Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 6 May 2023 Oregon to California Bandon Inn provided a bag breakfast to go. We had yogurt, boiled egg, bagel, OJ and pumpkin bread. This was enough to get us started for our busy day heading down to California. 1st Stop: Arch Rock State Park The drive was 1 […]
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 5 May 2023 We had a wonderful breakfast aboard the Newport Belle Riverboat Bed and Breakfast. The owners, Randy and Paige provided a made to order breakfast. What a feast! I ordered the banana walnut waffles. You won’t be hungry after this meal. They now serve breakfast to outside
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip — Day 4 May 2023 Oregon Coast Hotel Elliot had a complimentary continental breakfast. It was all we needed. After our bellies were full, we packed the car and headed to our next destination. 1st Stop: Haystack Rock, Canon Beach, Oregon It took about 45 minutes via US-101 S to get
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip-Day 3 May 2023 We ate a hearty breakfast at the lodge before heading out on our day’s journey. We finally encountered Pacific Northwest weather that morning. It was overcast with a light drizzle. It took a less than an hour to drive to Hoquiam, WA via US-101 S. We stopped in
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Pacific Northwest Road Trip—Day 2 May 2023 Day 2 We ate a hearty breakfast at the lodge before heading out on our day’s journey. It took an hour to reach our first destination via US-101 W. 1st Stop: Rialto Beach Olympic National Park There is a parking lot near the beach that is just off
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Olympic National Park May 2023 My husband, Chuck, and I had a Pacific Northwest Road trip on our bucket list for a long time. In January 2023 we decided to pull the trigger and finally do it. We put together our itinerary and made reservations for May travel. We had a list of places and
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It’s not bungee jumping or diving with sharks (which I have done, and it was both scary and amazing). No this was a unique experience I had in Ireland—Falconry. On our trip to Ireland in May 2019, we stayed in Galway and drove up to Ireland’s School of Falconry at Ashford Castle. It is the
I love traveling and experiencing different cultures, new traditional foods, and meeting people along the way. My last tour was an Odyssey Unlimited tour of Sicily and Southern Italy. It was on this trip with our tour group I met Fay Gold. After I got to know her, I felt like I’d struck Gold. It’s
Frisco, Colorado December 2022 I hit a milestone this year. I turned 70. Some say you’re elderly at this age, well I’m still standing as Elton John sang. To celebrate my birthday, I wanted to get out of town and play in the snow. Even though I live in Colorado, this time of year the
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Ischia (pronounced ee-skee-a) October 2022 How we got to Ischia: Our Odyssey tour ended in Sorrento. Took a morning ferry from Sorrento to Ischia. Takes about one hour with one stop at Procida. Ischia: 2 nights Miramare E Castello http://miramarecastello.alysandyischia.com/en Away from the harbor, Miramare E Castello is located on the sea with a private