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- Day 1
- Friday, August 25, 2017 at 6:23 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
AustraliaBerri34°16’50” S 140°35’30” E
Leaving Sunday
August 25, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Getting closer to leaving......
Everything is organised just waiting to leave Saturday night....
Funny looking money these Americans have
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- Day 2
- Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 9:15 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- AustraliaBerri34°16’50” S 140°35’31” E
Hot Destination
August 26, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Hat - Check, Pool - Check, Shorts - Check
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- Day 3
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 9:05 AM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- AustraliaAdelaide Airport34°56’18” S 138°32’19” E
About to Leave
August 27, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Having breakfast waiting for the plane. Getting happy/sad now. Hate being away from J and Kids. See you in 3 weeks everyone.
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- Day 3
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 6:50 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
New ZealandAuckland International Airport37°0’23” S 174°46’57” E
In Auckland Now
August 27, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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- Day 3
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 3:40 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
United StatesLos Angeles International Airport33°56’28” N 118°23’50” W
Its all a bit surreal
August 27, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Walking through a massive airport like LAX makes it feel like it could be anywhere. Don't feel like I'm in a different country yet except for the smog outside.
Eaten my first American QuesadillaRead more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 7:35 PM
- 🌙 37 °C
- Altitude: 95 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’51” N 119°43’9” W
Home for 3 Weeks
August 27, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 37 °C
Best Western Plus Fresno Airport Hotel
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- Day 4
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 7:25 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 83 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’51” N 119°43’7” W
First Day
August 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Had a great sleep and am feeling good so far. See how I go as the day wears on. I'm sure I will crash later.
Got a nice car for my stay - Hyundai Elantra - however the driving on the wrong side ofRead more
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- Day 4
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 8:31 PM
- 🌙 36 °C
- Altitude: 89 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’45” N 119°43’9” W
The Things You See!
August 28, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 36 °C
While at the winery today, the intern brought in this box of grapes.....and yes they really do taste like fairy floss (cotton candy)!!!!!
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 10:09 AM
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- United StatesMcMullin (historical)36°40’22” N 119°55’32” W
The Things You See Part 2
August 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Snake in the grapes
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 6:20 PM
- ☀️ 41 °C
- Altitude: 99 m
- United StatesWolters Colony Ditch36°48’29” N 119°46’35” W
Knock Knock Knock Penny
August 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 41 °C
Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory
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- Day 7
- Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 7:12 PM
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- United StatesMcMullin (historical)36°40’22” N 119°55’32” W
At the Shops
August 31, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Have found Target to be my shop of choice here - food and supplies in one place. Was amazed to see how cheap bananas were here. 29c a bunch!
Also found the wine I make here on the shelf. Amazing toRead more
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- Day 8
- Friday, September 1, 2017 at 12:13 AM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 95 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’51” N 119°43’9” W
A Great View....with Smog
September 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The Central Valley gets a lot of pollution from both LA and San Fransisco but it's still a nice view from the winery
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- Day 8
- Friday, September 1, 2017 at 12:20 AM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 92 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’50” N 119°43’10” W
American Food
September 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
While shopping in Target I found two items which caught my eye. The first one made me sad.....sliced apple in individual wrappers!!! Really, just eat the apple the way it is, it doesn't needRead more
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- Day 8
- Friday, September 1, 2017 at 9:11 PM
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 90 m
- United StatesCameo36°46’12” N 119°42’5” W
On my Way to Work
September 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
On my way to the Fresno Winery, I thought I would photograph what I see.
As you can see it's a food bowl here. Just disappointing to see the open channels and flood irrigation.
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- Day 9
- Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 10:58 PM
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 83 m
- United StatesBulldog Stadium36°48’51” N 119°45’28” W
American College Football
September 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
The pre-season for the College Football season started tonight. I went to see the Fresno State Bulldogs play against the Cardinals.
I must admit that the stuff going on around the game was moreRead more
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- Day 10
- Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 2:36 PM
- ☀️ 40 °C
- Altitude: 112 m
- United StatesGordon36°53’28” N 119°43’40” W
Church
September 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
Went to a great church this morning. Clovis Hills Community Church.
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- Day 11
- Monday, September 4, 2017 at 1:37 PM
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- United StatesCamp Hill35°8’22” N 120°38’35” W
Day Trip to Pismo Beach
September 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
With it being Labor Day here in the USA, I decided to get in the car and drive to the coast. Ending up at Pismo Beach and having a great seafood lunch and a few IPA's by the pier at a place calledRead more
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- Day 11
- Monday, September 4, 2017 at 8:24 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- United StatesAvila State Beach35°10’45” N 120°44’6” W
Avila Beach as well
September 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Got told that you could find seal snoozing on the rocks at Avila Beach, and as you can see I found them
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- Day 12
- Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 11:20 AM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- United StatesSharon37°4’40” N 120°7’12” W
Madera
September 5, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Spent today at our Madera winery which is a little north of Madera. Very efficient winery.
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- Day 14
- Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 8:18 PM
- 🌙 21 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- United StatesManteca37°47’45” N 121°11’41” W
Another Day, Another Winery
September 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Well I have moved from Fresno for a couple of days to visit our winery in Ripon.
It's a massive winery which also has multiple bottling lines and heaps of warehousing.
Having a meeting with theRead more
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- Day 16
- Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 5:20 PM
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 99 m
- United StatesFresno Air Terminal Airport36°45’52” N 119°43’10” W
Half a day off
September 9, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Time to kick back with beer and Pizza
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- Day 17
- Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 4:47 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 608 m
- United StatesCactus Point36°30’8” N 118°48’44” W
Tunnel Rock
September 10, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Pretty self explanatory.
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- Day 17
- Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 4:53 PM
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 601 m
- United StatesElk Creek36°30’42” N 118°48’8” W
Amazing Water Flow
September 10, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Found a little spot I could climb down to and get nice and close to the water flowing. It was spectacular!
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- Day 17
- Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 5:07 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 1,976 m
- United StatesGiant Forest Museum36°33’53” N 118°46’22” W
Giant Forest
September 10, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The Sequoia trees, which only grow on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada at about 5,000 to 7,000 ft altitude, it the world largest trees. They are massive!
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- Day 17
- Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 5:13 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 2,164 m
- United StatesCongress Group36°35’7” N 118°44’58” W
General Sherman
September 10, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
This tree is the biggest Sequoia which also makes it the biggest tree in the world.