Here some pictures of Lake Miramar - a peaceful and quiet oasis in busy Southern California and San Diego:  

To escape the overcast sky of the coast, we dress in sneakers and shorts and pack a cooling box with some iced tea. Then we head north on HWY 15, via Poway to Ramona and…

Fall has arrived even here in San Diego and the temperatures have come down. As there were even some clouds and a chili breeze today, we headed out to Lake Miramar for a nice Sunday…

We are still in San Diego, enjoying the warm late summer days and the weekends at the beach. During the weeks we are working on finding a way to make a living. I have started…

For the second time since we are back in San Diego, we drive south to Otay Lake and then up to the mountains along the Mexican border. Today Wenche joins us and the weather is…

As Marco has been craving a nice tasty Cervelat (Swiss sausage) for some time now, today is the day to get one! The Swiss Club in San Diego is inviting to celebrate the Swiss Independence…

Odometer: 6,800Time: 07:00Today we head straight into the “chaos” of Los Angeles. HWY 101 leads us to Thousand Oaks where we spontaneously decide to call an old friend who lives there. He is up and…

Odometer 6,450 Time: 08:15 We/I struggle with the new navigation system, so we take some detours today! But, eventually we find everything we actually want to see: First we head out to the west of…

Odometer: approx. 60,800 Time: 08:00 We drive almost directly (without too many stops) to Bakersfield. HWY 395 leads us slowly down in elevation to a lower level over the first 120 miles. With each mile…