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Date: 14th August 2011
Greetings Dave and Pat
Loved your roadside Cafe....we do that all the time when we are road tripping. Another excellent blog and adventure. We like Glacier the best. So jealous that you got to see Willie and Lyle. We saw Lyle about two months ago in an acoustic performance with John Hiatt. Willie is heading this way soon so maybe we can get tickets. I've seen him 4 or 5 times. Wish you had a bit more time in some of the places you've seen but so glad you are seeing all that you are seeing. I am looking forward to hearing your impressions of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado. Glad the tent is working well. We Americans do love to look at the wildlife from the car even if we've seen them 42 times in the past hour. Happy travels
From Blog: Cowboys, Indians and Smoking Ground
Greetings Dave and Pat
Loved your roadside Cafe....we do that all the time when we are road tripping. Another excellent blog and adventure. We like Glacier the best. So jealous that you got to see Willie and Lyle. We saw Lyle about two months ago in an acoustic performance with John Hiatt. Willie is heading this way soon so maybe we can get tickets. I've seen him 4 or 5 times. Wish you had a bit more time in some of the places you've seen but so glad you are seeing all that you are seeing. I am looking forward to hearing your impressions of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado. Glad the tent is working well. We Americans do love to look at the wildlife from the car even if we've seen them 42 times in the past hour. Happy travels
From Blog: Cowboys, Indians and Smoking Ground
Date: 13th August 2011
Absolutely love your blog, along with your stunning photography, and favourable song lyrics! Keep on trucking!
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Absolutely love your blog, along with your stunning photography, and favourable song lyrics! Keep on trucking!
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 13th August 2011
gorgeous photos
Those dawn pics are amazing. Looks like beautiful country! Don't get eaten by a bear, 'kay?
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
gorgeous photos
Those dawn pics are amazing. Looks like beautiful country! Don't get eaten by a bear, 'kay?
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 13th August 2011
Have fun in the Top End
Hello Donna and Peter. Great to hear from you, and that your trip is so close. It will be hot and increasingly humid in the Top End and down through the Kimberleys and Pilbara. You probably wont have any cooling at night in the van. An electric fan is often enough to keep cool but, coming from the cool in Wales, it may not be enough. If it is too hot inside you might consider picking up a Mozzie Dome. Just mesh with a floor but with the fan it would be a lot cooler than inside the vehicle. Just dont camp too close to creeks. Have a lot of fun.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Have fun in the Top End
Hello Donna and Peter. Great to hear from you, and that your trip is so close. It will be hot and increasingly humid in the Top End and down through the Kimberleys and Pilbara. You probably wont have any cooling at night in the van. An electric fan is often enough to keep cool but, coming from the cool in Wales, it may not be enough. If it is too hot inside you might consider picking up a Mozzie Dome. Just mesh with a floor but with the fan it would be a lot cooler than inside the vehicle. Just dont camp too close to creeks. Have a lot of fun.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 12th August 2011
Australia here we come!!!
Hi Just 2 weeks 2 days to our flight, initially to San Francisco then on to Aus. Really looking forward to it. Reading your blog we can see that if we had been in 'sisco' sooner we may have bumped into you. Just like it happens when you don't have any plan to meet up with someone, and hey ho there they are, sitting in a bar, or just walking down the street towards you. Well maybe another time. We have spent some considerable time - well Peter has - planning the places we want to see and a rough route when we pick up the campervan in Darwin. We considered the Cobourg Penninsular long and hard, realising it would take several days to warrant the fee. But when we were in touch with the campervan hire company it was one of the area's we were not permitted to take the van. So decision was made easy. Something we need to just check out, whether the temperatures drop much at night or whether we are going to be 'melting', as the bed is high up under the roof!! We enjoy reading your blog and are amazed at the amount of facts and information you gather along the way. Glad you have survived the bear's, they are obviously not as hungary as the Norwegian ones !!!!!!!!!!! All the best Donna & Peter
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Australia here we come!!!
