Spent a quiet weekend hanging out at my friend Dan's place in Rancho Mirage. It was a 115° in the shade. Just felt too hot to do much of anything, but hang out by Dan's much…
Channel Islands – Clever as a Fox
Category: U.S.
Sedona, AZ – Food and Fun
We arrived in Sedona in the middle of Labor Day Weekend. Route 89A between Flagstaff and Sedona was packed with campers and people enjoying the Slide Rock Area. We finally made it to our hotel…
The Home Stretch
Our trip home did not include as many stops as the trip East. We spent most of our return trip in the Chicago area visiting family and friends. We overnighted in Bangor, Maine; Albany, New York; and…
The Old Man and Cadillac Mountain
We continued on to New Hampshire, the live free or die state. More specifically Lincoln, NH located in the White Mountains. We were staying at Loon Mountain one of the bigger ski areas in NH.…
The Mighty Atlantic and Some American History
On to Philadelphia . We had gotten a hotel in the old section of the city as we knew we wanted to visit the historic sites. Got into town in time for dinner and a…
Shenandoah Fog and Virginia Beach
Continued our trip to Shenandoah National Park and were greeted by fog. Quite a bit of fog. Shenandoah is a relatively narrow park, but long. It’s 105 miles long. And 101 miles of the almost…
Eastward Bound – Spring Trip 2018
We loaded the car and headed out on our next adventure, a road trip to the northeast. We spent our first night in Kansas, at the Meade State Park a little south of Dodge City,…
Cruising, Everglades, Space Center and Music
After Costa Rica, we headed to Florida and boarded the Enchantment of the Seas for our 5 day cruise. The embarkation process went really smooth. We got through security and we were issued our seapass…
Columbus, Ohio – And a little NCAA Action
We had some people ask where we were headed next and, of course, we said Columbus. They always responded with Columbus, Ohio? Why? I can bet that this city is on the bucket list of…
Lanai, Hawaii – Off Roading and A Little More Snorkeling
The following day we took the opportunity to visit Hawaii's 6th largest island, Lanai. The ferry ride from Maui takes about 45 minutes and costs $60 for the round trip fare. Lanai was once known…