The Canadian Medical Association. After Registration, there was time for an ascent up the CN (formerly Canada National) tower; vertigo nearly stopped me from eating! Two and a bit long days inside later, on my way home!

P, I, Kat & Livy checked in for LHR whilst I had a 9 hour wait for the 'red eye' to LA. Caught some sleep arriving here at 0630 where Reception were kind enough to give me a room 10 hours early! View from coffee bar View from room I had bought a day tour … Continue reading Day 21 LA to Toronto and Niagara Falls →

Monterey was once the capital of Spanish Alta California, then a backwater fishing village, now just laid-back tourist resort with a few old adobe buildings from its previous eras. Robert Louis Stevenson visited in pursuit of a married woman with fever and debts. Surprisingly, it all worked out pretty well and they still preserve the … Continue reading Day 13-15: Monterey →

Time to move on again and we're heading back south, over the Golden Gate (sorry, supply your own photo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge) to stop at Stanford University where there's an art museum with a great Rodin collection (https://museum.stanford.edu). Next day, as we staying in Cupertino, a visit to Apple is in order. The visitor centre, as our … Continue reading Day 11-12 Silicon Valley →

On from Sacramento towards the coast. We stop first in the Napa Valley area for a quick bite to eat at Yountville's bakery. The sat-nav then chooses to take us by winding mountain roads on to our next destination, the little town of Occidental, deep in the coastal forests and by happy chance, a wine … Continue reading Day 9-10: Occidental →