Whew! After that gigantic, slightly better than epic road trip (see previous posts), we found ourselves back in San Diego. And just in time to celebrate Randy’s 50th one more (and last) time, participate in …
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Taking the High Road, Part VII: Last Push – Tahoe to SD
We reluctantly put Oregon in the rear view mirror, after catching a glimpse of Thad and Kristin in Bend, and the stellar Crater Lake, and made a dash for Lake Tahoe, our home for the …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part VI: Oh Oregon
We’d been anticipating our visit to Thad and Kristin’s terrestrial abode in Bend, Oregon, since, well, since they bought it, and since we saw them in Michigan earlier in the summer. They enthusiastically espoused the …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part V: PNW Hodgepodge
We may have mentioned this, but when this road trip plan was hatched, it was supposed to be a tour of national parks, with a smattering of side trips to visit friends and family. Well, …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part IV: Nelson to Vancouver, BC
Still getting caught up on the blog from our summertime road trip! And time is just flying! So, there may be a flurry of posting activity in the next couple of weeks to get us …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part III: Saint Maries and a Spokane Drive-by
After blasting through Yellowstone, the Tetons, and Driggs, we headed to Saint Maries, Idaho, to get reacquainted with one of my best friends from my days at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part II: Yellowstone, Tetons, and Driggs
Why, yes, we are quite behind on the blog. Last we checked in, we were at Rainy Lake with our boat buddies, David, Eileen, and Jack, enjoying proper Midwestern weather and life off the grid. …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part I: Rainy Lake
The High Road? What we mean is that we took a meandering northern route from Michigan back to the west coast. When the time came to leave Michigan after six weeks, it was bittersweet – …
Continue readingPure Michigan
Where: Suttons Bay, Traverse City, Leland and Fishtown, Northport, Omena, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Grand Rapids, Little Point Sable, Mackinac Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Marquette Zowee. After sprinting across the country from San Diego …
Continue readingSummer on Terra Firma
Our first summer as real cruisers – that is, we’d left the relative stability of living in a marina and working in the States for the wilds of Mexico and beyond (well, someday we’ll go …
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