Blogs from United States, North America

On the road at 8:20 today with a quick stop at the gas pumps to drop a quick $117. Gas here is $4.29 per gallon, and I'm sure the price will continue to increase. Being that these RV's get around 9 miles to a gallon the fuel costs are quite high. I will have a total expenditure at the end of the trip. We all loved the Tok RV Village as it was clean, had trees, and the spots were not on top of each other. It was a welcome treat after our last stop. We saw a couple of Great Alaskan Holiday rigs there also enjoying the stop. I met a couple that had driven all the way from Florida. They are taking an unlimited amount of time to tour the country and said the ... read more

What an odyssey we have been on. I don't even know where to begin. I guess we should start where we left off in the last blog. So jump back on your time machine and set it for the last few weeks of May. Ready? Good. Once April ended, almost all our friends had left Tropical Palms for their home destinations. We carried on our morning coffee klatch with just a few friends and no tent. Times were a’changing. Hopefully, you remember my tragic story about our special Princess bed mattress that I shared with you in the last blog. Because Cory refused to strap it to the roof of our car, Plan B had to go into action. We drove to Winter Park to try out a Saatva mattress that our daughter, Kim, recommended. They ... read more

Tubby’s is a great place for breakfast - take my word for it. Two French toast with syrup, 2 eggs sunny side up, 2 pieces of bacon and endless coffee. I may not have to eat again until tomorrow! A relaxing stroll in Armstrong Woods should work off some of those calories. The grove is a living reminder of the magnificent primeval redwood forest that covered this area before logging destroyed much of it. This park preserves stately and magnificent Sequoia sempervirens or coast redwoods (cypress family) which are the tallest living things on our planet. They can live up to 2,000 years and grow 27 feet wide towering 350 feet in the air. If you want to feel insignificant in this natural world, stand in this grove and look up and around. Exiting the car, ... read more

The Indy 500 is tomorrow. I am getting ready for the race today! From 2010: The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" will now take place on Sunday, May 27, the traditional Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. I always look forward to the race, as it brings back some wonderful memories. This article is from 2010. About the only change is that about half of the engines are Chevrolets, half are still Hondas. The start of the race is a powerful and exciting event, 33 high powered engines, revving up to about 230 mph, 3 racers wide, 11 rows. The noise is deafening, ear plugs must be worn, the vibration shakes the grandstands and your soul, as the crowd noise tries to match the roar of engines. No matter how hard I try, I cannot imagine making a ... read more

Up early to go to Santa Rosa for breakfast at Louie’s with Bobbi’s friend Jean. I love meeting her friends because they are awesome just like Bobbi. I had a huge breakfast of Belgian waffle with strawberries, bacon and eggs. Three hours later we finally said goodbye to Jean and went for a small shopping spree. There’s a Skechers outlet that had to be visited and Bobbi found a pair of shoes. A quick stop at Walmart (where I found my favourite Mounds bar) and a short stop for some tomatoes, then back home for a lazy afternoon. Bobbi has fruit trees in her backyard. She’s lucky to have loquats and figs that hang over from the neighbours. She has pears, plums and apples but, of course, none of those are anywhere near to be ready. ... read more