Astoria

Left home today and drove south to Longview and crossed the Columbia River to Oregon then headed west towards Astoria. Stopped at the Astoria Column and took a couple of pics of the column andLue lisää
Lincoln City

We decided to travel along the coast while driving through Oregon. After Astoria, we stopped at Tillamook to sample some cheese. They were a little chinseywith the samples and the cheese cost more atLue lisää
Florence

Left Lincoln City and followed Hwy 101 south, made it to Florence after a couple of hours. Three Rivers Casino happened to in an area where we had to stop for a break. So we decided to stop at theLue lisää
Coos Bay

There is a lot of scenic points along Hwy 101. It's 4:00 PM and time to stop for the night. Geez, there are a lot of casinos on Hwy 101. Mill Casino has the best pulled pork sandwiches around. But theLue lisää
Fortuna

We are now officially in new territory. Up to today, we've been traveling down roads we've previously driven down. Drove past the "Trees of Mystery" (visiting that place once is enough for anyone andLue lisää
San Francisco

Another easy day of driving today. Only stopped at one casino and they gave us $45 to play on. So we never used any of our money and stayed there for about an hour (so we could get out and stretchLue lisää
Arroyo Grande

Drove around San Francisco all morning, visited the Coit tower overlooking Fisherman's Wharf and everything on the north end of town and then headed for Twin Peaks which overlooks the whole city fromLue lisää
Las Vegas

Arrived late and booked a room at Circus Circus for two nights. Today we stopped at the La Brea tar pits in LA. It was a free day at the tar pits so we walked around for a couple of hours and lookedLue lisää
Flagstaff

After two nights in Las Vegas, we headed south towards the Grand Canyon. It now cost $30 to drive into the Park area. It was just around freezing with snow on the ground when we got there about 5:00,Lue lisää
Albuquerque

Arrived in Albuquerque late tonight, all the restaurants around us were closed. So we ended up eating some of the stuff we brought with us. Why we were late is another story. There happens to be a lotLue lisää
El Paso

We decided to head south from Albuquerque to see Rock City, on Joan's recommendation. (Or as near as we could tell, this would be the area she was trying to describe to us.) It was a waste of time, asLue lisää
Carlsbad

All we did today was drive up to Carlsbad and see the Carlsbad Caverns. It was about a three and a half hour walk through the cavern. Cost about $10/person but worth the price. We decided to buy aLue lisää
San Antonio

Decided to stop in San Antonio to see the Alamo. Arrived about 5:00 PM and walked downtown to the Riverwalk area and had dinner. The Riverwalk area is a couple miles of trail along the San AntonioLue lisää
Galveston

Started the day visiting the Alamo. It was a lot smaller than I expected, only took about an hour and a half to walk through it and watch a video. Although it was interesting and the weather was nice.Lue lisää
Lake Charles

Made it over to Lake Charles, Louisiana last night. Kim finally got her casino fix just after crossing the state line yesterday. Texas was a dry state for her. Ended up hitting three casinosLue lisää
New Orleans

Arrived around noon yesterday and checked into a hotel. Walked around the French Quarter heading towards the Mississippi River and looked at the architecture. Once bythe Mississippi River we boughtLue lisää
Marianna

Left New Orleans this morning heading towards Fort Myers, Florida. Drove through the southern part of Mississippi and Alabama then into Florida. After getting through Pensacola, we headed southLue lisää
Cape Coral

Stopped to visit Jackie for four days at Cape Coral. Didn't get to do much here because we couldn't park our truck in the subdivision "No Trucks" is posted on the main gate and the neighbor told us weLue lisää
Marathon Key

Spent two nights at Glunz hotel at Key Colony Beach on Marathon Key. This is the most we've paid for a hotel since we started our trip, just over $300/night. We needed to stay here a couple of nightsLue lisää
Cape Canaveral

Drove up to Cape Canaveral from Marathon Key today. Nothing exciting today, all driving up north. A couple of beers and a walk on the pier. Tomorrow we plan to go to Kennedy Space Center and then headLue lisää
Dorseys Blue Springs Park

Spent the day at Blue Springs. Went on a St Johns River boat ride, saw lots of birds and alligators. After the boat ride, we walked around the springs and saw manatees swimming around the spring. TheLue lisää
Daytona Beach

Still killing time waiting for Katie to get here in a couple of days. So we decided to stay on the beach in Daytona Beach, nice view overlooking the ocean from our balcony. Walked the beach, caught upLue lisää
Orlando

Too busy and tired to update this over the past week. We had a great time with Katie this week while she was here. Visited Universal Studios over the weekend for two days. Lots of fun there, more toLue lisää
Cape Canaveral

Got back from a three night cruise on the Enchantment of the Seas through Royal Caribbean. It wasn't as relaxing as I had hoped, they had too much to do over the time we were out. The first day weLue lisää
Crystal River

Stayed at Crystal River and visited Jackie and Harvey for a couple of days. It was nice to just lay around and relax for awhile.