We picked up the hire car, a Nissan Rogue (if you said Nissan you’d be wrong – its a Nee-sarn) and headed for Yosemite Valley. The first few minutes/hours in the car were somewhat unsettling, with the steering wheel on the wrong side of the vehicle. We cleared SF quickly, crossed the Bay Bridge (Wow!) and hit the freeway. A few hours later we arrived in Yosemite Valley. It took a while to get our bearings, but once we did the cameras were working overtime.
Around sunset it was time to head off the mountain to our accomodation in Oakhurst. Or was that Oakdale. Oh shit. That’s a story you’ll only here in person, but suffice to say, Oakdale and Oakhurst aren’t exactly neighbouring towns.
The weather in Yosemite was amazing. We were unsure if it was too late in the year to get there, but even the locals were commenting on how good it was for late November. Water was still flowing from the waterfalls and the ‘fall’ colours were still in full display. Just stunning.
Little Things We’ve Noticed – Part 1
- Headlights. They keep their headlights on high beam at all times. Coming toward you, behind you, always.
- Speed limits seem to be a suggestion rather than something that you actually follow.
- Why does the Golden Gate Bridge get all the glory? The Bay Bridge is spectacular.
Gotta go now, got to get the turkey in the oven. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.
I refuse to accept Nee-sarn, but I’m glad you’re finally driving the right brand! By the way, I hope you remembered the basic Thanksgiving turkey rules – it has to be too big for the oven, you need to burn it to a cinder or it has to suffer some sort of explosive accident. Yosemite looks spectacular.
We are really enjoying travelling with you via the blog and the fantastic photos.
Pity about your time management in SF, however that’s understandable as you definitely made the most of your short stay there.
I think they did really well, especially during a crazy week leading into Thanksgiving….. anyway it was so much fun having you on tour too via messenger…..give my love to Gail.
Post a photo the the Neesarn.:)
Gotta love Yosemite, glad the weather was so good for ya. Anyway have a great Thanksgiving and don’t forget the Pumpkin Pie.