États UnisPhillips Square42°21’5” N 71°3’49” W
10 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Unexpected start to the 5 month trip with a cancelled flight leaving me stranded in Boston for 24 hours... luckily, I'd had 3 glasses of wine on the plane over so was up for an impromptu adventure!En savoir plus
CanadaStanley Park49°18’9” N 123°8’40” W
11 juillet 2023, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Finally made it to Vancouver and met up with the awesome Cristina... One less day than expected, so got up early and made the most of it! Approx 15 miles walked in new sandles courtesy of workEn savoir plus
États UnisChihuly Garden and Glass47°37’14” N 122°20’59” W
12 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After an Amtrak ride between Vancouver and Seattle (and a very good night's sleep in a bonkers high-tech modern hotel) time to explore again!
Loved Pike Place Market, people throwing fish and ofEn savoir plus
États UnisColumbia Crest46°51’22” N 121°45’35” W
13 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Hired a car from Seattle to start our road trip to Corvallis via Mt Rainier, Mt St Helens and Route 101 coastal path... here's a few from the mountains / volcanos... lots of mahmoots... and mozziesEn savoir plus
États UnisNye Beach44°38’57” N 124°3’24” W
15 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Run through the coastal path and beautiful stop off points... honestly they were stunning!
- Seaside (very foggy and had to walk about half a mile off shore to find the sea!)
- Cannon Beach (filmEn savoir plus
États UnisKermit E Roth City Park44°34’9” N 123°15’18” W
17 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So this is a one week round up of the first week in Corvallis which included a trip to Portland 😁
About a 2 hour bus ride from Corvallis, Portland was pretty cool to see (although the bus/trainEn savoir plus
États UnisCity of Corvallis44°36’20” N 123°17’45” W
24 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
24th-28th Cristina was at work so I was left to my own devices! I finished a book I was reading which was good and left it in one of the lil makeshift community book swaps around the neighbourhood...En savoir plus
États UnisRoyal-Moana Beach21°16’30” N 157°49’31” W
29 juillet 2023, États Unis
So mum came to visit Hawaii for 2 weeks so am very limited as to pictures I can post as she does not want to be online in any way shape or form... so this post is going to be a combination of WaikikiEn savoir plus
États UnisMokuiki21°21’60” N 157°56’45” W
31 juillet 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
This is a must for me. Lest we forget. (Also sparked by my interest in International Relations/Politics and history)
Was very sombre but very well done memorial.
The memorial is above the sunkenEn savoir plus
États UnisLauhulu21°37’3” N 158°5’15” W
3 août 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Covering a lot of what is stared on the map pic, mum and I hired a car (designated driver again!) and visited the following:
- Dole Pineapple Plantation (beautiful gardens and great cafe and shops!)En savoir plus
