Monthly Archives: June 2019

Twelve years ago today I had a heart attack. I was at a La Quinta hotel in Bettendorf, IA, and it felt like the worst case of indigestion I’d ever had – more in the throat that in my chest. … Continue reading →

We said goodbye to Chris & Bob and their kids yesterday morning and did a long travel day from the Seattle area to Missoula, Montana. Beautiful scenery through the Coeur D’ Alene area of Idaho and through the mountains into … Continue reading →

We took in our 39th national park yesterday, by visiting North Cascades National Park with Chris & Bob & Siri. The weather was forecast to be rainy but the skies cleared as we had lunch by Diablo Lake and took … Continue reading →

Made it back fine last night to SeaTac, the SUV and contents were in good shape, and we’re at Chris & Bob’s now for a few nights. All is well.

We took in an Hawaiian luau last night and this time we were smart enough to arrange a shuttle ride to and from the location. It was about an hour away and not having to drive either way was a … Continue reading →

We didn’t have anything planned yesterday and it turned out to be a good thing, since the weather was mostly cloudy and rainy for a good part of the day. We did get out for some shopping and to pick … Continue reading →

Now that was a great dinner cruise! Our weather angels seem to be doing their job again on this portion of the trip as we got calm seas and perfect weather for our Na Pali Coast sunset dinner cruise last … Continue reading →

We drove over to the Kilauea Lighthouse yesterday and remembered we’d been there before six years ago on our Kauai tour from the cruise ship. It was wonderful weather although a bit humid and the bird sanctuary there was full … Continue reading →

Happy Summer Solstice from Kuaui! We’ve definitely entered summer here after some very cool days in the Pacific Northwest. Our snorkeling excursion along the Na Pali Coast yesterday was outstanding! The views along the coast before snorkeling in a sheltered … Continue reading →

We’re staying on Pacific Daylight Time this morning so we can easily get to our 7:30 a.m. snorkeling trip along the Na Pali Coast. Yesterday we explored Hanalei and Hanalei Bay and found Puff – it’s a mountain that comes … Continue reading →