Tag: Trailer life
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Travel Surprises Are The Best
We made our reservations last winter. Planning ahead is a necessity when hoping to camp along the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Fortunately, our start date coincided with a blazing hot heatwave that settled over the Rogue Valley. Our first two nights were spent at Tugman State Park on the Oregon Coast where we walked…
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Trapped On Cape Blanco
Our plan was to take a Sunday drive from our Cape Blanco State Park campsite, north to the coastal town of Bandon, for a breakfast out treat. Mother Nature had other ideas. Our expectation was a small patch of water covering a short stretch of road. We led the way while another guest, hoping to…
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Is This The Year You Buy Your Travel Trailer?
Our ConcernsWe wrestled with that question for years, dismissing the idea for a variety of reasons; cost being our number one concern. Also, we didn’t want to be “ those people.” The ones struggling up a mountain road with a huge trailer in tow, holding up a string of impatient drivers who would shake their…
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Our Cross-Country, International Journey… The Wrap-Up Post
Our recent 82-day journey from southern Oregon to the easternmost point in North America (and back) was exhilarating—and exhausting. The highlight, besides joining our other children at our son Chris’ wedding in West Virginia with our new daughter-in-law Gail, was eastern Canada, especially Newfoundland. We also prioritized two days to visit our neighbors from Mariposa, California, who now…
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Always a Surprise
All our reservations for this trip, from the time we left home, through Canada and back to Maine, were made last spring. While it was reassuring to know there would be a place to stay at the end of each day, it was bit of a roulette game regarding space and quality. As we drive…
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Cape Breton – Now And Then
Eager to visit another Canadian National Park, we had reservations for a 3-night stay at Cape Breton Highlands National Park. After we ferried from Prince Edward Island the drive was a long one, made longer by the unexpected mountain road. Originally, we had thought the semi-circular drive through the park might be something fun to…
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Prince Edward Welcomes Us
A borrowed view of Canada’s 8-mile long Confederation Bridge presents a much more spectacular view than what we saw on our rainy day crossing. Open year-round, weather permitting, Canada’s longest bridge was a bit of an adventure for us with our trailer in tow. But the payoff of five nights spent on beautiful Prince Edward…
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More Fundy Coast Highs & Lows
For most visitors, the star of the Fundy Coast is the massive contrast between the high and low tides. While visitors flock to Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park to watch the rising and falling water and to see the famous sea stacks (known as flower pots), Reg and I got our first glimpse of the tidal…
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Fundy Coast Highs & Lows
After our race across the U.S., a five-night stay at Fundy National Park stretched out ahead of us. The New Brunswick park was equipped with a washer/dryer and the nearby little town of Alma had a much needed gas pump. We were set for a week of sightseeing and our first order of business was…
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