Arrived in Monterey Bay and we where looking forward to the aquarium:
Aloha and Mahalo
Since writing on the road asks for so much more discipline than I can muster up in between the sunshine and the hours in the car and also because Hawaii was a relative spontaneous idea to get a vacation from the vacation, I am writing several posts now back in …
Shrine to nature – The Redwoods
Sequoia sempervirens is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae. Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood.
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Thor’s Well and Seal-less
We have visited Thor’s Well and the sea-lion caves today. Thor’s well was Hass’ view item today and the sea-lions mine. You can guess wich of the two worked out well and which was a slight disappointment, but I am running ahead. Thor’s well is a natural hole in the …
Was that a moose?
Hass was very excited as we left Seattle to finally visit his Favorite: Vancouver. But first, we had some breakfast in a diner Marc advised us. Complete with vinyl seats, a jukebox that you could ‘remote control’ from your table and lots of pop art memorabilia like a Batman figure …
The little things
We have reached that critical point in any round trip: We reached the furthest possible point and have to “Turn Back”. It doesn’t mean the trip is over, but for me psychologically something always changes at that point every time I have been on such a trip. Of course, you …
Shadowrun come alive
Seattle was one of the cities I was most looking forward to. Not just because I spent half of my youth in a fantasy version of it – I used to play the cyber role playing game Shadowrun – but also I finally got to see a friend of mine, …
Baker City to Portland
Baker City could be right out of one of the TV-shows like ‘Gilmore Girls” or “Once upon a time”. It’s neat, clean, got all shops and entertainment that you want, just a bit smaller and quainter than your average city. We enjoyed our stay and the motel here very much. …