Category: Bella

August 24, 2018 Lynne 2 comments

There were a few things that we definitely wanted to do on our epic cross-country US road trip.  Seeing the Redwoods was one of them.  As we drove Highway 101 out of Oregon and into Northern California, Nick and I scoured the woods at the roadside for our first glimpse of the Redwoods.  We saw…

August 14, 2018 Lynne 4 comments

When my kids were growing up, they only had a few computer games.  One of them was “The Oregon Trail”. After the kids went to bed at night, I would spend hours playing that game.  I had lots of images in my head about Oregon, but I was about to be surprised. For my fellow…

August 7, 2018 Lynne 2 comments

I’d be lying if I said we weren’t nervous about crossing the mountains that stood between us and the west coast.  There’s really no avoiding them.  We relied heavily on Google in our decision to take route I-90 from South Dakota, through Wyoming and Montana and into Idaho. We left our campground bright and early,…

July 15, 2018 Lynne No comments exist

The Badlands.  That’s where the bad guys always tried to hide in the old westerns we watched when we were young.  One look at the landscape and you can see why.  It would be easy to disappear in these hills.  You would have to want to catch someone pretty bad to follow them into The…

November 8, 2017 Lynne 4 comments

We arrived in Tulum a month ago after our extended stay in upstate New York visiting family. The past month has been more of a challenge than we ever anticipated. While most of the photos we’ve posted paint a picture of paradise, our initial reality was definitely not paradise. Just like we did in Italy,…

August 11, 2016 Lynne 1 comment

People are surprised when we tell them that we plan to get rid of all of our worldly possessions and travel.  But they are incredulous when we tell them that we plan to take our Australian Cattle Dog, Bella. Even many dog-lovers are taken aback at our plan to attempt long-term travel with an active 45…