We took a leisurely drive north from San Francisco for about an hour and a half before arriving here at the Hilton in Sonoma County. We're here because I have signed up to do the Tribes Summer Institute, held once every two years. I did the last one in Clearwater Texas and was pleased to …

Continue reading Sonoma County and the first official hike

Just a few shots I managed to take today - our last day in SF, spent at the gym this morning, then at a local shopping mall (picked up a couple bargains there) then out on the bay coast line.

Had to listen to Train on the car tunes on the way here - got us in the perfect mood for 'Frisco 🙂 Arrived, found hotel (it's in San Bruno about 15 - 20 mins by car from downtown SF) was suitably pleasantly surprised by quality of hotel for price, then ventured down to Fisherman's …

Continue reading Save me San Francisco! The Rock in Pictures

Tim and I have just driven from Los Angeles to Monterey via the Pacific Hwy 1 aka the coast and Big Sur. It's quite clear now why there are so many songs, stories, soliloquies singing the praises of this large and effusive state. It sparked a conversation in the car about what could possibly prompt …

Continue reading Why Californians Can Afford To Be A Little Smug

I've mentioned before how efficient the transit system is here in LA and as a result it turns out Tim and I have done a lot of riding on buses in LA. We've spent up to nearly an hour on one bus and it not only saves us enormous amounts of cash on taxi fares …

Continue reading Riding on buses in LA and the 4th of July Fireworks

So yesterday morning at 8am I signed up for a small class of around 6 to 8 crossfitters and made my way via the VERY efficient LA transit routes to Studio City (just near Universal City) to attend a fairly new gym called Crossfit Horsepower. And before anyone asks how I found this place - …

Continue reading The Crossfit Crash Course, the true California Beach Experience and a Movie

There was very little of the mature adult 38 year old in me today (and for those that know me well you can stop chortling at the thought of the words 'mature' and 'adult' when referring to me :P) We made it through the entry gates into the Universal Studios theme park and I was …

Continue reading Universal Studios aka Where Simone Embraces Her Inner 12 Year Old

I have partially completed my Nationals post - I briefly thought about rushing it and finishing it with a more concise and somewhat abrupt ending but I couldn't bring myself to do it. There are few things in the world I am a little anal retentive about - apparently blog posts are one of them. …

Continue reading Nationals Post in Draft Stage – USA Blog Starts NOW!

This event occurred over the Saturday and Sunday the 26th and 27th of May. I met up with my little sister Nicole (29) who is currently working in Singapore (gymnastics coach) in Sydney and on Friday afternoon we both crashed out for a few hours in our beds in some dodgy hotel in called High …

Continue reading All Hell Breaks Loose 3 – The Australian Supernatural Convention

Most lax of me I know, not to have posted here in over a month and I've lost count of the number of moments where I've just stopped, breathed a little deeper, thought a little longer and concluded I really must post that on my blog. However I think this Retrospective Blogging idea could take …

Continue reading This is what is known as RETROSPECTIVE Blogging 🙂