Great adventures in diving, RVing and travel
We spent a fabulous week at Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, camping in the beautiful Whistlers Campground. Not as well-known as its southern cousin, Banff National Park, Jasper is less-crowded and more full of accessible wildlife than Banff. Wildlife lovers take note: Jasper at the beginning of June is …
While nothing can compare with our epic trip “to Alaska and back in 80 days” last summer, we had been wanting to return to the Canadian Rockies, which we had not visited since 2008 (pre-motorhome). So this was the year for this multi-week trip. Getting out of Southern California to …
It’s fun to get away for a special anniversary, so we recently headed to San Diego for a few days. There’s a lot to do there, and we’ve been many times before, but here were a few new things (for us), in case you’re looking for ideas. Petco Park – …
In our last post, we described the first part of our trip to French Polynesia, where we spent the week searching for and swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Mo’orea. For Part 2 of our Polynesian adventure, we left Mo’orea via ferry, and then flew from Tahiti (where …
After 5 ½ weeks at home (following our amazing Alaska adventure this summer), we headed in the opposite direction for a snorkeling and scuba diving adventure. The archipelago of French Polynesia is made up of 200 islands and atolls spread out over 1200 miles in the South Pacific, of which …
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 …
In this blog post, we wrap up our final nine days, spending time in Washington State and heading back home to Southern California through a severe heat wave. To Alaska and Back Part 11: Heading Home to SoCal Day 72 With the Alaska and Canadian portions of our trip concluded, …
In this blog post, we continue our journey home, backtracking on the Haines and Alaska Highways, then traveling down the Stewart-Cassiar Highway and the Glacier Highway to one more tiny piece of Alaska. We finish this post by leaving British Columbia and re-entering the lower-48 in Washington. To Alaska and …
In this blog post, we begin our journey home, leaving the main part of Alaska, backtracking on the Alaska Highway, and then traveling to a portion of Southeast Alaska (the panhandle). To Alaska and Back Part 9: Leaving and Re-Entering Alaska (in Haines)! Day 56As we departed the Fairbanks area …
In this blog post, we will highlight our journey from the Kenai Peninsula to the Mat-Su Valley and on to Denali, where we spent several days. To Alaska Part 8: From the Mat-Su Valley to Denali Day 45We left the Kenai Peninsula today, driving back along the Sterling Highway, the …