First Week, Venture Out Mesa, Arizona  – 10th December So, we have been here just over a week now and have settled into the facility, community, park, adult Disneyland, gated community, +55 activity boot camp, etc etc. Every day we awake to blue skies and somewhat cool temperatures. It does get down to single digits … More First Week, Venture Out Mesa, Arizona  – 10th December

So going forward, we are not sure if there is that much that will be of interest to blog about. We will play it one day at a time and when we go out exploring, we will definitely create a blog for that. We allowed ourselves a sleep in for the first time in two … More Venture Out Mesa, Arizona  – 2nd December

We were on the road by 7.00am. We even skipped out on the free breakfast as we needed to get as many miles as possible under our belt before 2.00pm. We had this deadline of 2.30pm as we needed to be at the facility in Mesa before they closed the administration office. they supply you … More Palm Springs to Mesa, Arizona  – 1st December

One more day left on the road before we make our destination of Phoenix. Apart from two nights in Vancouver, we have only spent one night in each location. We left on the 17th November, so it has taken us two weeks to make the journey. We will give you the total mileage once we … More Oxnard to Palm Springs  – 30th November

Last night we were delivered a bit of a punch to the stomach. We were very much looking forward to what is meant to be one of the most spectacular part of the coastal drive which is between Monterey and Santa Barbara Back in Calgary when we were preparing for the drive we noticed that … More Monterey to Big Sur….prise  – 29th November

Much more relaxed day today and a lot less time in the car. We only had a one hour drive from where we stayed last night to the Golden Gate Bridge. We went to the north side of the bridge first to check the view from the look out. It was quite a tortuous route … More Petaluma to Monterey – 28th November

We covered 324 miles (521 kilometers) today and both shattered by the time we finished for the day. We started our day by heading to the Humboldt National Park where we drove along the Avenue of the Giants. The Giants of course being the magnificent sequoias and west coast cedars to name but just two … More Fortuna to Petaluma – Huge Travel Day – 27th November

Specky, specky, specky – Australian translation to normal English – SPECTACULAR. Today was all about visiting the forest giants in Northern California which it is famous for. Before we start, we will mention for the umpteenth time that the weather was perfect yet again. This was our route for the day but unfortunately it doesn’t … More Trees, Trees and Bloody Big Trees – 26th November

We are being beach dwellers today. The purpose of taking this rather tortuous route down to Phoenix was so that we could drive the west coast road which has been one of those items on our bucket list. We have always heard so many positive things about this road and to live in North America … More Lincoln City to Crescent City, California – 25th November

Today was all about driving around Mt Hood and the Mt Hood National Forest. Standing at 11,239 feet (3,425 meters), Mount Hood is the highest point in Oregon and the fourth highest peak in the Cascade Range. It is also well-known for its geology, history, and natural environment as these characteristics have not only helped to … More Hood River to Lincoln City – 24th November