We are staying in Bellingham for a few days until our roof rack gets installed. We went to Birch Bay State Park to see the sunset – so pretty! Tripp was having fun doing Karate Kid moves! š The next day we went up into the North Cascades toward Mt. Baker in hopes of cooking … More PNW – Summer 2022 – Part 3
We spent an afternoon at Bainbridge Island and enjoyed the Grand Forest and the beach at Fay Bainbridge Park. The ferry ride was so nice – beautiful weather! We met some nice people who live on the island (and who were considering moving to Arkansas!). We camped for one night at Deception Pass State Park, … More PNW – Summer 2022 – Part 2
As if we hadnāt traveled enough lately, we took the van on its first major road trip up to the Pacific Northwest. Iāve spent a few months building it up to be ready for a long trip and camping, and Iām ready to just enjoy it now! Weāre ready to escape the hot summer temperatures … More PNW – Summer 2022
We spent a few days in Cape Cod and visited Marthaās Vineyard. We really had a great time for being such a short trip. It was the opposite of NYC – a lot more relaxing!
Having canceled our trip to Hawaii, we had a lot of credit with American Airlines, so we spend about 5 days in NYC! We stayed at The Algonquin, which is the oldest operating hotel in the city. Really neat place! They have a cat named Hamlet that lives in the lobby.
With the motorhome sold last August, we decided to also sell the Jeep Gladiator and try traveling in a MB Sprinter 4X4 144. The van will be used as a truck most of the time for Carlaās furniture flipping business, but also needs to be able to sleep all four of us when we camp. … More Annnd, weāre back! In a van! St. Louis
Day 30 Weāve been gone one month! Today, we headed to Omaha, NE to knock Nebraska off our list. Nebraska is the last remaining state of the lower 48! This is a super exciting day!!! Are you ready for our 49th state????? Here we go!! We got checked in at the KOA just west of … More Out West 2021 – Part 9 (Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas)
Day 27 Carla drove us through the panhandle of Idaho and then to Billings, MT today. Really pretty scenery in Montana! We saw the āLady of the Rockiesā 90 foot tall statue! We didnāt plan on making it all the way to Billings today, and we had a reservation at a nice KOA in Billings … More Out West 2021 – Part 8 (Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin)
Day 24 This morning I met Todd and Arlene for breakfast at Lilā Jonās! It was fun to catch up! We then took it easy for most of the day. Itās nice to have days where we donāt do much so weāre not worn out trying to go go go. We were in Seattle today … More Out West 2021 – Part 7 (Seattle)
Day 19 I started today waking up earlier than necessary, thinking, āI wonder if Lilā Jonās still has cinnamon rolls left. I bet if I leave now I can get some. But Iām so tired. Iāll sleep just a little longer and I bet they will still have some.ā 30 minutes later, same thought, back … More Out West 2021 – Part 6 (Seattle)
Day 13 We made our way to Newport, OR today! We have been looking forward to this for a while! It was neat seeing the landscape change to a more Pacific Northwest look. Love those evergreens! Carla and I took a stroll on the beach. There is a nice path leading from the RV resort … More Out West 2021 – Part 5 (Newport, Raymond)
Day 11 We left the dusty hot campground in Three Rivers and headed north on Highway 99 toward Fresno. Before we left, we found that there is a REALLY cool magic shop in Fresno called Hocus Pocus, so we found a place to park the RV (an old Sears parking lot) while we drove to … More Out West 2021 – Part 4 (Fresno, Redding)
Day 9 Today, we headed to the east side of California so we could see the giant sequoia trees in Kings Canyon National Park. The drive was not for the faint of heartā¦ It was a beautiful morning to get the RV ready to go! Carla noticed that the giant shrub next to the Jeep … More Out West 2021 – Part 3 (Sequoias)
Day 6 We are headed to Bakersfield, CA today, hopefully with no disasters, and hoping the RV engine light doesnāt come back on. Today was a really long day! Over eight hours of driving across mostly desert. It really wears on you after a while! We were very grateful that the engine light did not … More Out West 2021 – Part 2 (Bakersfield, Santa Cruz, Monterey)
We had originally planned to go āout westā in the summer of 2020, but thanks to COVID-19 we didnāt do the trip. The plan was to do a giant loop around the west half of the USA, visit the 4 remaining states (excluding Hawaii) we havenāt been to as a family, and visit a couple … More Out West 2021 – Part 1 (OKC, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Sedona)
We decided to visit Disney World one more time before our annual passes expire. Because the trip is only going to be a couple of weeks, we decided not to mess with the RV (Dewinterizing, loading, and then the reverse of that). We decided on a Tuesday to go to Disney, and we left on … More Disney World sans RV
Day 24 Today we packed up to prepare to check in at Disneyās Art of Animation Hotel! It was a lot of work to get the RV cleaned up, everything put away, refrigerator completely cleaned out, and we moved as much food as we could fit into the ARB Jeep refrigerator. Unfortunately, we had to … More East Loop – Fall 2020 – Part 3
Day 14 We drove to KOA in Kissimmee, FL, where weāll stay for several days. Day 15 After I got off work we headed to Magic Kingdom, the first park we always go to! Day 16 Day 17 We went to the Polynesian to eat at Captain Cookās, and our plan was to take the … More East Loop – Fall 2020 – Part 2
Itās been a while since we last went on an extended RV trip! We are setting out for 41 days on the road, covering a large part of the eastern United States. We will first head northeast to St. Louis, then to Columbus, OH, and then through Cincinnati to Pigeon Forge, TN. We will then … More East Loop – Fall 2020 – Part 1