Sunset Through 2 trees, Black Hills National Forest, Black Hills, SD 08/23 Kevin said, “Let’s find Nemo!” While looking at a map at the state visitor center he saw there is a little town in the Black Hills, South Dakota, named Nemo. So off we went. The drive, oh wow, was so pretty. Rapid City,... Continue Reading →
What Is A Home Base; Back On The Road!
Our home base house is just that….a place we can go to IF or WHEN we need to get off the road for a bit. Our current plans are to only be there a few weeks a year. This way we can get yearly doctor appointments done and things like that. What is a home... Continue Reading →
Why Did We Get Off Our Planned Northern States Route?
3 travel days, 1213 miles. Where were we headed? South! (Keep reading for why.) We didn’t want to worry about waking up too early so we set the alarm for 6:30am. Pulled out of Seaside Campground in Oregon just before 7:30am. I filled the cooler, without ice, with snacks of crackers, Tillamook cheese curds, licorice,... Continue Reading →
Last Day in Astoria, Oregon
We went to Astoria Column in Astoria, Oregon. It turned out to be even better than Kevin thought it would be. It is high on a hill overlooking all directions. The column has 160 steps (I counted them) on a circular staircase. It was fun to see a ship go under the Astoria bridge. Ship... Continue Reading →
Shipwreck & Attack on West Coast
Astoria, Oregon: Fort Clatsop and Lewis & Clark National Historic Park. This is the place where Lewis & Clark and Corps of Discovery stayed the winter of 1805-1806. As we got close to the park, I saw on my Garmin RV 1090 map that there is an airport right across the road. I said to... Continue Reading →
Lightship? Beached? Astoria, Oregon
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OR 05/23 At Long Beach, Washington, we took our time getting up. We were less than an hour from our next campground and check in isn’t until noon. We left around 10:00am and went back over the bridge and back to Seaside, Oregon, where we had passed yesterday (see last... Continue Reading →
We Just HAD To Go To This State For 1 Night Due to Kevin’s “Rule”.
Remember Kevin’s rule that HOWE (footnote 1) HAS to spend at least 1 night in a state in order for us to count it as being there and adding it to our US sticker map? We have been to Washington state quite a few times over the years but not in HOWE. (Washington is a... Continue Reading →
Unique Beach Rock With Shells Inside.
South Beach, OR 05/23 One day when I was at Quilt Retreat, Kevin met up with some friends. They are also traveling full-time. They went to South Beach, OR, across the road from our campground. Kevin found this amazing rock - look and see the shells INSIDE the holes. He said the rock is as... Continue Reading →
Quilt Retreat 2023 @ Newport, OR
My cousin Jennette is the one who got me started sewing quilts in 2020. She is talented in so many ways and she loves to teach others who want to learn. We started sewing together once a month and invited others to join. Our group grew to about 10 ladies and soon we were meeting... Continue Reading →
Blessing Of The Fleet – Newport, OR
Blessing The Fleet: https://www.beachconnection.net/news/newp_blessing_fleet042523.php We drove to Newport, Oregon's Yaquina Bay Harbor around 9:30am and got the last parking spot in front of the fishing boats. We walked down to the float platforms where the boats tie on. We saw a lot of families excitedly walking to their boats for the ceremony. Boats All Shining... Continue Reading →