Hi Just 2 weeks 2 days to our flight, initially to San Francisco then on to Aus. Really looking forward to it. Reading your blog we can see that if we had been in 'sisco' sooner we may have bumped into you. Just like it happens when you don't have any plan to meet up with someone, and hey ho there they are, sitting in a bar, or just walking down the street towards you. Well maybe another time. We have spent some considerable time - well Peter has - planning the places we want to see and a rough route when we pick up the campervan in Darwin. We considered the Cobourg Penninsular long and hard, realising it would take several days to warrant the fee. But when we were in touch with the campervan hire company it was one of the area's we were not permitted to take the van. So decision was made easy. Something we need to just check out, whether the temperatures drop much at night or whether we are going to be 'melting', as the bed is high up under the roof!! We enjoy reading your blog and are amazed at the amount of facts and information you gather along the way. Glad you have survived the bear's, they are obviously not as hungary as the Norwegian ones !!!!!!!!!!! All the best Donna & Peter
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 12th August 2011
New light over old ground & Love the pines
Hello MJ and Dave. Thanks for keeping up with us. We're having a ball.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
New light over old ground & Love the pines
Hello MJ and Dave. Thanks for keeping up with us. We're having a ball.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 12th August 2011
See the real Washington
Thanks Steve for your message. We did do basically as you suggested and we had a great time, as you'll see in the next post.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
See the real Washington
Thanks Steve for your message. We did do basically as you suggested and we had a great time, as you'll see in the next post.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 12th August 2011
New light over old grounds
Dave here.....enjoyed your blog as it brought back great memories for myself and MJ. Glad to hear all is well and you are pressing on across this great country. Enjoy the sights and the great people you will meet on this path. What you will experience on this leg of your journey are in all rights the "real Americans." Honest, honorable and well-intentioned folk, who best represent our nation the same as many in all countries do.... the "real" people. See you in November!!
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
New light over old grounds
Dave here.....enjoyed your blog as it brought back great memories for myself and MJ. Glad to hear all is well and you are pressing on across this great country. Enjoy the sights and the great people you will meet on this path. What you will experience on this leg of your journey are in all rights the "real Americans." Honest, honorable and well-intentioned folk, who best represent our nation the same as many in all countries do.... the "real" people. See you in November!!
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 12th August 2011
Love the pines!
Excellent blog. We wish we were traveling with you. Love your observations. Great sunsets and sheep.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Love the pines!
Excellent blog. We wish we were traveling with you. Love your observations. Great sunsets and sheep.
From Blog: In the Pines, In the Pines ...
Date: 4th August 2011
See the real Washington.
Take the Mountain Loop highway through Darington to Rt. 20 instead of interstate 90 over the Cascades. If it's clear, take a hike up Mt. Pilchuck. Go east on Rt. 20 at Rockport. Once you get to Pateros, go ride a boat on Lake Chelan or head east to the Grand Coulee Dam. Follow Rt. 2 from Wilbur to Spokane and back on to the interstate. By all means make sure you have plenty of picture storage before starting this trip into the Evergreen Outback. You won't be disappointed. Cheers.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
See the real Washington.
Take the Mountain Loop highway through Darington to Rt. 20 instead of interstate 90 over the Cascades. If it's clear, take a hike up Mt. Pilchuck. Go east on Rt. 20 at Rockport. Once you get to Pateros, go ride a boat on Lake Chelan or head east to the Grand Coulee Dam. Follow Rt. 2 from Wilbur to Spokane and back on to the interstate. By all means make sure you have plenty of picture storage before starting this trip into the Evergreen Outback. You won't be disappointed. Cheers.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 4th August 2011
Thanks Bob
Appreciate all of the tips. Went to Banff and Jasper a couple of years ago and agree with you completely. May be back in your part of the country later in the year, early Nov possibly. Hope we can catch up.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Thanks Bob
Appreciate all of the tips. Went to Banff and Jasper a couple of years ago and agree with you completely. May be back in your part of the country later in the year, early Nov possibly. Hope we can catch up.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 4th August 2011
Sleeping Out
Probably a good idea but it might be useful to pick up one here. They are cheaper. Love that exchange rate. Talk to you about it later.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Sleeping Out
Probably a good idea but it might be useful to pick up one here. They are cheaper. Love that exchange rate. Talk to you about it later.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 4th August 2011
Wind Blown Trees
Hi Dave and Merry Jo. We are now in Billings MT. Glacier was magnificent. Trying to get a post up on north Washington and Glacier now. But off to Yellowstone this morning so maybe a couple of days.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Wind Blown Trees
Hi Dave and Merry Jo. We are now in Billings MT. Glacier was magnificent. Trying to get a post up on north Washington and Glacier now. But off to Yellowstone this morning so maybe a couple of days.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 3rd August 2011
Love the wind blown trees.
