Delicious Destinations
Allergies, Allergies, Allergies
First time ever visit to an urgent care. Happened in Fresno California—could not have been a better experience. Thought I had a sinus infection I was so miserable and fatigued. Nurse practitioner had the answer—an allergy shot (in the butt). Felt tolerable with...
Gutsy Dry Creek Winery
Healdsburg family-run winery began with the courageous and forward-thinking owner, David Hare (now retired and playing trombone in the New Horizons Santa Rosa Band) who saw the potential of ripping up old prune vines and planting sauvignon blanc and zinfandel vines....
Primer for Pacific Northwest Communities
Sequim—lovely small town, home of Lavender Fest (but not in June) and dungeness crab Kirkland—former home of Costco, hence Kirkland brand products. Great walking downtown on Lake Washington with shoppes and restaurants Woodinville—pass through town of wineries,...
Vibrant Victoria BC—Flowers and More
This time we did not visit Butchart Gardens butchartgardens.com instead we spent a lot of time walking unique city neighborhoods, like China Town, Beacon Hill Park, Bastion Square, Tyrone Alley, Bay Center, unique Uptown Mall, Oak Village,Sidney by the Sea, and...
Mystery Bay Day Trip
Limited moorings in this small Washington state park but there was one for us. We walked to general store for cheese and besides the mile exercise, had quite an experience at the Norland General Store. It had everything including a friendly meeting place, a US post...
Beautiful Vistas, Beaucoup Restaurants, Bountiful Seafood and Brilliant, Generous Friends—PT WA
Port Townsend, Washington Spent 4 nites in Corporals House on the grounds of Fort Worden, former military installation; then 4 nites tent camping, roy sooo happy. Morning coffee by the warming fire, then off to walk, hike and explore. Great people watching and...
Boise, ID—A Best Stop, Next Time a Longer Stay
Certainly the fact that it was a sunny day added to our enjoyment of walking in downtown Boise, in case you forgot, the capital of Idaho. Not sure why Lincoln is standing in front of the Capital Building??? Part of downtown area is called Basque Boise, where the...
Twin Falls Idaho—What a Treat!
Little did we know that when we checked into our hotel on Friday nite, that the weekend celebration of Western Days in Twin Falls had just begun. Parade on Saturday morning was soooo long and lasted 2 hours—but we were late and missed the horses. We almost wondered...
Las Vegas, Our Way
On our way west, we had to pass by Las Vegas, so we decided to visit for a day. We had the BEST stay. We were able to check into our hotel about 11:00am. What a lovely surprise, about 1/2 mile off the strip—Tuscany Hotel and Casino, we highly recommend. Large...
Tohono Chul, Desert Garden in Tucson
Near where we were staying and a reciprocal member of the American Horticultural Society, led us to visit Thono Chul one Sunday morning. First approach to the Garden Bistro, a gentleman pointed to the ground and spoke about the KING Snake on the sidewalk. The snake...