The San Juan Islands, famous here in the Northwest and beyond as a haven for boaters, those seeking solitude, and hippies. Surprisingly enough, neither Jim nor I had ever traveled there before. We were told the week of July 4th was not the optimal time to to travel to the islands, with stories of 10 hour waits for the ferries and overcrowded campgrounds but we decided to take the chance. Continue reading
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Foto Friday
Foto Friday comes to you from the lovely island of Bali. The locals are master carvers and everything, from these statues to our bungalows were intricately carved and gorgeous.
Foto Friday
Although all of our time in Africa has been amazing, I was especially drawn to the wildlife of Botswana.
Watering hole in Botswana
Camping Nehalem Bay – Will it rain or will it not? That is the question!
We are having a crappy start to summer her in Oregon. Damp, cool, not ideal camping weather. However, we had reservations at Nehalem Bay this past weekend with our friend Ron so what to do? GO CAMPING!
To be honest, we had both had a long week at work. We were sitting in bad Friday night traffic trying to get home to pick up the camper and Maddy. It was pouring down rain. Continue reading
Foto Friday
This week’s foto Friday comes to you from Luang Prubang, Laos, a World Heritage Site. Touristy, yes, but you don’t have to search far to find the true pulse of the area and it is amazing!
sunrise in Laos
A Timeless Journey through Rajastan, or, what happens when you’re scammed in India.
Rajastan – The name along evokes images of camel caravans, bearded desert Bedouins touting sabers, and incense soaked markets. I’ve split our story of Rajastan into four separate posts, the area is too overwhelming to be confined to just one.
Camel carts in Rajastan
We arrived in India at midnight, the unfortunate time of many international arriving flights. After two hours in the dank, decrepit Delhi airport, we had our bags and exited the airport into the chill of the night. Shocked and discombobulated by the hundreds of touts and taxi drivers vying for our attention we chose one and were off to our hotel. Or so we thought. Continue reading
We’ve Gone to the Dogs
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
Foto Friday
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
Timothy Lake & Celebrating 22 years together
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
Foto Friday
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.
