Arches National Park
In the end, we drove about 2000 miles between Seattle and Scottsdale. By US standards that’s not much, but to Europeans a 3200 km trip… Read More »Arches National Park
Through the Back Door
See what I did there? Through. Yes kids, that’s how cavemen spelled thru. If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’ll have seen plenty… Read More »Through the Back Door
A Shortened Cruise
Several of you, my faithful readers, have asked whether we finally took delivery of Étude and whether we were finally cruising. Yes and yes. We… Read More »A Shortened Cruise
Étude – Fini
Yesterday we signed the papers to take ownership of Étude. So we’re done, right? Hop aboard, cast off, and away we go. Not so fast.… Read More »Étude – Fini
Étude – First Sighting in the Wild
Étude was scheduled to begin sea trials (that is, “Is she leaking?”) on August 16th. I don’t know whether that milestone was met. But our… Read More »Étude – First Sighting in the Wild
Road Trip – This and That
We followed Highway 1 along the California coast to Half Moon Bay where we had lunch and encountered the spectacular, shortened VW bus shown above.… Read More »Road Trip – This and That
Big Sur
This post is just a slide show. It begins at Ragged Point at the southern end of the drive and ends at Carmel to the… Read More »Big Sur
La Cuesta Encantada – The Cottages and Kitchens
The three guest houses that make up the “Spanish village” of Hearst’s imagination are like the Three Bears: small, medium and large sizes. We were… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Cottages and Kitchens
La Cuesta Encantada – The Upstairs Suites
If you were lucky enough to be invited to stay at the Castle, you could expect to find yourself in pretty spectacular surroundings. We saw… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Upstairs Suites
La Cuesta Encantada – The Grand Rooms
“This must be a new experience for you to see the grand home of rich people”, I said to the British family joining us on… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Grand Rooms
La Cuesta Encantada – The Visitor Center
Most folks call this monument to tasteful pillaging Hearst Castle but its given name is La Cuesta Encantada, which means The Enchanted Hill. I’m here… Read More »La Cuesta Encantada – The Visitor Center
Itty Bitty Inn
Meet Rik, creator and proprietor of the Itty Bitty Inn in North Bend, Oregon. Although the motel was built in 1950, you can bet it… Read More »Itty Bitty Inn