Nice looking tent. Sounds like your plans keep changing and altering....nothing wrong with that. We spent a very nice weekend in Depoe Bay a few years ago. It was winter and there was a kick ass thunderstorm. The sea was raging. Glad you are getting in some hiking. You will love Glacier National Park. That is one of our favorites.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Love the wind blown trees.
Nice looking tent. Sounds like your plans keep changing and altering....nothing wrong with that. We spent a very nice weekend in Depoe Bay a few years ago. It was winter and there was a kick ass thunderstorm. The sea was raging. Glad you are getting in some hiking. You will love Glacier National Park. That is one of our favorites.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 3rd August 2011
Camping out
Glad there's room in the tent for me too! Should I bring a sleeping bag?
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Camping out
Glad there's room in the tent for me too! Should I bring a sleeping bag?
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
sea view
We can't afford a sea view and the cons get it What's wrong with this picture!!
From Blog: In the foggy foggy dew
Date: 3rd August 2011
Where next?
I figured you would rent a car and buy a tent as that is what you did in Europe, although the States is less expensive. Thanks for helping our economy, by the way. You didn't miss much at the Muir redwood forest since you saw other redwoods further north. That may be a rule you should follow...only visit the better of two similar destinations. That's what I usually do. You seemed indecisive as to which way to would proceed east. By now you have probably picked which route you will head east from Seattle. The northern Cascades are beautiful, but this might mean that you would miss Vancouver, Victoria, Jasper and Banff, which I certainly hope you do not do. If you cross the northern Cascsdes don't proceed any fruther east until you have looped back and, in the end after Banff, you will reach Glacier National Park I hope you have nice weather...winter sets in in mid-October in the higher latitudes and higher elevations. As you are over 62 you can by a pass for $10 that grants access to all National Parks and Forests for the rest of your life. Campgrounds in the National Parks are about $25 per night, and they often have showers, usually in the same building as the general store and laundromat. Any easward trip will require you to cross the Great Plains, and the less the plains the better. You can minimize the plains by heading southeast along the Rocky Mountians which will take you to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons and then further south to Salt Lake CIty, perhaps taking Dinosaur National Park, and Moab, Utah where you can see Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. You could go further south, but as you have to return to San Franciso, you should leave for the return trip the more southerly parks such as Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon (north rim if you get there before it is closed, other wise the south rim) although going to the south rim makes a more lengthy drive to get to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks before arriving in Las Vegas. As you have already doe LA, from Las Vegas drive to the east entrance of Yosemite National Park before returning to San Francisco. Go east from Moab on I-70 and then a detour to Rocky Mountain National Park, although if you have seen Jasper and Banff, you can skip this park. Instead, if you are in the area after September 1 you can swing south on US24 at Avon/Vail and end up at our place in Woodland Park, CO for lunch or dinner. Let me know. After this you have the Great Plains. We are driving back east to visit family and friends between 13 and 31 August and dread the long boring drive. This time we are avoiding I-70 and taking US 50 to Wichita then south through OK and on I-40 through Arkansas to Memphis, where the plains end. We are hoping that changing routes will end our boredom, and we might see some authentic America in the process. Good luck on which route you take, and enjoy our great country.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Where next?
I figured you would rent a car and buy a tent as that is what you did in Europe, although the States is less expensive. Thanks for helping our economy, by the way. You didn't miss much at the Muir redwood forest since you saw other redwoods further north. That may be a rule you should follow...only visit the better of two similar destinations. That's what I usually do. You seemed indecisive as to which way to would proceed east. By now you have probably picked which route you will head east from Seattle. The northern Cascades are beautiful, but this might mean that you would miss Vancouver, Victoria, Jasper and Banff, which I certainly hope you do not do. If you cross the northern Cascsdes don't proceed any fruther east until you have looped back and, in the end after Banff, you will reach Glacier National Park I hope you have nice weather...winter sets in in mid-October in the higher latitudes and higher elevations. As you are over 62 you can by a pass for $10 that grants access to all National Parks and Forests for the rest of your life. Campgrounds in the National Parks are about $25 per night, and they often have showers, usually in the same building as the general store and laundromat. Any easward trip will require you to cross the Great Plains, and the less the plains the better. You can minimize the plains by heading southeast along the Rocky Mountians which will take you to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons and then further south to Salt Lake CIty, perhaps taking Dinosaur National Park, and Moab, Utah where you can see Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. You could go further south, but as you have to return to San Franciso, you should leave for the return trip the more southerly parks such as Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, and the Grand Canyon (north rim if you get there before it is closed, other wise the south rim) although going to the south rim makes a more lengthy drive to get to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks before arriving in Las Vegas. As you have already doe LA, from Las Vegas drive to the east entrance of Yosemite National Park before returning to San Francisco. Go east from Moab on I-70 and then a detour to Rocky Mountain National Park, although if you have seen Jasper and Banff, you can skip this park. Instead, if you are in the area after September 1 you can swing south on US24 at Avon/Vail and end up at our place in Woodland Park, CO for lunch or dinner. Let me know. After this you have the Great Plains. We are driving back east to visit family and friends between 13 and 31 August and dread the long boring drive. This time we are avoiding I-70 and taking US 50 to Wichita then south through OK and on I-40 through Arkansas to Memphis, where the plains end. We are hoping that changing routes will end our boredom, and we might see some authentic America in the process. Good luck on which route you take, and enjoy our great country.
