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Osoyoos to Surrey via Rosedale, British Columbia – 7 October 2024

ByDorothy October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

Rosedale, British Columbia7 October 2024 The road from Osoyoos to Rosedale was quite long, and through a number of…

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banff gondola

Hinton to Banff, Alberta – 25 September 2024

ByDorothy October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

We drove the Icefields parkway to the Banff National Park through Jasper.  We had planned earlier this year to…

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Pink mountain

Fort Nelson to Pink Mountain, British Columbia – 17 September 2024

ByDorothy September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

A rather smoky and overcast drive from Fort Nelson to Pink Mountain and also road works along the way….

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Muncho Lake, BC

Watson Lake, Yukon to Muncho Lake, BC – 14 September 2024

ByDorothy September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

The stretch of Alaska Highway to Muncho Lake Provincial Park from Watson Lake was stunning.  So many beautiful mountains…

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Signs forest

Teslin to Watson Lake, Yukon  – 14 September 2024

ByDorothy September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

A short overnight stay in Watson Lake in the same RV site as we stayed on the way back…

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Rainbow on the way to Teslin

Whitehorse to Teslin, Yukon – 13 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

The following day we drove to Teslin. This was a different campsite to the one we had stayed in…

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Dall sheep

Haines Junction to Whitehorse, Yukon – 6 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

We (especially Derek) were looking forward to some relaxation time at the Eclipse Spa again. We stayed in the…

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Yukon travel

Beaver Creek to Haines Junction, Yukon – 6 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

Derek was quite psyched up for the next leg of the journey which was the worst part of the…

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Entering yukon

Tok, Alaska to Beaver Creek, Yukon – 3 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

The road from Tok to Beaver Creek was fairly long but not as bad as we had remembered. The…

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Fast Eddys

Delta Junction to Tok, Alaska – 1 September 2024

ByDorothy September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

The drive from Delta Junction to Tok was very scenic with fields of deep reds and yellows against the…

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Hatchers Pass

Kenai to Houston via Anchorage – 13 August 2024

ByDorothy September 1, 2024

Kenai to Anchorage Back to Anchorage for a couple days to take the RV into an RV shop to…

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Dog Sledding

Anchorage to Seward, Alaska – 31 July 2024

ByDorothy August 10, 2024August 11, 2024

We enjoyed our time in Seward – gateway to the beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward was named for…

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Anchorage

Palmer to Anchorage, Alaska – 28 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The following day we left for Anchorage along a very windy but very scenic road – more towering mountains…

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Matanuska Glacier

Valdez to Palmer, Alaska – 27 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

As we neared the Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Center where we hoped to spend the night, we were presented…

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Columbia Glacier

Copper Center to Valdez – 19 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The road from Copper Center to Valdez was incredible, especially the Thompson pass which is a 2,600 foot high…

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Tok

Beaver Creek, Yukon to Tok, Alaska – 11 July 2024

ByDorothy July 15, 2024

If we thought the road from Haines Junction to Beaver Creek was bad – the road from Beaver Creek…

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Eclipse hot springs

Whitehorse to Takhini Hot Springs, Yukon – 5 July 2024

ByDorothy July 15, 2024

We spent a relaxing Saturday at the Eclipse Nordic hot springs which was a short walk from our campsite,…

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Canoeing

Meziadin Junction to Iskut, British Columbia – 24 June 2024

ByDorothy June 29, 2024

When researching campgrounds along the Stewart-Cassier highway we found a lot of reports of campers arriving at campgrounds only…

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Bear Glacier

Kitwanga to Meziadin Junction, British Columbia – 22 June 2024

ByDorothy June 29, 2024September 15, 2024

Mezadian Lake Provincial Park had some really nice campsites and we were fortunate to get one right on the…

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Kitwanga

Smithers to Kitwanga, British Columbia – 19 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

Kitwanga was a very small town and the starting point of the Stewart Cassiar Highway. The campsite was fine…

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Smithers

Burns Lake to Smithers, British Columbia – 15 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

It’s crazy how we have spent 30 years in British Columbia and yet there are so many places we…

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Quesnel bridge

Lac La Hache to Cariboo, British Columbia – 10 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

We spent Derek’s 63rd birthday in Quesnel, British Columbia at Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park. Quesnel is situated between…

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Lac La Hache

Kamloops to Lac La Hache, British Columbia – 9 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

We continued our drive through the beautiful British Columbia to Lac La Hache, with exceptional scenery through valleys of…

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kamloops valley

Whistler to Vancouver to Kamloops, British Columbia – 5 June 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024

Vancouver, British Columbia 5 June – 6 June, 2024 Back to Vancouver but this time to Peace Arch RV…

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Chocolate cake

Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia – 30 April 2024

ByDorothy June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

The next day we caught the Coho ferry back to Victoria.  The weather was a little chilly but the…

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Willamette smokehouse

Canyonville to Salem, Oregon – 26 April 2024

ByDorothy April 27, 2024May 5, 2024

A fun night when we stayed overnight at the Willamette Valley Smokehouse, one of the Harvest Hosts.  Parking was…

