Day 35-48 Coast Guard practicing towing through the narrow channel to the World's Tiniest Bay. Our travels took us north on Hwy. 1 when possible, or 101 when not possible, up the Oregon coast, around the Olympic Peninsula loop then to Seattle. The coast of Oregon and the Olympic Peninsula was absolutely spectacular. The large... Continue Reading →

A cold Joshua Tree. Chollas as far as the eye can see. Day 22 we entered Joshua Tree from the south entrance which was in the Colorado Desert. We then drove west into the Mojave Desert, while still in the National park. It has been fascinating seeing how much the terrain and plant life change... Continue Reading →

From Pinos Altos, NM, we headed into Arizona to see the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. Scott had visited these sites as a young child and remembered quite a bit about them. It was interesting learning how the trees had become "petrified" by the minerals in the water and sediment replace the cell walls and... Continue Reading →

Eating lunch from our cooler. Here we are on our 2nd grand land adventure...a drive across the southwest USA and up the west coast. We have three months to complete the 94 stops/scenic drives that Scott has planned. I will be surprised if we can achieve his goal but we're giving it a try! When... Continue Reading →

View of Lisboa from the ship Well, maybe a cruise wasn't exactly on his bucket list but he did end up loving it. When looking at flights from Lisbon back to the USA I remembered hearing that transatlantic cruises are inexpensive. For just a little more than the cost of a flight, and 12 days... Continue Reading →

Windy Rain on our deck. Almost low tide. Our last 18 days in continental Europe were in Portugal where we experienced a wide variety of countryside. From our last stop in Granada, Spain, we took a train to Sevilla then had to take a bus to Tavira, on the southern coast called the Algarve. Thank... Continue Reading →

Original section As soon as we stepped off the train in Barcelona I felt the energy and youthfulness of the city. Despite my lack of a "lisp" for s's I felt right at home in Spain. I chose for us to stay in a hotel in Barcelona for 4 nights because of the pictures of... Continue Reading →

Our place is on top. The railing goes around the entire building giving us a huge outdoor area. View on the west side. View on the east side. After a week in Paris, 10 days in Switzerland, 24 days in Italy we traveled onto the south of France beginning with the Côte d'Azur...Villefranche Sur Mer... Continue Reading →

Tirano, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Rome and Vernazza...24 nights in Italy...WOW!!!  Traffic is crazy in the Grand Canal. Flooding of St. Mark's Square Our sole purpose in stopping in Tirano was to take the Bernina Express from St. Moritz in Switzerland to Italy so we only stayed one night, it wasn't a town that I would... Continue Reading →

We took our first 2 of 45 European train rides from Paris to Lucerne, Switzerland and it was gorgeous trip! Everything about Switzerland is incredible: mountains, clear blue waters, Swiss homes, watches, and ouch, the prices! Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries in the world but the views just can't be beat. Lion... Continue Reading →