A 34-year old gorilla Jessica snacking and simultaneously feeding her 6-month son at the San Diego Zoo.
A Catholic chapel for the amigos leaving their homeland on the border of US and Mexico near the town of Jacumba, California.
Alla soaking in the view at one of our overnight stops in the Sonora Desert, southeastern California.
A holding cell for out-of-line sailors on the USS Midway aircraft carrier.
The view of San Diego from the upper deck of USS Midway aircraft carrier.
A worn-out skater dozing off at a Starbucks in San Diego.
Car selfie on California Hwy 101.
Mastering the art of balance on a beach in Santa Barbara.
Sitting comfortably at the Village Cafe, Ruslan is putting together the report of our second week in the expedition.
The view of the San Diego oceanfront through the USS Dolphin submarine periscope.
Our post about the second week turned out to be longer with more details and information than what is considered to be the norm if you will, so please be mindful of this as you get on board of the band wagon.
Fishing against a background of the famous Alcatraz Penitentiary.
The cook is explaining to future sailors how to make lunch on the ship Balclutha.
Alla is trying hard to attract Leonardo DiCaprio’s attention.
The view of Noe Valley from the Twin Peaks hills in San Francisco.
A San Francisco Chinatown old-timer.
The Silicon Valley Twins of our Hawaiian friends Ilya and Ira, Alex and Mila, are awaiting the tour of Stanford University.
A “Hawaiian” and two “Californians” are strolling through the university campus.
Designer Sofia is studying all the positive qualities of sculpture, carved by the papuans of New Guinea.
Ruslan is congratulating Ira on her birthday by performing the unknown to the world version of Alfred Fossen’s Flik-Flak composition.
Beginner pirates of Silicon Valley, director of engineering Il’ya and system engineer Eugene, trying to explain to Ruslan in layman’s terms how a computer transistor works.
Ruslan, watching the employees of Apple by the main entrance of their Cupertino campus.
Alla is learning how to operate a logarithmic ruler at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
And so, we have a few months of travel in front of us.
It’s our first time going on such a big trip, so we’re not sure what exactly we will need, and what will only be getting in the way. So, like in anything of this sort, it’s good to give yourself at least a week or two to figure things out, look around, get familiar with the routines, and gain some ‘traveling’ smarts. But at the moment, one thing is for sure: everything needs to be at a minimum, because our car is just not very big.
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