Time has come to let go of the comfort of Abhishek’s house, pool and king size bed, and hit the road for real.

For the first time, I actually got a chance to spend some time with my cousins, beyond a quick meetup at a family reunion. We had a wonderful time and Leo loved playing with his chachas!

So we rented a car for this part of the trip, because one just can’t do anything without a car in the US, and we headed south to Cambria, our first stop.

Mary wanted to meet a friend of hers there, and it was a good excuse to drive along the beautiful western coast.

And there we started our camping tour. There’s always a part of me that finds it fun and exciting, and then the rest of my body that just feels the discomfort 😄

I must admit that our sleeping bags are more optimised for saving saving space in the bags than for resisting the cold! So we ended up plugging them together so we could cuddle inside and keep ourselves warm!