Pacific Coast Highway – Oregon to northern California
We drove south along Rte. 101 for 180 miles from Oregon to the redwoods of northern California, and it was beautiful! Misty shorelines and rocks jutting out of the sea…
Portland and the World of Speed
The World of Speed Museum was a blast! It’s a car racing history museum that we heard about through a vlogger we watch regularly. (In fact a number of awesome…
Oregon coast hot rods, sand and sun
The 2019 Rods N Rhodies 12th Annual Invitational Car Show in Florence, Oregon was so much fun! You don’t see many classics like these on the roads anymore, or hear…
Oregon sea life
Visiting the Charleston Marine Life Center was an awesome experience, delightfully fun and educational. A building that looks small from the outside houses a tremendous amount of hands-on, visually interesting…
We made it to the Pacific Ocean! Fun on the Oregon coast
We were in Tillamook, Oregon when we all saw the Pacific coast for the first time. Our next visit to the Pacific was after we climbed an enormous sand dune.…
Washed Ashore – art to save the sea – Bandon, Oregon
Washed Ashore is an art exhibit where plastic pollution from the ocean is turned into art to raise awareness. It’s a great place to visit, both beautiful and haunting at…
Hiking in the rain in the rainforest
We brought our ponchos along on the hike because there was a strong probability of rain (shocking!), but we couldn’t pass up the chance of seeing North America’s temperate rainforest.…
Campsites: the good, the bad, the smelly, and the funny
Any camper knows that campsites can vary widely. Besides full hookups and adequate room, natural surroundings are high on our wish list. Some good campsite experiences on our trip so…
Colonial Williamsburg
In November of last year we visited Colonial Williamsburg. It was on this visit that we noticed the period costumes for rent. Unfortunately it was too cold to wear them…
America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA
Large cars and small, rare and common, powerful and not—this museum housed them all. And they were all very shiny. From this: to this: and every year in between, you…