OK here is our list of the best and worst of our US West Coast road trip. Despite this being our joint list, the Kim-Jong Il principle applies, i.e. we both vote and if we don’t agree, well someone’s vote just doesn’t count.
Best Hotel: Post Ranch Inn (Big Sur, California). Where else can you spend more money than in Vegas just by sleeping in a tree house with a fireplace?
Best Restaurant: La Mar (San Francisco, California). Peruvian chef, Japanese cuisine. Completely packed. One word: amazing.
Best Coffee Place: Macy’s (Flagstaff, Arizona): Maybe it was just because this was the last coffee we had before we left civilisation for 4 days and submerged ourselves in the Grand Canyon, but Arizona’s version of Starbucks was just a great place.
Best Drink: La Mar’s Pisco Sour (San Francisco, California). Peruvian brandy, lime juice, simple syrup, dash of egg white and a drop of regional bitters. All consumed at lunchtime, just because we can.
Best Drink: La Mar’s Pisco Sour (San Francisco, California). Peruvian brandy, lime juice, simple syrup, dash of egg white and a drop of regional bitters. All consumed at lunchtime, just because we can.
Best Sushi: Arigato (Santa Barbara, California). One of the hidden gems of the trip. Signature dishes include the Pretty in Pink Roll (salmon in pink soybean paper), Yuppie Roll (lobster and caviar) and the Yellow Submarine Roll (yellowtail and asparagus).
Best City: Santa Barbara (California). It was a close call between Santa Barbara and Flagstaff (Arizona) but Santa Barbara was such a chilled-out place, it had to come out top. A surfers’ paradise surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
Best Ride: Simpson Ride at Universal Studios (LA, California). It was so good we had to go twice. Think of it as NASA meets Walt Disney. We even got the T-shirt, how sad is that?
Gremlin of the Trip: The 2-year old girl who looked so cute when saying “bye bye” to everyone at check-in at San Francisco International Airport. Definitely less charming when she did an impersonation of a fire alarm mid-air.
Most Out of Place: Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns). Picture the NBA Playoff Final in LA. Lakers vs Suns. On the court, nine 2.10m plus black guys and one 1.55m “tall” white guy called Steve Nash. Steve got a black eye for his troubles and won’t be playing outside with the big boys anytime soon (the Lakers won 124-112) and eventually eliminated Steve Nash’s Suns from the series.
Best Car: Hands down winner our little red Mustang convertible. Despite a certain individual, who will remain nameless, complaining that the top should stay down because it apparently was “too chilly”…
Most Obese Guy of the Trip: CC Sabathia, the pitcher of the NY Yankees. Think of it as Shrek without the green. It was a close call, but eventually I was narrowly beaten by a guy who clearly ate all the pies (and after signing a 7-year contract worth $161 million, happens to be the highest paid pitcher in baseball history). The NY Yankees pitcher is the explanation in person why MLB teams have “snack tables” in the dressing rooms. If you are playing for the Yankees with this guy, you better bring your sandwiches from home. CC Sabathia weighs a sweet 130kg.
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