Sigh. 2020 blows, and not in a way sailors like. After knocking out a few boat projects, we started to get itchy to get off the dock and spend some of the waning summer in the San Juan Islands. We hadn’t been to Fishermen’s Bay on the West side of Lopez in a while, soContinue reading “Pandemic Summer Drags on”
Category Archives: Land Cruising
Sheltering on the Road for a bit
We love being on the boat in the Pacific Northwest in the Summer. It’s magical. But there are other places that are magic too, and we really miss our family during this pandemic. So everyone has to weigh the risks, and decide what it reasonably safe. In late July we decided it was time toContinue reading “Sheltering on the Road for a bit”
Spring Interrupted…
No one will be talking about their spring travel in 2020 without getting to the part where the novel coronavirus COVID-19 blew everything up. We were a long way from home on this trip. In fact the whole point of the trip was to get as far away from home in the Pacific Northwest asContinue reading “Spring Interrupted…”
West Side, Best Side?
So after our two weeks over by Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Miami we’ve retreated back to the Gulf Shore part of Florida; first a week down by Bonita Springs, then up to Crystal River…where the manatee winter. Before we get to the latest on the west side. A bit of a view on the eastContinue reading “West Side, Best Side?”
Bicycling the Everglades
So Karin and I took the bicycles to Everglades National Park for a ride in a place called Shark Valley. Yeah, it was really gator alley. we council at least 30 as we rode the 15 mile loop out to the observation tower and back. But it was a blast. If you want to knowContinue reading “Bicycling the Everglades”
Finally, Florida
Well, we made it. On Wednesday, January 8th we crossed the border into the Florida panhandle, passed Pensacola and Destin, turned right just before the capitol in Tallahassee, and made our first night stop on the beach near Panacea on Ochlockanee Bay. That’s just down the road from Sopchoppy, home of the annual Worm GruntingContinue reading “Finally, Florida”
Harvest Hosting to Florida
As I’ve said before, when you’re doing a series of one night stops on the road to somewhere, the best stays we’ve had have been at Harvest Host locations. Harvest Host is an RV membership made up of wineries, breweries, farms, museums, golf courses, and other similar places where you can stay the night forContinue reading “Harvest Hosting to Florida”
East, ever East….to Texas!
One of the great thing about having family in Texas is that it’s a great place to go to play with all the kids….and also a great break from the road to Key West. With Sarah, Ryan and their kids in San Antonio and Amanda, Brandon and their brood in Austin, we have ample reasonContinue reading “East, ever East….to Texas!”
Christmas in Idaho
One reason we went to Tucson was it was the perfect place to stash the trailer while we drove up to Idaho to spend a few weeks for Christmas with family at Fairfield and Corral Creek Ranch. Weather is so nice all we had to do was clean it, park it, and leave the refrigeratorContinue reading “Christmas in Idaho”
Tucson and Saguaro National Park
Driving down to Tucson was pretty easy and weather was good. The only real issue was trying to avoid all the traffic in Phoenix. But once through that, it was quick down to Tucson. So we were a little worried as Phoenix was hot, kinda flat, very busy, and not very interesting to look at. Continue reading “Tucson and Saguaro National Park”
