Suffice it to say that things are pretty busy for us. In an ideal world, I would have carefully researched every city we will be visiting to find out which is the top-rated boutique ice cream parlor, the most authentic farm tour, the best museum for local art, etc, etc. In the real world, I […]
When you are road tripping the entire west-to-east breadth of Canada, there are some bits (just like in the US) that are a little monotonous scenery-wise. Not to say that those bits are not good to see or incredibly important from the standpoint of supporting our existence in the style to which we are accustomed, […]
Let me start by saying that if you haven’t yet, in your life, done the drive from Jasper to Banff in the Canadian Rockies, I recommend that you drop whatever you’re doing right now, cancel those tickets to Tahiti or wherever you’re going next vacation and get on it. It’s really that beautiful. As usual, […]
One thing I have been thinking a lot about is trying to live somewhat regular lives as opposed to just being in vacation mode while travelling. This means finding time for work, exercise, play that does not involve sightseeing, and housekeeping. I don’t know about you, but when we are on vacation, healthy eating is […]
As we were packing up to leave our hotel in Seattle, it occurred to me that I might need a passport for the upcoming adventure. A quick trip down to the Seattle passport office reassured me that it would only take 4 hours or so to obtain said document. Just the right amount of time […]
Here I am in front of Mt. Shasta the day Jeremy & I got engaged (May 2003) and then yesterday. Same historic hotel for both visits, but the first time it was the honeymoon suite; this time the family suite. What a difference 16 years makes, eh?
We’ll be setting sail (driving north actually) on Monday morning. We can hardly believe the date is actually here. The rental car is parked outside and we are busy getting rid of our STUFF.
