In LA we stayed at a quiet county campground in Simi Valley.  It was so quiet in the canyon here that we had no wifi and no cell service.  It’s quite an inconvenience in the 21st century when we’re so used to having them.   We spent two days with our friend, Mark, who I’ve…

We’re still having fun together We went to Multnomah Falls at the Columbia River Gorge in northern Oregon.  In 2019 we traveled here and the parking lot was full so we couldn’t get in.  This time we did and walked up to the mid-point bridge.  The falls are impressive and very tall and the chocolate…

Sunday 7/24-Saturday 7/30 We boarded the ferry with Harvey on Sunday. We really could have departed from Whittier and saved us the first two days of sailing but I was new to the Alaska Marine Highway System and didn’t realize the option.  Our first two days were on more open water to Kodiak Island and…

We arrived in Homer, the last stop on the Alaska part of our trip. At the Visitor’s Center we even got a certificate of completion of the End of the Road, Highway 1. When we got into town we drove to the Homer Spit, a 4.5 mile finger of land that extends from the town…

Our last day in Soldotna, Saturday July 16, we took advantage of a break in the rain to go to a bohemian art fair.