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Along miles of yellow sand iconic lifeguard huts l

Along miles of yellow sand iconic lifeguard huts lounged under towering palms. There was even a funfair and huge indoor pool complex, which looked a bit like a glass Roman Temple, for those having more than an hour to give it. We did get to dip in the Pacific though.

#beachlife #lifeguard #hut #cool #summervibes #sandiego #californiadreaming #beach #missionbeach #palms #roadtrip #familytrip #summertime #beach #sand #vacation

It was time to motor along the Mexican border, loo

It was time to motor along the Mexican border, looking out for Trump’s wall before heading north up the coast to live the teen Disney dream in LA. We scenery was yellow desert based and we could got glimpse of the border, but no wall or border guard action.

Having alerted friends back home to the existence of Alien Tequila, we were on a mission to source more and had read that the only outlet en route was in the middle of San Diego. Did we really want to go there with its scary inner city traffic junctions? I said no. But husband said yes, and, being the driver, won. The tequila shop was pretty impressive, with floor to ceiling dark wooden shelves of decorative ceramic bottles.

Downtown San Diego had a laid back summer surfy vibe which was very out of character with the rest of the trip. We threw in an on-the-hoof Google search for the best family friendly beaches for a pit stop. Our phone came up with Mission beach and set off on more too-busy roads for a rare second ad hoc addition to the day’s itinerary.

#surf #sandiago #beach #surfboard #beachlife #beachvibes #california #californiadreaming #tropical #palm #beachshack #vacation #familytrip #roadtripusa
The beach, sitting prettily on a spit of land, was also surfer cool. A row of colourful Hawaiian boards lead the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Check out photos of the hardcore Wild Women of the

Check out photos of the hardcore Wild Women of the west, pose for your own convict photo and enter the solitary cell of doom in Yuma prison.. How hot must it have been??

It was interesting to see what constituted a criminal back in the day– adulteresses, Mexican revolutionaries, Mormon bigamists as well as compadres of Wyatt Earp. Hot chili sauce and cool wild west “give it your best shot” tequila glasses were suitably sized souvenirs waiting for us in the gift shop.

#yuma #jail #prison #history #USAroadtrip #historical #jailbird #trouism #familydayout #prisontour

As we hit Yuma so did the eye of the storm. The pa

As we hit Yuma so did the eye of the storm. The palm trees outside the hotel were bent double and shaking their heads like rockers. Yellow dust swirled across the road. The hotel staff had come out to witness events, telling me that storms are not usually quite on this scale.

#storm #desert #weather #USA #clouds #roadtrip #holidaysfromhels #thingstoseebeforeyoudie #femaletravelbloggers #traveltheworld #traveldestination #travelphotography #travel #travelblogger

On cue, the afternoon storm raged in, whipping up

On cue, the afternoon storm raged in, whipping up large dust devils, buffeting us with side winds and generally scaring the bejaysus out of us.

This storm had a look of a jellyfish about it.

#storm #cloud #weather #roadtrip #adventure # #travelmore #naturegeography #wildnaturephotography #wildnaturephotographers #adventuretraveller #landscape #scenic #family trip #skies

Bigger than I was expecting! #cactus #saguaro #wi

Bigger than I was expecting!

#cactus #saguaro #wildwest #desert #scenerylovers #landscapephotography #landscape #landscapelovers #landscapephoto #travelmore #naturegeography #wildnaturephotography #wildnaturephotographers #adventuretraveller #usa

The path was pretty easy to follow but it would no

The path was pretty easy to follow but it would not have been impossible to get lost, as there were several options snaking off in different directions (with the risk of real snakes also very alive).

The path was pretty easy to follow but it would not have been impossible to get lost, as there were several options snaking off in different directions (with the risk of real snakes also very much alive). We decided it would be best not to wander too far out of sight of the child-filled car before turning back to safety. the child-filled car before turning back to safety.

#cacti #USA #nationalpark #outdoors #plantlife #saguaro #outdooradventre #summer #travel #vacation #bucketlistidea #travelphotography #instaphotograhy #sceneryview

I just wanted to add some googly eyes to turn it i

I just wanted to add some googly eyes to turn it into a cartoon character.👀

#cacti #saguaro #hiking #adventures #desertlife #bucketlistcheck #wildgeography #wildnature #adventuretraveler #landscapephotography #sceneryshots #scenery_lovers #scenerygram #nature #thingstosee

Loving the crayzee cacti #cacti #saguaro #desert

Loving the crayzee cacti

#cacti #saguaro #desert #deserts #desertphotography #outdooractivity #outdooradventre #summer #travel #vacation #bucketlistidea #travelphotography #instaphotograhy #sceneryview #nationaloark

Stopping for one too many desert photoshoots in th

Stopping for one too many desert photoshoots in the hot sun before arriving at out 1.8km cacti walk, we’d blown it for the boys. There was a united blank refusal to get out of the car or turn off the aircon. So the hardcore elder element in the family wandered through incredible cacti families, from spikey round specimens to huge pipes with mad bendy arms. Tick.

#cacti #cactus #nature #nationalpark #saguaro #wildwest #usaroadtrip #plantlife #comedy #naturephoto #usatravel #wild

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