Here we go again. Another exciting road trip, just like the Griswolds, minus a trip to Wally World and possibly jail. With the car packed, why so many bags for 4 people, and the girls ready…we were off! We left Vienna, VA at 7:30pm and instantly hit beltway (495) traffic. Insert my ANXIETY! Once out of the…
You Can’t Get There From Here…
Tonight we finished packing for our next road trip. Tomorrow evening we begin our adventure to the US Northeast, all the way to Acadia National Park. We’ll be making a few stops on the way, a night in New Jersey, then 2 days in our old stomping grounds of Boston, MA, with our final stop…
La Sportiva Wildcat 2.0 GTX Trail Running Shoe
A year ago while preparing for our trip out to Yellowstone I knew we needed a few items for our trip. I peeked my head into our local REI store, which turned out to be a pricey trip. I quickly began chatting with a very knowledgable gentleman in the shoe department. If I remember correctly…
Day 10: Sausalito, Marin Headlands, Black Sand Beach, & Goodbyes
This morning we woke knowing that today would be the final day of our west coast adventure. Once again Mark, Jill, and I made a run to now my FAVORITE coffee shop Philz Coffee. Briana and I packed our bags and prayed that they wouldn’t be over weight. But we are also very thankful that Jill…
Day 8 & 9: San Francisco and Sonoma
Day 8: Thursday we were up, out of the house and at the BART station by 7:15am for our adventure in downtown San Francisco. We had reservations for our Alcatraz tour at 9:30am. We made a stop by Philz Coffee, for some delicious caffeine. I had a Tesora coffee which is now my favorite drink….
Day 7: Fort Bragg to Walnut Creek, California.
We got up early Wednesday morning, had a nice little continental breakfast with a nice cup of hot coffee. If ever in Fort Bragg, California, I highly recommend staying at the The Beachcomber Motel, super cute with several fire pits on the deck and all the rooms are oceanfront. Since our check out time wasn’t until…
Day 6: Crescent City, CA to Fort Bragg, CA
We departed Crescent City, California at 7:45am to meet up with the Jones family in Eureka, California to drive the Avenue of the Giants. We arrived promptly at 9:45am and met them at a lovely coffee shop. What are the chances that both families were going to be in the same part of the country…
Day 5: Yachats, Oregon to Crescent City, California
We loved our little piece of heaven on the Oregon coast so much so that we didn’t depart until 10:45am from Yachats. Which is actually pronounced YAH-hots. This place was magical and believe it or not back in 2011, the founder of Frommer’s Travel Guides, listed Yachats number seven among his ten favorite vacation destinations…
Day 4: Oregon Coast Highway 101…
We were up and out of our hotel by 7:20am today heading towards the Oregon coast. We managed to make it about 20 minutes out of Portland when our awesome CHEVY MALIBU chariot, that I preached about yesterday, went from 65mph down to 40mph and had a reduced engine power error. This was a little…
Day 3: Off to Portland, Oregon
We got up extra early this morning to get out of Seattle before the March For Our Lives kicked off and shut down all the streets. We were all down stairs, bags in hand, and I was off to find the nearest National Car Rental. I wasn’t happy when I rented our chariot, that would…