Blogs from Ventura, California, United States, North America - page 3

Well, really only a long distance view of a really big one, but hundreds of dolphins (which are also whales). My senior ticket for the whale-watching cruise was $28.00 -- the best bargain of the trip. It was an excellent trip with Island Packers. I had been disappointed that there wasn't an island-visiting trip available, but it turned out that our w-w trip was also used to drop off some island visitors (a very large group), so I got to see a little of the CINP up close, besides just the visitor center, which claims that it's the only NP VC that is not actually in the Park. It was foggy when we started, but cleared up as we rounded the Anacapa island after the drop-off, so we had great views. Mostly saw common dolphins (literally ... read more

Yikes! almost time to leave and I still have a lot to do. I hope I can get it all done in time so that I don't end up in Ireland without socks!... read more

Getting ready for the big day! I leave tomoorw at 4 and will be unreachable til the next blog. Nervous...check Ready...check Scared...check Excited...check Packed...check Anything else? We shell see Blue skys N... read more

Sniff...Sniff....Sniff As sad as it is, my trip came to an end. It has been two months since I last wrote and to be honest its because I really couldn't be bothered with writing this travelblog. Tons did happen since the last entry though. For a quick recap: After Paraguay, I went back to Buenos Aires to meet up with Dad and Jeff to get a flight to the southern tip of the civilized world, Ushuaia, Argentina. We were to embark on a 10 day Patagonia trip in style. The flight was business/first class and I was drinking champagne while wearing a smelly, ripped, and repaired orange t-shirt as other passengers filed past me. It was classic. I did read the newspaper so I would look sophisticated, but all of you know that just isn't the ... read more

Well, it doesn't seem real yet, but we are actually leaving for Buenos Aires, Argentina at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. For many of you reading this, you may be hearing about our adventure for the first time. It all happened so fast once everything was set in motion, so we didn't have time to get in touch with everyone. After we finally achieved what we thought was so important to us...to have a house, money saved, financial stability, we realized all the stuff didn't bring us happiness. And all that time we spent working and saving and "getting ahead"...we missed out on experiencing the things that brought us enjoyment because we always made it second priority. So we made a decision (a very difficult one) to fulfill our dream of seeing the world, before we have ... read more