Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
After we had to abort our summer Rockies trip (because my mom fell and broke her arm, causing us to reroute from Calgary to Seattle and skipping our Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton legs), we’ve been itching to get back “out there” to see new places and critters. A dive …
We are safely home after our incredible Alaska adventure. In this blog post, we will revisit some of the amazing places we saw on our 11-week journey and include some short videos not seen in previous blog posts. In total, Hank drove our motorhome 8,272 miles from our home campground …
To Alaska Part 7: Homer and Kenai and Bears, Oh My! Day 37 During this phase of the trip we explored two more parts of the Kenai Peninsula, often called “Alaska’s Playground” because of all the outdoor activities and opportunities that exist. And we took our second flight (this time …
Part 5: Glacier to Glacier (Valdez to Matanuska Glacier) Day 25Today we arrived in Valdez, Alaska, on Prince William Sound. We can see why people call Valdez “the Switzerland of Alaska,” although one guide called Switzerland, “the Valdez of Europe.” Valdez is almost completely surrounded by mountains and there is …
Part 4: The Alaskan Interior (Tok, Chicken, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park) Day 22We have made it to Alaska! For the next several weeks, we will explore most of the parts of Alaska that you can drive an RV to. Some people do take their campers on dirt or gravel roads …
After leaving Lone Pine, CA, we headed 150 miles north along U.S. 395, which is in the best shape of any highways we’ve traveled in a long time! On the way, we stopped in Bishop to grab lunch and bread at Erick Schatz’s Bakery (thanks, Amy, for another great recommendation!). …
Some Californians regularly visit the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains (skiing in Mammoth, climbing Mt. Whitney, or heading up the back way to Yosemite or Lake Tahoe), but we haven’t traveled to this area in over 25 years! We hope it won’t be another 25 years before we come through here …
Our first international diving trip since Covid did not disappoint. After a 4-½ hour direct flight from LAX, we landed in Belize City, Belize, and were transported to the Aggressor IV, our 138-foot floating home for the next week. Twenty divers in ten cabins, plus eight crew members, fit comfortably …
After watching the UCLA Men’s Basketball Team beat the University of Washington at Pauley Pavilion (sorry, brother Ron), we headed out in our RV in late February for some desert discovery time. UCLA beats Univ of Washington!!! Camping at Puddingstone Reservoir–right-hand sign designed and built by our nephew and brother-in-law! …
Wandering in Puget Sound, Washington The long bridge over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington After a few delightful days on the Oregon Coast, we continued our West Coast/Rocky Mountain RV trip by crossing the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, and heading west to Cape Disappointment State Park in …