Monthly Archives: June 2011
Yosemite 2.0 now with more desert driving!
As promised, we rose and shone at 6 in the morning in plenty of time to take in all of Yosemite. By the time we were ready to leave, the park had already become quiet busy. On leaving we found out that it was “free entrance day”. I guess that didn’t help things! We were … Continue reading
Crater Lake and Yosemite
What a day! Sunday morning we got up just before 7:00am to drive to Crater Lake and still get back to the trailer before check-out so that we could make our way south. We have to start making some mileage! We quickly ate a few muffins and some fruit and started on our scenic drive. … Continue reading
Redwoods!
The time is going by so fast! Before we hitched up to go back inland we stopped for a few groceries and a visit to the local fish market on the Newport pier. This fish market has lots of freshly caught seafood to choose from and all fairly priced. A spread of fresh seafood to … Continue reading
Down the 101
When we woke up to a decent morning at Nehalem Bay we thought that we better go and see what gifts the ocean had left us at low tide. We walked out bear foot onto the ocean floor to discover amazing starfish, sand dollars, Dungeness Crab (shells) and other crustations. Unfourtnatley the gulls were awake … Continue reading
We finally make it to the Coast!!
So off to the coast we go! Unfortunately the best, fastest way from Mt. Hood to Seaside (the town) is straight through Portland. City Centre, right this way! Just great. Every overpass has two or three underpasses and every underpass is tangled up in an overpass. Good thing for TomTom! The GSP was chatting up … Continue reading