Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
Cindy Kratzer 
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 …
This was our sixth trip to Yellowstone in nine years! I guess we like it! For wildlife lovers like we are, Yellowstone never disappoints–and it’s got amazing scenery and thermal features as added bonuses. The drive from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone National Park was too far for us to …
We said goodbye to Jacky and Howard and left Kananaskis Country in Alberta to head south for the next phase of our Rockies Reboot. This was the part of our trip we had to abandon last year when we rerouted to Seattle. Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta and …
We are saddened by all going on in our home city of L.A. right now, but in keeping with our ABOUT US section, we have no ads or politics in our blog–just our travels…So,…here we go. In June 2024 we had an amazing week at Jasper National Park in Alberta, …
Last summer we attempted a Rockies trip in the RV, but had to abandon halfway through because my mom fell and broke her arm. We rerouted to Seattle to care for her and missed several Canadian and American national parks as a result. This year, we decided to reboot the …
We recently returned from a week on Maui. Hawaii is always a delightful place to visit, and this was our first trip back in four years. Glorious mountains, sun, and ocean greeted us upon arrival. Our view from the plane The view from our room On our first evening, we …
We have returned from a 2 ½ week RV trip to the California Bay area and the Central Coast over the Christmas holidays. While we are currently dealing with the Southern California wildfires, it is healing to reflect on the beautiful places and unique animals we saw just a short …
After our first three days of diving in the southern part of Viti Levu (the largest and most populated island in Fiji), we headed around to the northernmost tip of the island to the Volivoli Beach Resort. Our 5-hour trip from Waidroka Bay to Volivoli Beach Resort Our view next …
Just 4 weeks after we returned from our Bali-Komodo dive trip, we jumped on an 11-hour flight from LAX to the South Pacific island-nation of Fiji. While we don’t normally schedule trips so close together, this was an opportunity for a third GoPro video workshop with Todd Kortte (sponsored by …
The main reason we signed up for this scuba diving trip traveling 450 miles on a dive boat from Bali to Komodo was the chance to see Komodo dragons in the wild. The second reason was the opportunity to dive in a remote area of Indonesia with some of the …