Riding out of Twentynine Palms we rode through Joshua Tree National Park wow!!! amazing scenery and vegetation that changes dramatically as you drive through.
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| Beautiful Joshua Tree |
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| A different perspective in Joshua Tree NP |
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| just love this pic |
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| different vegetation same NP |
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| changes again |
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| and again |
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| and again |
In Palm Springs we rented a car as we planned to sell our beautiful bike and to carry our bits and pieces from Wildomar to Anaheim. It was very strange being enclosed in a vehicle after zooming around on our bike for 3 months. It rained a little on our way so I was pleased to not be getting wet :P
After a lovely lunch of stuffed Salmon with John and Fritzie we made our way back to Anaheim along the freeways. Crazy traffic!!!!
We arrived back in Anaheim late afternoon and it felt like we were coming home driving on familiar roads and going back to Abby's Anaheimer. We washed the bike one last time and removed all evidence (ie stickers and scratches) of our odyssey.
Our adventure came to abrupt end the very next day when we took the bike over to Bert's Mega Mall where we sold it for a fair price. We were both a little emotional at this point as that bike had become part of us. We are glad to have several photos of our bike in some amazing places.
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| this photo was taken in the side of a shiny black truck as we passed it on our way down to meet John and Fritzie for the very first time :) |
Our last night was spent with our new friends Mike and Jeanne at The Lazy Dog Cafe. We had a wonderful time with them recounting some of our adventures.
Packing to go home was an adventure all on it's own and for a while we thought we wouldn't fit ha ha. We spent our last day driving out to Huntington Beach to meet Therese Ann and her beautiful daughter Natalia. We shared our packing dilemma with Therese Ann and she gave us a bag that was just what we needed!! an angel in disguise!
After visiting with Therese Ann and Natalia we drove out towards the airport and in a shopping centre carpark repacked using the bag Therese Ann had given us and we fit!! woohoo
We dropped off our rental car and made our way to the airport on the shuttle. At the airport after checking in we went into the terminal to have some dinner. Our last beers in the USA (Shock Top) cost us $11 each!!!!! Our flight was slightly delayed but we were on board and seated by 11pm sitting in the plane looking out over LA I couldn't help but be very emotional. I really did not want to leave we had been having such an amazing time and I just did not want it to end. We set our clocks to Sydney time and stayed awake until midnight (Sydney time about 3am LA time) and then slept until about 5am I think this helped us not really have any jet lag whatsoever oh and only drank water on the flight.
This has been more than a holiday for us it has been an adventure of a lifetime and not something that will be easily topped. I am so thankful for the extraordinarily great working conditions/pay rates we have in Australia that have allowed us to do this 3 months odyssey while still being paid!!
