beetje achter met de blog :-) )
ReplyDeleteHoe chic is da!! Super!
Big kiss
Hij is alweer weg ondertussen, maar hij heeft de tijd van z'n leven gehad!
DeleteGeen zin om ook af te komen? Florida volgende week misschien? :-)
Moh seg! Uw pa is nog geen haar veranderd!!!!!! :o) Hij was compleet weg van 't reizen en al, zeker? Keep enjoying it!!!!! ;o)
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