we’d changed our plans the campsite was full which meant we were on the move again and this time up to the unknown area of Twin Lakes, which was a couple of hours away from Yosemite. To get there we had to drive through the park, which was just incredible, the scenery was out of this world and we took full advantage of the many viewpoints along the way. It was amazing how incredibly quickly the scenery changed once we had exited the other end of the park, it was still very beautiful but a lot less rugged, so to speak. There was one part of the road which was particularly hairy - a steep hill with a very dramatic drop to the right of us - the smell of the brakes was quite alarming by the time we had finally gotten down the hill!!! It was coming up to mid afternoon and everyone was getting slightly hungry except for Rob who was claiming to be extremely weak with hunger so we stopped off at Mono Lake for a picnic. Unfortunately Cath was feeling a little under the weather so she decided to skip lunch! Mono

Lake is unique, not only is it one of the oldest lakes in the western hemisphere it also an incredible 695 square miles in size!!! It is set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains which accentuate its shimmering blue waters. It is also a very salty lake and has strange tufa towers, which are thick rock like calcium carbonate deposits. It is also home to a large variety of wildlife and generally a fantastic place to see.

After the picnic and checking out the lake we all climbed back into the mini-van which was far more roomy by this point as the roof-rack was in full use and made the final part of the journey to Twin Lakes. The scenery was again outstanding and was a lot more alpine in appearance, with beautiful coloured lakes - all a bit Swiss looking!!! Sue and Eddie had a room booked at the motel and we had been told that campsite never sold out - we were keeping our fingers crossed! We