Blogs from United States, North America - page 6519

Seward is a fishing village located in the northwest corner of Resurrection Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. It was established in 1793 by the Russians as a shipbuilding site, but came into its own as a port after Alaska was purchased by the US government (Remember "Seward's Folly" from high school?). When gold was found in northern Alaska, since shipping access to the mining areas on the Bering Sea coast were shut down by ice from October to June, a winter overland supply route became essential. This was accomplished by a 938 mile dogsled route from Seward to Nome, carrying supplies into the mining camps and returning with gold. This route became known as the Iditarod Trail, and is the basic route followed by the famous Iditarod dogsled race, although the route has been ... read more

On Saturday the 8th of July we had a pretty quiet day. After breakfast at our hotel (whilst watching dolphins swim by) we headed into the main part of Kona looking for an internet cafe. We were greeted by some friendly locals asking if we wanted to buy any herb however we politely declined. Upon asking where an internet cafe was we were asked where we were from. After responding Australia, we were asked, much to Shane's disbelief 'Where is that?'. After a relaxing afternoon by the pool we headed to Bubba Gumps Shrimp Co for dinner, a restaurant based on the movie 'Forrest Gump'. The food was delicious and we even got to take a bit home for a snack the following day. On Sunday the 9th of July we went on what felt the ... read more

Pt. Mugu North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Santa Monica By ReyDarJuly 13th 2006Darla RendonPt. Mugu is located right off of Pacific Coast Highway right as you enter Oxnard coming from Malibu. Really nice campgroud if you get a spot towards the back so you can be as loud as you like. ... read more

OK...for those of you who are on both our lists I hope we don't repeat, but alas we see the world differently so I am not too woried. I just wanted to say helllo, and see you later. We shall be back september or sooner. To the adventures to come, the challenges we will face and the grace or insanity we will bring to it all! -Breanna... read more

Jackie and I were able to go down together to Florida to visit Dad, making it the first time in 2 years that all three of us were together. Jackie could only go for 2 days, but that's better than nothing! We spent the two days hanging out and drinking, basically. We took a few Father-Daughters pictures - and by "a few" I mean "a hundred" because we kept laughing or looking goofy. Jackie left on the 4th of July, so she missed the fireworks over the Cape Coral bridge that night. They were lovely! The other highlight of the trip was a trip to the Everglades with Dad. It's just a quick 2 hour drive to Everglade City, so after breakfasting at Waffle House (a requirement on any road-trip with Dad and I), we took ... read more