Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
After 18 months out of the water, primarily due to my hip replacement surgery, Hank and I embarked on our third trip to Fiji. A direct 11-hour flight from LAX makes it “easy” to get there, at least compared with other South Pacific destinations. Flying from LAX to Nadi, Fiji–11 …
Our last big stop to look for grizzly bears (Alaskan brown bears) was in the tiny towns of Stewart, BC, and Hyder, Alaska, at the tip of the Portland Canal (scroll down to see if we were successful). Just a short distance from Ketchikan, Alaska, as the crow flies, there …
The drive down Haines Highway, a National Scenic Byway, through a small portion of the Yukon Territory, British Columbia, and then into the town of Haines, Alaska, has to be one of the most beautifully-scenic drives on the continent, if not the planet. Why were we going to Haines? To …
Our apologies for the delay with this post — we ran into some technical difficulties with our blog site, but we think we are back in business! In our previous post, we visited Prince Rupert, BC, and then traveled up the remote Cassiar Highway. After leaving Northern British Columbia, our …
The second leg of our RV trip took us deep into British Columbia, Canada, a province that is 700 miles long and 660 miles wide. We went in search of grizzly bears–scroll down to see if we accomplished our goal! After easily crossing the US/Canada border at Sumas, Washington (near …
We’ve traveled these West Coast roads many times through California, Oregon, and Washington, but there are always beautiful views and unexpected treats. Embarking on another RV trip from Valencia Travel Village! Our kittens Luna and Tierra (almost full grown) made sure we packed the most important items, including their toys, …
After watching the UCLA women’s basketball team (on TV) win the NCAA national championship and joining them at Pauley Pavilion for their victory celebration, we packed up the cats and ebikes and headed to our home campground in Valencia, California. The next day I taught my last UCLA class (after …
Following our small boat cruise around the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska, we took a few days to explore the two towns at either end of our route, both popular with cruise ship visitors. Ketchikan is often the first stop for cruise ships coming from Seattle or Vancouver, and we …
“Didn’t you just visit Alaska?” friends have asked. Well, yes, we took our RV there on an 8500-mile, 11-week trip in 2023. See the blue route below for the area of Alaska (and a bit of the Yukon Territory and British Columbia) that we visited in 2023. But there are …
After our snow-enhanced visit to Yellowstone, we ventured 40 miles south to Grand Teton National Park, another favorite which we have now visited five times in nine years. We camped at Colter Bay Village (our first stay here), which is in the northern part of the national park, right on …