30 July - left SF and drove to Yosemite National Park. Stinking hot day and the air conditioned pooped itself. 206 miles (331 kms) . The Sierra Nevada's have very steep and winding roads - they are also very narrow in places with sheer drops on one side and no crash barriers to stop silly Australian tourists from falling over the side. Every muscle was taut and I forgot to blink for 4 hours. When we got to the camping grounds we had to traverse even more long and windy roads - this time unsealed with marbly stones under wheel :(. We finally got to our site - a small secluded area very beautiful - just three campsites surrounded by huge mountains and the Merced river flowing fast causing little rapids. Icy water. Unfortunately not long after we arrived an ambulance pulled up and a fire engine with paramedics - a young man in his 20's just drowned in the river where we were. Feel very sad for his family and friends. Bugs #170
31st July - I was looking forward to some long straight roads today - not gonna happen. Todays events
*Had to back track approx 20 miles windy roads due to road work
*Fork lightning
*Thunder
*Rain
*Rock fall (well only 2 little rocks but they did fall :)
*Narrower - windier - steeper - scarier roads than yesterday
*Spent approx 7 hours to go 239 miles (384 kms)
We are now camped on the shores of Lake Tahoe - will go investigate more tomorrow.
The final indignity of the day was having to back the camper into the camp site - I don't do backwards - even in my little car never mind this camper!! Had to negotiate my way between some bloody big trees at the same time but all ended with out tears Bugs# 177
Nearly forgot - saw our first snow- we are at 8000 ft - nasty dirty stuff but it was snow. Threw my first snowball in a long time :)
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