Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
Cindy Kratzer 
It was so lovely to arrive back on Kauai (Hawaii) after not having been for five years. And it was even better that we were here with eight other dive buddies, enjoying a few days in Princeville before heading to our dive adventure in Palau (next post). The adventures began …
Because we had to leave Yellowstone a few days earlier than planned, due to the bad weather, it gave us the opportunity to insert some additions into our trip home. Yellowstone Bear World – About 80 miles from West Yellowstone, in the town of Rexburg, Idaho, is a private drive-through …
This was our fourth trip to Yellowstone, and we keep going back because of the amazing wildlife. It’s always an adventure, but this year was especially so for two reasons—the visible wildlife and the out-of-character weather. Weather: We traveled to Yellowstone from Grand Teton, the day after a snowstorm, and …
Ever since we visited Grand Teton and Yellowstone three years ago, we’ve wanted to come back, so here we are, sneaking in a 2-½ week trip in between my work and our next dive trip. Visiting Grand Teton in October is risky and not for the faint of heart – …
Danno’s words (as dictated to Cindy): Hi! It’s me, Danno, Cindy and Hank’s favorite cat! Now that we’re back home in Southern California after this 15-week trip across the U.S., up the Atlantic coast, and through several eastern Canadian provinces, let me tell you what it was really like! What’s …
Missouri:When we headed east at the end of April, we passed through southern Missouri to visit Laura Ingalls Wilder’s home in Mansfield. On our way west toward home, we came through a little further north, St. Louis to be exact. St. Louis has been a significant transportation and shipping hub …
It’s never fun to drive the RV in a big city, but we stuck to the outskirts of Chicago, arriving at our campground in the midst of a massive heat wave. Since we have explored much of Chicago on previous trips, this trip to the Windy City was mainly for …
We’re back in the U.S., crossing the border in New York, then whipping through a small corner of Pennsylvania before landing in Northeast Ohio at Punderson State Park, a lovely little campground next to a lake, where we had fabulous neighbors (Cathy and Dave) and enjoyed fireflies and being in …
Our last week in Canada began by crossing to the north side of the St. Lawrence River and then crossing from Quebec into Ontario, our last Canadian province of this trip. We were a little sad to leave Quebec, having gotten used to hearing and seeing French everywhere. But we …
When friends and family heard that we were visiting Eastern Canada, every single person said, “Be sure to visit Québec City. It’s the best!” And they were right. Québec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America, and the second oldest in Canada. Explorer Samuel de Champlain …