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Nevada

(22nd December 2015 – 9th January 2016 )

After taking the mountain pass east of Lake Tahoe everything suddenly changed. We almost couldn’t believe the drastic changes that unfolded in front of us. Not only did the landscape change from the deep green of Pines to an aired desert-like landscape we suddenly found ourselves under a clear blue sky with at most a few little clouds scattered in the distance. Our depressed mood lifted slightly and we were even a bit hopeful that things might just be different for us on this side of the mountains.

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US Pacific Coast

(7th – 22nd December 2015)

From Vancouver Island we took the ferry on a particularly rainy day to Port Angeles in Washington State. The weather wasn’t any better than on the Canadian side and apparently it was supposed to stay that way for the foreseeable future. At least the border crossing was easy and I got another 90 days in the USA without any problems (Gary is allowed to stay 6 Months). Although we sort of expected it to be rainy this time of the year we chose the Pacific coast instead of the inland route as it is supposed to be lot warmer than in the mountains. With rather excellent rain gear we didn’t really fear a little rain after all we didn’t bring them along just for the fun of it! Besides it couldn’t possibly rain the whole time – at least that’s what we thought…

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