CHECKING OUT TOFINO.
Day 260 – More than two months ago we made reservations for a Black Bear Watching Trip out of Tofino. It was scheduled for tomorrow morning. When it started raining this morning, we checked the weather and it still didn’t look good for tomorrow. We were worried we wouldn’t be able to change the reservation, but Jamie’s Whaling Station said they could fit us on Thursday’s cruise.
Continue readingSHIRLEY DELICIOUS.
Day 244 – Okay, so now we do have lots of food in our refrigerator – pizza, desserts, and groceries we just bought, and we’d planned to make Shrimp with a Garlic Peanut Thai Sauce over Angel Hair Pasta for dinner tonight, but we had not yet been to Shirley Delicious, the place that always has a line of people outside waiting to get their coffee drinks and healthy food. Shirley Delicious is open only for breakfast and lunch. It is always packed when we’ve driven by. We’re leaving tomorrow. We had to find out what the big deal is. Why the lines of people?
Continue readingHAPPY BIRTHDAY & HAPPY TRAVELS, CATHIE! HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE ROAD SOON.
Day 243 – Cathie, because we haven’t had a signal, your birthday greetings are belated, but know that we’ve been thinking of you!
Continue readingA DAY ON THE WATER.
Day 234 – Any day on the water is a good day. We took advantage of a day where no rain was forecast. Complete clouds, yes, that’s what they said, but no rain. As it turned out, it did rain some, but not too much, and the sun did come out. We did have a good day.
Continue readingA SCENIC DRIVE.
Day 166 – At 7:45 a.m. this morning it was sunny and 44 degrees. We don’t get a lot of sun at the campground because there are so many trees, but it’s still beautiful as it filters through the greenery.
Continue readingSIERRA VISTA, AZ.
Day 101 – The low last night was 36 degrees. Today the high was 59 degrees. It was partly cloudy. The campground is clean, safe, and offers full hook-ups. It’s a bit noisy at times: highway traffic noise, barking dogs, and kids riding around the camping loop on their bikes, yelling – kids don’t go to school anymore? But, considering how many people camp and live here, it’s really not bad. Tomorrow we drive to a campground a little below Tuscon, a HUGE city. We’ll probably be begging for an opportunity to come back here after that!
Continue readingEXPLORING THE AREA, DAY 1.
Day 96 – It was 30 degrees this morning, hazy sun with some clouds and wind. Rob was awakened by the Sandhill Cranes flying overhead. I slept through it, but he went outside to take pictures at sunrise.
It’s August. Really?! Time flies…..
Day 74 – It was 54 degrees, sunny and clear this morning. Rob went out to the cliff, relaxed with his coffee, and took a few pictures. (We guess the squirrels know which mushrooms are okay to eat. And our neighbor tried our chantarelles and said “they were delicious and she lived to tell the tale”, LOL.)
RESEARCH & NAPS.
Day 51 – It poured down rain last night, leaving this morning humid & cool. A relaxing day with Rob working on his next project – looking for a database to keep track of our photographs, and me, reading & napping. I am getting great at napping! We got up out of our chairs long enough to go out to get lunch, sandwiches from Wally’s Bagels & Breads. We really like that place!
Continue readingBUG AVOIDANCE.
Day 7 – Today was spent avoiding the bugs. In addition to the biting black flies, the mosquitoes have arrived. We spent most of the day in the screened tent overlooking the Lake. Disappointing because we’d wanted to do more kayaking, but it IS that time of year after all!
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