One Sleep And It's Homeward Bound Or As Our Friend Below Says Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Help Me Get Drunk!!

Hi everyone well we did today as I said we would and we say the guy pictured and he was singing a bit of a diddy that caught our attention "Jingle Bells Jingle Bells, Help Me Get Drunk" and considering the way he was dressed and he was telling the truth we gave him some funds to help him on his way. The Day of the Dead Festival was great and we saw some amazing costumes and makeup. The T&C goes tomorrow and we will be at the airport LAX for about 5 or 6 hours before departure. Not to sure that we will be doing much before we fly out but it's been a great trip. We will sure miss our new found friends and we have been made feel so welcome in all parts of the US and Canada, thank you one and all for your kind hospitality and fellowship of the spirit. Lookout Family and friends because we have pictures and stories that will keep you entertained for hours.. See you all soon.. Love T & B xoxoxoxox

Two Sleep To Go And The Race Is Over For 2010

Well we are still in LA and fly back to Australia Sunday night 11pm LA time and arrive 9am Sydney Tuesday EST time. With one day to do something before we fly out we are heading back down to Venice Beach and to a Dia de Los Muertos festival at Santa Ana. Today we went to see the famous West Coast Choppers (A Huge Let Down). I was expecting something better, a poor show Jesse James. I am so looking forward to a home cooked meal with some real vegies and meat with gravy... All is good and we will write befor we fly out all our love T & B xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

22 States, 3 Provinces and 2 Countries in 20 weeks... we need a holiday!

Yep, more than a State a week and its finally worn us out! We’ve decided to come home a little early as we both need a rest. It’s been fantastic but we are missing the couch, Zeddy dog and, of course, you. We are back in LA now, Bec has been in bed for the last few days with a virus, so we are laying low until our flight on Sunday. Fingers crossed we should be home by Wednesday with time changes. Thank you all for coming on this journey with us. We’ve had a blast and your emails have made it all the easier to be away so long. A special thank you to our wonderful couch surfing hosts and fantastic new friends, you are in our hearts forever!. So, we’ll see some of you real soon and some of you a little further down the track ... there is always a home for you in Australia. To our family and friends in Oz, be prepared for death by 1000 photos (we recommend running while you still can) oxo T& B

Down in Monterey

We're here in Monterey, home of Steinbeck and Cannery Row. The weather is a little gloomy but we are staying near the lighthouse at Pacific Grove, a quaint and quiet seaside town. This morning 3 deer were at the back door of our room -- tooo cute!. Yesterday we ventured down to Carmel, home of Clint Eastwood, former Mayor of this town. They make you sign a waiver to wear high heels in the city (!) and Tony couldn't beleive the boot prices...the pair we picked up were only $2400. We were suprised they let us park the T&C there!. Today we stopped in at Salinas and Santa Cruz, walked the downtown and played in the amusement arcade (scence of the Lost Boys). We chatted with a cool custom bike builder called Bill and toured his shop with 60s and 70s memorabilia. He even taught his friend 'Patch' from Days of Our Lives to ride when he was a bit role in Matlock. Tomorrow we head off down to Big Sur then onto LA for a few days. San Francisco is in a cold/rain snap, so we have decided to follow the sun and leave that for another trip xoxox B & T

Land of the Giants... Redwoods that is

Today we spent the day at the Giant Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. The trees are as wide as the cars, and the Park is home to the largest tree in the world. These giant redwood firs are amazing and the wonderful pine scent filled the air, making the drive relaxing (except when Bec was behind the wheel driving down the winding road of the mountain). We climbed up an old volcano core called Moro Rock and marvelled at the incredible forest views. We met some lovely ex-pat Aussies/Scots in the hotel last night and spent the evening yarning at Cool Hand Luke’s. Now we’re driving towards Monterey/Carmel/Santa Cruz through Californian wine and orange country (turning at a town called Los Banos, which we are finding hilarious as we are in a dusty desert area) . We’ll stay in Monterey for a few nights (including Halloween) before heading onto San Francisco for a little look. Hope all is well xoxo B & T

Sunny San Diego

Areeba! Areeba! We arrived late into San Diego from Phoenix via a few border crossing car checks... very serious business but the border police were very nice to these Aussies. We toured the downtown at night and made it to Old Town in the morning for a bit of Mexican markets and fiesta. The Old Town was all decked out for the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations in early November, so it was very colourful. In the afternoon we cruised down to La Jolla to see where the better half do latte’s by the beach. Missing the swimming Phoenix weather, but it’s sunny and clear, so who can complain!. Off to northern California tomorrow xoxox T & B

Hideaway Grill Birthday @ Cave Creek

Today we went to the swap meet then on to the birthday celebration of biker bar 'the Hideaway Grill' at Cave Creek. It was a baby Sturgis, wall to wall bikes and more. Lots of music, vendors and partiers. We had lunch at the Horny Toad and had a look around the town of Cave Creek, which was neat. Managed to get in a swim at the hotel pool, so all is well. Yesterday we went on the tour of the Harley Museum owned by former stunt man, Buddy Stubbs, some of the bikes were amazing (including Evil Kenevils). The tour was really interesting, even for Bec, and we learnt alot about early bike history plus some movie gossip. Tomorrow we're off to a wild west town in Chandler, Arizona. Loving this weather! xoxo T & B

We're in Pheonix now, after stopping at some amazing Indian markets, one which was at the tail end of a major Pow Wow. Bec tried some traditional indian blue corn bread (looked a little like fish food flakes and tasted not too different) and we had a chat with some of the different tribal people represented there. The weather is beautiful in Arizona, warm and dry. We cant believe all the cati which suddenly appear in the desert once you near Pheonix (not seen anywhere else). Just like the cartoons, 3 prongs and towering. Gotta love it! There is a big biker event in Cave Creek on Saturday and a private tour of a Harley museum on Friday, so Tony is a happy camper! Miss and love you xoxxo T & B

Grand Canyon, Bears & Big Horned Sheep

Yesterday we went through the Grand Canyon and onto Bearizona, a wildlife park where rescued animals roam freely within parklands.Bec loved the park, and stood fascinated watching a bear cub scale 60 foot plus trees with ease and speed. The Grand Canyon was great at this time of year, not too crowded, although the day was a little hazy. It is awesome, but we are getting a little canyoned out (talk about spoilt!), so our next national park will be the redwoods. We're in Arizona today where we'll stay for a few days before driving to California xoxox B & T