Saturday was beautiful and sunny. I loved it. No jacket necessary. Finally. We headed up to Point Reyes National Seashore after dropping the dog at day care. No dogs allowed on national park trails and Bijan has some separation anxiety. I mention this because we had to be back by 7 p.m. to pick him …
Category: Travel
First Full Day
We were so busy yesterday, I didn't have a chance to write, but I"m still feeling the effects of our hike. Did you flatlanders know that there are these huge mounds of land called hills and they are harder to walk up? Yes, it's true. Yesterday we went to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area …
Guess What I Found? West Coast Part 1
So, loyal readers (all 4 of you), remember the lead up to our Costa Rica trip? Remember the drama of my lost passport. Well ... I found it. It was in the secret top compartment of a backpack I haven't used since we went to Morocco two years ago. That never even occurred to me. …
Ugh, I’ve Been Lazy
OK, I've been less that inspired these last few weeks. It's tough to get motivated when your big, summer road trip is on the back burner and it's 55 degrees and drizzling. You'll be thrilled to know that I'm back! My trip to the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest begins Thursday and I will be …
Where’s the zero?
We apologize, we haven't been writing for the last few weeks. I would like to claim that there are good reasons, but really there haven't been. It was my birthday a few weeks ago, then Sue's was this week, we had a bunch of stuff to do around the house and work, as always is …
Summer (Fall) Road Trip 2.0?
Well, the plan is up in the air again. And I don't mean we are going to fly instead of drive. Although...maybe we are going to fly instead of drive. Our whole idea of using a family wedding as a touchstone to a Canadian/East Coast road trip may be kaflooey. I hate it when reality …
Road Trip!
The summer is soon upon us and we are thinking about getting in the car and driving. The Saab is still in good shape (for a 13 year old car) and so we are getting into planning mode. As Sue told you in her last post, I have started a new job where, horrors of …
Waterworld
You may have noticed (for our few loyal readers--thank you) that we didn't write anything last week. We intended to and as much as we like thinking and talking about travel, there are times when it just falls to the bottom of the list. (Shocking, I know.) Those times are now: school year ending (phew!) …
El Avion
El Avion Reading the news today, I saw that Oliver North was stepping down as the President of the National Rifle Association. This reminded me of something that made the Hotel Costa Verde unique and fun. You may recall that when we were staying there, we spent one night in the cockpit cottage. They also …
Ceding Control on a West Coast Jaunt
Usually I am writing about my decisions or my future decisions about travel or how we decide what we're going to do and where we're going to do it, but much of my next trip will not be up to me. I did decide to go to Oakland, Calif., to see a very dear friend …
Doing It On The Road 