Travel Blog
May 28 – 31 On Tuesday, May 28th, we woke up early and took the train from Milano-Centrale to Vernazza, with a brief stop to change trains in Levanto. We were once again renting from Anna Maria. Upon arrival in Vernazza, we walked uphill to our rooms with our luggage, then helped Ed and Betty…
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May 27 We woke up at 5:45am, had a continental breakfast at the hotel, then walked to the train station for a day trip to the town of Varenna on Lake Como. Lake Como was one hour away by train. Our train tickets also included the water taxi at Lake Como, which helped us avoid…
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May 24th – May 27th Chris picked us up at our house at noon on May 24th. The freeway was crowded with Memorial Day traffic, but we made it to the airport a little after 1 PM. We met Dan and Ann there, who had taken the light rail and proceeded to wait for the…
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After six weeks on the road, March 18 – April 27, it felt good to be back in Washington, and back home. We had some amazing adventures, overcame some challenges but overall felt blessed by the opportunity to have those experiences and make some new memories. The big highlights were visiting Melissa and her family,…
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Like we did three years ago on our first cross-country trek, we spent our last night at Anelare Winery in Benton City, WA, near Tri-cities. Last time we had the T@b Trailer and parked up above. This time we chose to park down below. Still an amazing view! Also, the last time we were here,…
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On our way to Scotch Pines Golf Course we decided to stop at Jiffy Lube and get another oil change, on top of the one we had four days and 1,000+ miles ago. Bernie recommended it as cheap insurance given the knocking we’ve had coming from our engine. We didn’t see any metal shavings in…
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We stayed two nights at a KOA camp in Arco, ID, 20 miles east of the Craters of the Moon National Park. Arco’s claim to fame, it was the first city in the world to be powered by atomic energy. When we visited Craters of the Moon National Park, we found that the Visitor’s Center…
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We left Rawlins, WY headed for Utah. It was a nice drive however we noticed the Ford’s engine was knocking. We changed the oil just before leaving for this trip, but it had now been 5,000 miles and we were in need of an oil change. We arrived in West Point, UT at Schneiter’s Bluff…
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We had a leisurely morning and made what was to be a quick stop at the local Walmart in Ogallala before heading to Rawlins, WY. When we were parking at Walmart I heard a noise coming from the left front tire of the Ford. It sounded like a broken piece of metal inside the drum…
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We were up early and left for Ogallala, Nebraska, in the southwest corner of the state, where we had reservations at a KOA camp. On the way we stopped at Great Platte River Road Archway, a museum that chronicles how the west was settled, from the early 1800s to the early 1900s, when wagon trains…
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