From Blog: San Francisco to Seattle - Almost
Date: 25th July 2011
Hotels near Macchu Picchu etc
Hello John. We don't really know about the hotels near Macchu Picchu but there seem to be a number in Aguas Calientes, the town from which the buses go to Macchu Picchu. But if you took the Inca Trail, you'd go to Aguas Calientes after, not before, arriving at Macchu Picchu. As for your safety, all we can say is that we had no problems whatsoever in Central or South America. Granted, we didn't wave flashy gear around and kept our cameras (one each - a larger Lumix and a DSLR with a zoom lens) in locally-made shoulder bags, not brand-name camera bags. People we know have had no problems with expensive gear on the Inca Trail. Some of the climbs around Macchu Picchu are steep, and apparently there are some serious climbs on the Inca Trail (although you can pay additional porters to carry your gear, we're told). And altitude is a consideration as well. The trip is worth it. Have fun!
From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Hotels near Macchu Picchu etc
Hello John. We don't really know about the hotels near Macchu Picchu but there seem to be a number in Aguas Calientes, the town from which the buses go to Macchu Picchu. But if you took the Inca Trail, you'd go to Aguas Calientes after, not before, arriving at Macchu Picchu. As for your safety, all we can say is that we had no problems whatsoever in Central or South America. Granted, we didn't wave flashy gear around and kept our cameras (one each - a larger Lumix and a DSLR with a zoom lens) in locally-made shoulder bags, not brand-name camera bags. People we know have had no problems with expensive gear on the Inca Trail. Some of the climbs around Macchu Picchu are steep, and apparently there are some serious climbs on the Inca Trail (although you can pay additional porters to carry your gear, we're told). And altitude is a consideration as well. The trip is worth it. Have fun!
From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Travel Interest
I am retired and live in Costa Rica in order to have access to Central and South America. I am interested in Macchu Picchu but worry that I would be unsafe in the Inca Trail with my camera gear and might have weight difficulties at the site. A safe hotel for early morning access to the site for the morning light?
From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Date: 21st July 2011
You'll like the drive north of SF
If you liked the drive through Big Sur then you'll really enjoy the stretch of coast north of San Francisco. Road is a bit narrower though - at least that's what Virginia would remind me to say.
From Blog: A Lot of Bright and Shiny
You'll like the drive north of SF
If you liked the drive through Big Sur then you'll really enjoy the stretch of coast north of San Francisco. Road is a bit narrower though - at least that's what Virginia would remind me to say.
From Blog: A Lot of Bright and Shiny
Date: 7th July 2011
Yes, South America has got it all
Thanks for a very interesting blog. Love from Argentina, Graciela
From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Yes, South America has got it all
Thanks for a very interesting blog. Love from Argentina, Graciela
From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Date: 7th July 2011
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From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
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From Blog: South America - It's Got It All
Date: 29th June 2011
www.domki.pensjonatcrystal.eu
interesting blog, I invite you to Polish.........
From Blog: Up and Down in Bolivia /From the Mountain to the Swamp
www.domki.pensjonatcrystal.eu
interesting blog, I invite you to Polish.........
From Blog: Up and Down in Bolivia /From the Mountain to the Swamp
Klaire and Adam
Coles New World
Peace out, nice hat
That's a good hat you've got there.
From Blog: Cowboys, Indians and Smoking Ground