As we set off on our first Fantasy RV Tour event, the group of us were greeted with a gloomy, rainy day in Fairhaven, WA. But, despite the poor visibility, our spirits were high as we embarked on a whale watching excursion. As we cruised out into the open waters, the rain continued to pour…
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Bellingham, Washington
Before our African Safari we spent time in Bellingham, staying at the Cedars RV Resort in Ferndale, where we stored our RV when we will be in Africa. We got together with a friend of Bob’s from high School, Marguerite and her husband Don Shepherd. One day we walked the South Bay Trail, connecting downtown…
Coeur d’Alene Idaho and Leavenworth WA
May 25th, 2019, we spent two nights in Coeur d’Alene, staying at the Blackwell Island RV Park. We rode the Trails of the Coeur d’Alene, a 70-mile-long paved bike path around the Lake. We started in the Historic town of Harrison and rode about 25 miles out-and-back on a flat rails-to-trails paved path. The scenery…
Orcas Island Washington
In October we were staying in Ferndale, WA at the Cedars RV Resort, and we decided to take a short vacation from our RV and visit Orcas Island, considered to be the most beautiful of the San Juan Islands. We drove to Anacortes, WA, and caught the early ferry to Orcas Island. We watched the…
Mt Baker Wilderness and Snoqualmie NF
While we were staying in Aldergrove, we took a few trips to Mt Baker area in Washington as it is close and has fabulous hiking trails. One of our most favorite hikes is the Yellow Aster Butte Trail within Mt Baker Wilderness. We went in October and the alpine flowers covered the foreground in reds,…
Point of Arches and Cape Flattery, Washington
Today we drove out to the wild and rugged Olympic Coast and Shi Shi Beach to hike the 8 miles round trip to the Point of Arches. We had to stop at the Museum in Neah Bay to purchase the Makah Recreation Pass a permit for the trail. We arrived at the Trailhead and started…
Olympic NP, Washington
We are staying at the Riverview RV Park in Forks, WA while visiting the Olympic National Park for a week, June 22 to 29. Our first outing was to see the Hoh Rainforest, about an hour drive south from our RV park. Once we arrived at the Hoh Rainforest the line of cars to enter…
Olympic NP Beaches, Washington
The Olympic Peninsula National Park beaches are worth the visit, so don’t miss them. We went to Rialto Beach, and we had to go at low tide to be able to walk out to the Hole-in-the-Wall. Rialto Beach is unique for its tide pools, huge driftwood logs, and amazing scenery. We walked the 1.5 miles…
Mt St Helens, Cape Disappointment and Mt Hood
We left Vancouver on October 1st, and headed south to Mount St Helen’s National Volcanic Monument for a few days. We stayed at Silver Cove RV Resort, Silverlake, Washington and drove up to visit Mount St Helen’s. Prior to to the 1980 eruption, Mount St Helen’s was the fifth-highest peak in Washington, at 9,677 ft,…
Seattle, Washington
We were fortunate to be invited to our friends Jim Karlovec and Dana Longo’s wedding, August 26th, in Cleveland, Ohio. We stayed with friends Karen Moyer and Bruce Kahn in their wonderful condo in Broadview Heights. Luckily we flew out of Seattle, so we spent the day visiting the Pacific Science Center to see the…