Blogs from North America - page 2

Movie Nights on MSN has a list of twenty places. Unfortunately, I have been to some of them. I hate to dwell on the negative, but at least you have been forewarned not to go. Have you ever gone somewhere and regretted it? My missteps are your gain! Some Reddit users shared their experience when visiting Stockton, California. They remember seeing armed guards at everyday places like McDonald’s, which made things seem strange. Others remember it as a place where there was a lot of crime, especially violent crimes like murder. But even with all the problems, Stockton has some really good places to eat, like Gian’s Deli and De Vinci’s, where you can get great food. Despite the challenges, Stockton’s food scene is something that people still enjoy, showing that even in tough places, there ... read more

Look out Snoopy - here we come! The Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa has preserved and displayed the comic art of the Peanuts characters that are so well loved. Vibrantly coloured statues and wall murals abound not only on the property and in the gardens but also throughout the city of Santa Rosa. For 50 years Charles Schulz featured children facing everyday challenges, most of which he suffered through as a child. He had the ability to make these problems seem funny. The museum not only features his comic strips but also displays a timeline of his life including his enlisted time in WWII. A recreation of his studio where he spent most of those 50 years is on the second floor. A great way to finish off the museum tour is light lunch in ... 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

Time to head back to Rohnert Park. We’ve explored Yosemite as much as we can. Parts of it are still not open as there are 8” snow drifts still in the mountain passes. We were lucky to be able to explore Glacier Point because there are still high snow banks on the road sides left from recent plowing. The goal upon arrival in Rohnert Park (besides finding some groceries for our dinner) was a trip to the urgent care clinic. We had to drive to Santa Rosa because the clinic in Rohnert Park was permanently closed. We arrived at 4:30 at the urgent care clinic and were treated like royalty through the whole process. It was a total of four hours including driving time to Santa Rosa - I was admitted, examined, x-rayed, fitted with a ... read more