Whitehaven Beach, Australia. One of our ultimate beach destinations. It’s completely unspoiled due to it’s designation as a national preserved park and has baby powder sand beaches, warm, transparent water, and complete serenity. A wonderful place to spend the day!
Whitehaven Beach, Australia
One of our favorite things is spending time with black dog. Whether it be camping, hiking, or just hanging out, things are always best when we’re hanging out with Maddy. In May we had two big doggie events which, as expected, proved to be highly entertaining.
Early in the month we participated, once again, in the Oregon Humane Society’s annual Doggie Dash. This is a premiere Portland event and is attended by over 2000 dogs and their humans every year with proceeds going towards the Humane Society.
Portland sign
The “dash” consists of either a 1.5 mile walk along the waterfront at Tom McCall park or the walk we always do, a 2.5 mile walk Continue reading
Egypt, a country of thousands of years of history and a still amazing, vibrant culture. We spent a month traveling throughout the country and were fascinated by the “ships of the desert”, the always cranky, never comfortable to ride, camels.
Camels at the pyramid
Last weekend we celebrated our anniversary at Timothy Lake, one of our favorite camping spots in Oregon.
We met in our friend Ken’s living room. It was one of those random moments in time that changes your life forever. Continue reading
Puerto Vallarta. The place we escape to when we need an easy getaway. The place we escape to when life gets tough. One of our favorite places in the world. Enjoy this scene of our beach chairs on our last trip down to paradise.
This week’s Foto Friday comes to you from the Mt. Cook wilderness area of South Island, New Zealand. Someday we would dearly like to live in this amazing country.
Just hearing the name of this fabled archipelago brings up images of slanted houses, a melting pot culture, and the vibrant turquoise sea. Continue reading
They say the lion is the King of the Jungle. You only need spend a short time in Africa to realize they are absolutely correct. We’ve seen many of these majestic creatures during our time there, this handsome fellow was in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. (and we were close enough that this was NOT taken w/ a zoom!) Enjoy
On our quest for a life less ordinary, we are always searching out those who inspire us, whether it be fellow travelers, authors, or even movies. We thrive on others who are CHOOSING their life, rather than following the path of least resistance.
Over the course of our journey we have received a great deal of support from friends and family, even when they didn’t understand our motivations.
We have just as often dealt with the cynicism of the majority. The naysayers who said we were crazy. The critics who “knew” all would end in tragedy. The negative voices who whispered phrases such as “this must be a mid-life crisis”. Continue reading
Bryce Canyon, one of our favorite spots on earth! During our drive around the United States we spent several days here, hiking amongst the spires and enjoying the other-wordly rock formations.
