Desert song.....

Monterey was overcast as we left, but not for long! (Before setting off I chatted with someone who had dined at the Pebble Beach Golf Club on Sunday, where the group on the next table were ordering rounds of drinks at $1,000 a time!) We had a five-hour drive south to reach Mojave, our overnight stop, but we had to take Highway 101....as part of the Big Sur route was inconveniently washed into the ocean following a recent landslide! Nevertheless, the scenery was amazing. First we drove through Salinas and the green and gold rolling contours of Monterey's wine country.

Then we travelled through mile upon mile of fruit and almond farms, the fields and orchards stretching as far as the eye could see. Nearing Mojave, the land was drier and Joshua Trees sprung-up along the highway, under a cloudless sky. Mojave is small and provides a neat stopover before setting our sights on Nevada! And how about the following track as 'one or the road'?