We travel to explore different places and cultures, these blog posts are things that delighted. Sometimes we expect to be delighted and sometimes we are delighted unexpectedly.
November 4, 2019 Venice IT
After a wet and windy night we woke up to sunny skies with a touch of fog. The bet we had made on the weather
November 3, 2019 Venice IT
As planned we moved to the other side of Venice to a campground that was open for the whole time we are planning to be
October 30, 2019 Lucca IT
We woke early to catch the bus as there were only two options, one at 8:15 and the next at 11:10 which we thought was
October 29, 2019 Lucca IT
Today we headed south back into Tuscany. It was a short trip so we were able to complete an important task which was a stop
October 28, 2019 Cinque Terre IT
We had another great day on the Cinque Terre. We are staying at a basic Sosta run by one of the local ambulance services, so
October 27, 2019 Cinque Terre IT
Todays trip was driven by the weather. So far the weather has been spectacular, the one day it did rain it was nice enough to
October 22, 2019 Rome IT
Our second day in Rome was aimed at the Roman ruins and the Colosseum. Again the public transport in Rome worked very well and we
October 21, 2019 Rome IT
Today we decided to start our time in Rome by visiting the Vatican. Yesterday after some research we decided to do a guided tour, it
October 18, 2019 Amalfi Coast IT
Yesterday was a bucket list item for me, and today was a bucket list item for Ton. Before every trip Ton gives me some places
October 14, 2019 Taormina IT
Taormina was on Ton’s must see list today. I made a scouting run down to the terminal to discover the best way to Taormina.
June 19, 2019 Kortrijk BE
We woke up to a pretty serious thunderstorm. It had been raining off and on all night with a few gusts of wind strong enough
June 18, 2019 Westvleteren BE
Today we moved a whole 15km to a nice aire on a farm in the village of Westvlateren. It is a very small village known
June 16, 2019 Bruges BE
Bruges deserved a second day so after spending some time talking to our Dutch and English neighbors we headed into town to take a look
June 6, 2019 Lubeck GE
We have found a city in Germany that we really have a good feeling about. As we have traveled around Europe we find cities or
May 27, 2019 Bamberg GE
When you are traveling from campground to parking lot to campground you start to appreciate the little things. This campground has absolutely the best showers
May 14, 2019 Mainau GE
Woke to blue skies, so morale is up for the day. We decided to spend another day here to further explore the area. As we
October 19, 2018 Malaga SP
The aire we are staying at is owned by a Spanish/British couple who are RV’ers’ also. You can tell as they designed it in a
October 15, 2018 Granada SP
Today was a day we really looked forward to when we headed to Spain. The Alhambra is one of the biggest attractions in Spain, and
October 13, 2018 Seville SP
After breakfast we decided to head into town a little early for a coffee, and to use some indoor plumbing. As we were walking into
October 5, 2018 Donostia-San Sebastian SP
While François did not move today, we did. Today we did the trip to San Sebastian-Donostia that we had planned for yesterday. After a late
April 15, 2018 Albi FR
The day started out with a visit to the cheese shop under the supervision of Patrick the campsite owner. He also had a French couple
April 12, 2018 Rommaneche-Thorins FR
We woke up to a pretty steady rain in our Aire in Cluny. Ton pointed out that I had been throwing the term Aire around
August 10, 2015 Burns OR
Today we planned to do the Steens Mountain Loop on our way to Idaho. When we went out to Steens Mountain in June the loop
June 7, 2015 Union OR
Today we spent the day at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show. It is a combination of a 4H fair, horse racing, and Rodeo. I have
January 31, 2018 Valley of Fire State Park NV
Our alarm was set for 4am so we could get up to witness the eclipse/Blue/Blood/Super moon. The skies were clear, but it was really cold.
November 5, 2017 Pacific Coast Highway CA
Ron was very excited as we were going to take one of his favorite drives, the Big Sur. The plan was to drive down to
January 26, 2017 Death Valley NP
Ron had always wanted to visit the Racetrack Playa. Ton was a little nervous as the park service puts out very severe warnings about
January 19, 2017 Anza-Borrego SP
We woke up at dawn after sleeping at Fonts Point to catch the sunrise. It was not quite the party that sunset was as, there
April 24, 2015 Sequoia NP
We had planned to cross over the central valley to Sequoia National Park. The night before Ton mentioned the Carrizo Plain National Monument which is
October 28, 2017 Grand Canyon NP
We started out the day by switching campgrounds. Last night we had the luxury of a full service campground in the park. But that spot
May 19, 2016 Signal AZ
Dang mentioned that she wanted to see Saguaro cactuses. Ton and I were trying to figure out the best way to make that happen when
September 7, 2017 Haines AK
Last night we had quite a rain storm, and even though we were sheltered in a forest the noise of the rain hitting the roof
September 2, 2017 Summit Lake AK
Today we began to point back towards home. A lot of the businesses that cater to travelers close up after labor day weekend, so I
August 31, 2017 Denali NP
Today was a long but very fulfilling day. As I said earlier we had some debate about whether to retrace our steps to Denali National
October 30, 2017 Zion NP
After an early wakeup we had two options for camping today, in the park they had availability in the dry campground, right outside of the
October 24, 2017 Monument Valley UT
We are making a quick pass thru Monument Valley. We managed an early start to the day to cover the 140 miles to Monument Valley
September 23, 2016 Bryce Canyon NP
Today was spent exploring the park. This was Ton and my third trip to the park. Our son Dylan had worked here one summer so
January 30, 2014 Big Bend NP
Today we finally got to try out Scout on the kind of road she was designed to cover. We drove the River Road from Rio
January 18, 2014 Granville TN
This morning we began moving north so Ron can be in Elizabethtown Kentucky for work on January 20. Ton discovered a cool concert in Granville
August 16, 2015 Custer State Park SD
Today the highlight of the day was Custer State Park in SD. Ton noted that we were only 30 miles from the park and it
October 17, 2017 Yellowstone NP
Today was critter chasing day. The plan was to head over to Grand Teton NP and see what critters we could see. To facilitate that
August 13, 2014 Cody WY
Today was spent at the Wild Bill Western Museum. This museum is a revelation and is actually five museums in one. There is of course
October 18, 2016 Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
This morning we woke up to this view from the back window of Scout, and this evening we had this view out our side window.