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This morning is a good time to move on. The KOA is packed with weekend revelers including some who believe that the ban on campfires doesn't apply to them. And the forecast is for red flag conditions, hot, dry, and windy. So we are traveling east through the fertile...
Our home at the moment is Ventura Ranch KOA in the hills of California's Ventura County. This morning is beautiful, sunny, and pleasantly cool as we prepare breakfast in our T@B Clamshell kitchen. Last night though we had the excitement of a windstorm lasting from...
The route from San Luis Obispo to Santa Paula took us through stunning scenery and along gorgeous beaches. Our plan had been to stay ay Hobson Beach but no electric sites were available and with plans to be away from the T@B for several hours tomorrow we deferred on...
Last night we set up on Site C-10 for two nights in the El Chorro County Park after being unable to find the campground we'd initially picked out on our Allstays app. It's a pleasant place though not quite as convenient for our major purpose for coming to SLO and...
Early this morning we got hugs from Lou and from Megan as they each headed out to their professional realms. For a couple of hours we stayed coccooned in the apartment giving rush hour traffic a chance to calm. Later in the morning we made our way to Cupertino and a...
Today started early when Lou got going for her first day back to work then Megan visited with us for a bit before heading in for a teacher planning day. When we finally got going we headed over to Pearl Cafe for a brunch and lingered for a while. Checked out Kohl's...
A nice and gentle day in Mountain View starting with visiting over our coffee, tea, and breakfast. Meg told us about her responsibilities as a new Third Grade teacher. The conversation turned to binoculars so Lou brought out her collection and shared her expertise...
From Point Arena we followed California Highway One, the Pacific Coast Highway with its dramatic views, twists, turns, and spectacular drop offs. We paused at The Sea Ranch Lodge for a delicious Fish & Chips lunch, an amazing ocean vista, and the opportunity to...
Lou is definitely in her element! Point Arena is a sister to Pigeon Point, the lighthouse where she volunteers as a docent. This lighthouse replaced the 1870 lighthouse that was destroyed by the 1905 San Francisco Earthquake. This replacement with its cylindrical...
From Burlington we headed south on the Avenue of the Giants, soon back onto US-101, then onto the Pacific Coast Highway with its extraordinary breathtaking views and twisting curves. About noon we paused at a scenic view area to make lunch. A T@G was also there but...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.