Crossing into Bolivia

It’s the usual drill really, crossing from one country to another.  The only difference we notice today is the huge numbers of people traveling by bus who are crossing from Peru to Bolivia and back the other way.  Oh, yeah,… Read More ›

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Taking the road less traveled

After driving the main highway to Bryce Canyon we were craving some adventure. There is something very exciting about looking at a map, seeing the grey slashed lines (usually unpaved road) and not knowing what condition the road will be in, where you will end up or even what it will look like....
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Big trees and great friends

After our mad dash through Oregon we spent a day exploring Redwoods National Park in Northern California. I remember going there when I was little and I wondered if the trees would look as huge to me as they did when I was 10. They did! We stayed in the campground that was spread out...
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The push to California

When we were planning this trip, I had envisioned spending weeks in Washington kayaking the San Juan Islands and hiking in Cascade National Park. But the reality was that if we did not speed up our pace, we would end up spending 3-4 months in North America where we were over budget almost every...
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Vancouver Island Part 2

If the weather did not turn, we could have stayed at our blissful campsite at Lake Cowichan for days, however, a storm front made us decide it was time to move on. We had read about the Cowichan Valley which is considered the “gourmet trail” through Vancouver Island and part of the...
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How “The Chief” kicked my ass

So I got my ass handed to me by “The Chief” and it was not pretty….but I am jumping ahead. We arrived from the Alaskan ferry to Prince Rupert, Canada at 2 AM (who ever does the ferry schedules is just evil fyi). We had planned to book another ferry on the Canadian ferry system...
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The Big Four Fauna of Lowcountry

This time it isn’t majestic mountain peaks or an endless expanse of red desert.  It’s not a bustling urban center teeming with busybodies, or even the deep blue waters of a great ocean.  What’s struck me most about this week’s travel through coastal Georgia...
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