Swooped from Winnipeg to Kelowna
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After several weeks of planning, Linda and I boarded our noon Swoop flight to Kelowna for an amazing return fare of $119. The flight was smooth but the three male flight attendants were obviousLue lisää
After several weeks of planning, Linda and I boarded our noon Swoop flight to Kelowna for an amazing return fare of $119. The flight was smooth but the three male flight attendants were obviousLue lisää
We had an 11 am reservation on the ferry from Coupeville to Port Townsend, a short 30 minute ride. This route was recommended to us by another timeshare owner from the area in order to avoid theLue lisää
I had to drive about an hour on the I-5 and was pleasantly surprised that traffic was light. We made a brief stop in historic Astoria to see barking sea lions and to refuel at $3.17 a gallon, the bestLue lisää
Now that we were finally at the ocean we could slow our pace and enjoy the moment. And there were many special moments today. We started at Cannon Beach which, in 2013, was named “one of the 100Lue lisää
Next stop was at the Tillamook Creamery, a farmer-owned cooperative of 80 farmers. The Creamery offers self-guided tours and cheese samples. The place was packed with people and we consumed way tooLue lisää
It was a very long but satisfying day when we finally reached our destination, the Embarkadero Resort in Newport, just after 7 pm. We had a one bedroom timeshare condo that overlooked Yaquina Bay andLue lisää
After a relaxing morning we drove about 10 minutes north to Yakhina Head. This really was an outstanding place. At 93 feet this is the location of Oregon’s tallest lighthouse which extends out fromLue lisää
We packed a lot into the short time we had at the seashore and now it was time to head east to Oregon’s interior. Our next destination was only 300+ km. We couldn’t resist making one stop enrouteLue lisää
We quickly learned that there was a lot to do in this area as we were in the middle of Newberry National Volcanic Monument, a 55,000 acre National park. Our first stop today was a 2.5 km drive up aLue lisää
We were on a roll so we decided to drive 30 minutes south to the 4 mile x 5 mile caldera. We were all interested in hiking a short trail called the Big Obsidian Flow. After ascending some stairs weLue lisää