Astoria
29. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
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 andWeiterlesen
Lincoln City
29. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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 atWeiterlesen
Florence
29. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
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 theWeiterlesen
Coos Bay
29. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
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 theWeiterlesen
Fortuna
30. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
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 andWeiterlesen
San Francisco
31. Januar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
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 stretchWeiterlesen
Arroyo Grande
3. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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 fromWeiterlesen
Las Vegas
3. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
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 lookedWeiterlesen
Flagstaff
5. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
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,Weiterlesen
Albuquerque
6. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
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 lotWeiterlesen
El Paso
6. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 1 °C
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, asWeiterlesen
Carlsbad
8. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
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 aWeiterlesen
San Antonio
9. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
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 AntonioWeiterlesen
Galveston
10. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
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.Weiterlesen
Lake Charles
11. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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 casinosWeiterlesen
New Orleans
12. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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 boughtWeiterlesen
Marianna
18. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
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 southWeiterlesen
Cape Coral
18. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
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 weWeiterlesen
Marathon Key
19. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
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 nightsWeiterlesen
Cape Canaveral
19. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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 headWeiterlesen
Dorseys Blue Springs Park
22. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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. TheWeiterlesen
Daytona Beach
25. Februar 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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 upWeiterlesen
Orlando
3. März 2016 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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 toWeiterlesen
Cape Canaveral
9. März 2016 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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 weWeiterlesen
Crystal River
16. März 2016 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
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.












































































































