Olympic National Park, Washington

The next stop on our 30th Wedding Anniversary Road Trip was Olympic National Park. After visiting North Cascades NP and Mt. Rainier NP, I was looking forward to being on the Washington coast. We stayed at Kalaloch Lodge, on the west side of the park on a tiny strip of park property. Olympic NP is…

Surfside Beach, Texas

About an hour west of Galveston, you will find the small town of Surfside Beach, located on San Luis Island. I found this little town when looking for new beaches to visit in Texas. Although there was not a lot to do in Surfside Beach, within a short driving distance were two national wildlife refuges…

Feeling Thankful

We recently returned from a road trip down to the Texas coast and into mid-Texas to visit family. Blessed with safety, good weather and good health. Enjoyed beach walk sunrises, sunsets and discovered few hidden (and not so hidden) alligators on our nature explorations! I will share more in future posts. Happy Thanksgiving! Alligator snooze…

Flashback to 2008: Antiqua BVI

These photos have been on my mind recently. I decided to pull them up and reminisce about our stop in Antiqua in 2008. We cruised the Eastern Caribbean and this was one of five stops. I fell in love with Antigua, I’m not quite sure why. But the water was amazing, and I enjoyed the…