Kev's Super Happy Travel Blog

We decided to have a hike up the mountains just outside of Reno today. Get fit for the work and all that. This was a good plan, however the execution was not. However we encountered three problems:

• We are disorganised muppets
  
• The mountains are actually quite a lot further away than they look
  
• We are disorganised muppets
  

I realise that the third problem is the same as the first, but it's such a major one that I thought I'd mention it twice.

Anyways, we set off into nuclear free Reno before taking a sharp right and headed towards the mountains. This worked well until we ran out of pavement.

At this point we hit on the bright idea of getting a bus. So we stood by a bus stop for half hour or so hoping the incredibly old lady standing at the stop wouldn't die whilst we were there. (Having said that there was a handy mortuary near by) The stop did allow us to have a refreshment stop, pose for a few photos and generally 'chill out'.

(Answers on a postcard for what the contraption Stu is drinking out of in that last photo)

Of course the bus didn't arrive so we decided to brave the cycle path next to the road. And we got quite far, but not far enough, eventually getting thwarted by a rather large fence. We did manage to find some local Renoians to ask directions, although they seemed to have more fun laughing at us that in aiding us with our task. The daft racists. Still we got closer to the mountains at least...

We'll probably try to get up those mountains one day. But we might get some transport to the base first. Or just forget about it and sing in the local bar instead.

There are a lot of big hills in San Francisco:

This is not good for walking. They should knock them down or something.