Christmas at the Pacific Coast

27 December 2018 | Blog, USA

We look back five months. It was the last week of July this year when we did our rounds in Yellowstone National Park. We just came back from our tour in the West Thumb Geyser Basin and had a snack on the parking lot in front of our car when a handsome young man with a French accent approached us. There we saw Yves for the first time. He asked us the usual questions about our trip and was interested in the Landcruiser. The small talk lasted a maximum of 10 minutes and we said goodbye again. But he did not fail to invite us to his home in Santa Cruz at the end and gave me his e-mail address. We accepted the invitation gratefully and promised to contact him as soon as we were in the area.

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The happiest place on earth

17 December 2018 | Blog, USA

The wind blows through our hair, we have the sound of a waterfall in our ears and next to us the endless red rocky desert of the southwest of the USA passes by. The sun burns quite hot on our heads, because we have exchanged Baloo for another vehicle and now sit in a chic red convertible and enjoy life.

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We're getting visitors

14 December 2018 | Blog, USA

Happy reunion
Today is December 2nd. A day we have been looking forward to for a long time. Mathias' parents arrive today in L.A. and the next 10 days we will be on the road with four of them. Punctually at 16.30 o'clock we are at the LAX and wait patiently for their arrival. When we notice the first Swiss-German words of travellers who stream into the arrivals hall and see several completely identical black Ellehammer rolling cases, which Coop sold a few years ago with a trophy action and now feel that 80% of all Swiss are part of their inventory, we know: That must be the flight from Zurich. And indeed, only a little later we recognize Susanne and Hansruedi. The joy is written all over their faces. We are also very happy to have a trusted companion in the next few days and welcome them warmly. With a Uber we go back to the hotel, we join with ... well what?! ... Guinness on the start of our trip together and discuss in which direction we should start tomorrow.

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