This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 As we headed south from Newberry, the smoke became thicker in nearly all directions. At one point, Deb asked if we were driving into a fire. I suggested that they would have closed the road if that were the case. Having said that,…
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This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 After getting our truck’s air conditioner fixed, it was time to head down to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument — just a short drive from Bend, OR. Two very important things struck us as we pulled in: (1) the park was officially closed…
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This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 We started our trip to Mt. Hood with a detour to get the truck’s air conditioner fixed. We were actually quite fortunate to find a small diesel mechanic shop who could do the work since most of the dealerships and big repair shops…
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This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 It’s a little weird — we’ve lived in WA state since 2009, have been to the other national parks in the state multiple times, and yet this was our first trip to Mt. Rainier. I suspect it’s because you always see it in…
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This is part of a series called COVID and Fire Tour 2020 Since the COVID-19 outbreak in March, we have been quarantined — initially in Puerto Vallarta and now at our home in San Juan Island. During that time, we have had to postpone trips to the Galapagos, Machu Picchu, South Africa and Botswana, and…
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This is part of a series called East Coast Slam 2019 Since we were going to be back on the East Coast and had the better part of a week to kill, we debated where to go — especially since we had lived in the greater DC Metro area for 15 years and had seen…
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This is part of a series called East Coast Slam 2019 November saw us undertake one of our famous “slams” — a road trip with lots of locations in a fairly compressed period of time. There were two notable changes on this slam: (1) it was on the East Coast, and (2) we injected some…
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This is part of a series called French Polynesia After our exciting nine day voyage to see the total eclipse, we disembarked in Moorea. This was to be the start of a two week trip traveling around the islands of French Polynesia. Moorea itself was absolutely gorgeous with lush jungle and gardens and many reef-protected…
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This is part of a series called French Polynesia The genesis of this trip came from my frustration of not seeing 2017’s total eclipse in Oregon. We heard the traffic was going to be an absolute nightmare, so we decided to stay in Seattle to see the 96% complete eclipse. I’ve got news for you…
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This is part of a series called French Polynesia So begins our next big adventure — French Polynesia. We are starting, and will finish, our trip here in Tahiti. Since we only have one full day on either side of the rest of our trip, we wanted to make the most our time. Our strategy…
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