Experiences

Since we can see the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde from our apartment window, we decided to walk up and see it one day. It only took about 30 minutes to walk up there. The views from the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde are great! You lo…

Our travel days are usually pretty uneventful. But this time, in Marseille, France, we had quite a day! So we decided to recap two of the stories on video. https://youtu.be/Iu6oVXbmEWg

I tried to do a lot of research before we went into Canada with our RV. I wanted to make sure we didn't break any rules. We looked all over the internet and we didn't find any horror stories, thankfully! We planned plenty of time just in ca…

We are staying on an apple orchard in British Columbia and the apples are at their peak. All over this area of BC we are seeing orchards in full swing with crates, trucks and people picking apples. Our view looks out over the mountains, the…

It is so crazy that the water in British Columbia (and in Banff over in Alberta, too) is all this beautiful color of turquoise blue green. I feel like I am constantly saying "Wow!" and the beautiful lakes just keep going by as we drive. Not…

Going to Lake Louise in Banff has been on our bucket list for YEARS. We had started to plan a trip back in 2013 and then moving to Washington, DC put that trip on the back burner. So this year we finally went! The whole area around Banff Na…

While we were in Alberta, we saw a store called Bulk Barn. We were thinking it was maybe like a Costco - where you buy items like paper towels in bulk. But the store was pretty small (compared to a Costco) so that couldn't be it. We were su…

Join us as we hike around Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia. There are public pools where you can pay to swim in the warm spring water and you can also hike to the natural pools not far from the public swimming pool. Watch out for be…

Join us as we walk around Prince's Island Park in downtown Calgary! The park has many pedestrian bridges and lots of green space to play or relax. The Bow River is so clear and it really moves in cert…

We've met so many people in our travels that tell us that Glacier National Park is their favorite US National Park. We finally got to see it this year - just before winter! I found that I really wasn't taking a lot of photos or video - I wa…

We decided to take the ferry from sleepy Bainbridge Island, Washington to bustling downtown Seattle! The ferry ride is about 50 minutes and there is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating (as well as room for cars and bikes). And the ferry is…

There are some beautiful places to hike on Bainbridge Island. We stopped at the Grand Forest and hiked around a bit with James. James is reading all about the history of the park: More blackberries!!!

We were in Florida for the cruise and rented a Ford with CarPlay. I like CarPlay because of the larger navigation map and the fact that I get to play my own music but I don't like how it saves info from my phone to the car, specifically bec…

We are really enjoying the Oregon beaches. I just love that they are dog friendly! Someone told us when the tide is out, you can walk out to that big rock you see behind James. I'm not sure if I believe it, but you can see that the water is…

I love checking out farmer's markets in new towns and seeing what is grown and sold locally. Being from Florida, I never saw fresh raspberries, blackberries or blueberries at the farmer's market! And …

After such a big day of eating dairy at Tillamook , we decided a short hike would be good for all of us. We headed over to the Cape Meares Light. It was built in 1890 and you approach the light from a…

We have seen so many wild rabbits in Oregon! James is absolutely freaking out. You might remember when we lived in Austria, James’ favorite treat was rabbit ears. I can’t find these rabbit ear treats here in the US, but I have found some ot…

We are just LOVING these dog friendly beaches in Oregon! We found a tiny five-space parking lot on the beach near Neskowin and we got the last parking spot. We had fun walking along the beach and of course playing frisbee with James!

When we first drove over the mountain pass into western/coastal Oregon, I felt like we were in a Twilight movie. The Twilight series is based in Washington, but most of the filming was done in Oregon. And this mountain area felt just like t…

It is so odd to see huge rocks in the ocean and on the beach! Chris and I both grew up in Florida with flat, sandy beaches. Here in Oregon, huge rocks are just out in the ocean and huge rocks are along the shore. So much of the coastline is…