Should have allocated more time !!

 

What a wonderful place.

 

We drove up from San Francisco in the rental car – that’s another “booking” story – yes I know we are becoming well known for booking “stuff-ups” !!

 

Anyway it’s all Linda’s fault this time – she registered as an Avis “preferred” customer so that we would avoid queuing and could just drive away.  I made the booking for a pick-up at 9am. I got up early and headed off at 8.30 — walked the 20 minutes from the hotel to the Avis depot to find no queue – but also a smiling face telling me that only Linda could do the pick-up because I wasn’t the “preferred” customer! – aarrgghh!

I then walked (the 20 minutes) back to the hotel – couldn’t get to the room because I left the only key with Linda  – and you need it to operate the lift (arrrgghh) – I find the front desk helper to get me to the room – explain the problem to Linda and then we walk (the 20 minutes) back to Avis.

By this time there is a queue but because there is only one person attending to customers we have to stand in line. By 10.30 we are on our way. Not feeling particularly “preferred”.!!??

 

Four hours later we reach Yosemite – entering the park in the south at the grove of Sequoia pines. Impossible to describe the feeling of being amongst these 2000 year old giants. Let the pictures speak.

 

Then on into the park and arrive just at sunset to the best viewing spot for the Yosemite valley.

 

Following day we did as much walking as our legs would allow – heading for waterfalls, lakes, etc. Again – let the photos speak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put this place on your bucket list!

Now for something completely different – LAS VEGAS!