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Butterfly

Nicolaus to Red Bluff, California – 21 April 2024

ByDorothy April 27, 2024April 27, 2024

We were pleasantly surprised with Sycamore Grove Campground which we thought was a private campground. The park is actually…

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Tower bridge

Santa Nella to Nicolaus, California – 19 April 2024

ByDorothy April 27, 2024April 27, 2024

In Nicolaus we stayed in Lake Minden at one of the Thousand Trail parks. A nice campground situated around…

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Santa Nella

Palm Desert to Santa Nella, California – 17 April 2024

ByDorothy April 21, 2024

Castaic, California 16 April 2024 Arrived late at the Castaic RV Park but without incident. This was a decent…

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Palm Desert

Salome, Arizona to Palm Desert, California – 11 April 2024

ByDorothy April 21, 2024April 21, 2024

We said our goodbyes to Arizona and headed for Palm Desert in California. The last time we were at…

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quartzsite

Picacho to Salome, Arizona – 9 April 2024

ByDorothy April 21, 2024

Wagon West RV park where we stayed was close to Quartzsite, Arizona, which is known for its beautiful gems…

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picacho peak

Tuscon to Picacho, Arizona – 6 April 2024

ByDorothy April 21, 2024

We stayed in the Picacho State Park for a couple of days which is based at the bottom of…

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mountains in Carrizozo

Albuquerque to Carrizozo, New Mexico – 25 March 2024

ByDorothy April 1, 2024

Before leaving for Carrizozo, we utilized some of the back roads of Albuquerque to burn in the new brakes….

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Tucumcari

Amarillo, Texas to Tucumcari, New Mexico – 21 March 2024

ByDorothy March 25, 2024March 25, 2024

We stayed overnight at Blaze-In Saddle RV park in Tucumcari, New Mexico.  Next door to where we were parked…

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Veterans bridge

Memphis, Tennessee to North Little Rock, Arkansas – 8 March 2024

ByDorothy March 18, 2024

We spent a couple of days in Little Rock – the capital of Arkansas, in an RV park situated…

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Oak mountain state park

Crawford to Pelham, Alabama – 27 February 2024

ByDorothy March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Our campsite in the Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama was in the Equestrian section with day stables for…

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Tallahassee state capitol

Waldo to Tallahassee, Florida – 21 February 2024

ByDorothy March 10, 2024

What better place to spend our last few days in Florida, then in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida. It…

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gainsville sinkhole

Sebastian to Waldo, Florida – 19 February 2024

ByDorothy February 25, 2024

Our next stop was in Gainsville, Florida where we stayed at a smaller campsite (relative to some of the…

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Turn 2 brewery

Auburndale to Sebring – 7 February 2024

ByDorothy February 11, 2024

We broke up the journey from Auburnville to Miami by staying overnight at Turn 2 Brewery in Sebring. We…

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Camp margaritaville

Tampa to Auburndale – 4 February 2024

ByDorothy February 10, 2024February 11, 2024

One of our not to miss spots this trip was the Camp Margaritaville RV resort in Auburndale, Florida where…

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four Oaks

Weldon to Four Oaks, North Carolina – 21 November 2023

ByDorothy November 26, 2023

As we left Weldon, we saw an amazing cloud formation in the sky. It was an extremely rare cloud…

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Gloucester

College Park, Maryland to Gloucester, Virginia – 17 November 2023

ByDorothy November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

Doswell, Virginia Date: 13 – 16 November 2023 A quick trip down to Doswell, Virginia and a concentration on…

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Painted Elk

Utica, Michigan to Elkhart, Indiana – 4 November 2023

ByDorothy November 26, 2023

With our RV almost ready for collection we made our way, once again back to Elkhart, Indiana where we…

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Detroit

Colchester, Ontario to Utica, Michigan – 2 November 2023

ByDorothy November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

Off to the Staybridge Suites in Utica about a 40 drive from downtown Detroit. We got up early as…

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amherstburg

Battle Creek, Michigan to Colchester, Ontario – 23 October 2023

ByDorothy November 26, 2023

5th time over the border this year but not complaining, good to be in Canada again. After a fiasco…

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Petrolia

Campbellville to Petrolia, Ontario – 11 October 2023

ByDorothy October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

Spent a couple of days staying in the beautiful Lorne C Henderson conservation area. Fantastic place to camp surrounded…

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swans on lake in kingston

St. Philippe de Laprairie, Quebec to Campbellville, Ontario – 8 October 2023

ByDorothy October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

Kingston, Ontario 8 October 2023 Nearly a 4 hour drive to Kingston, Ontario.  A beautiful large campground surrounded by…

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Big Axe

St John to Edmunston, New Brunswick – October 1 2023

ByDorothy October 7, 2023January 17, 2024

Upper Queensbury, New Brunswick Date: 30 September, 2023 We travelled from Rockwood in St John to Upper Queensbury for…

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Halifax

Antigonish to Halifax, Nova Scotia – 24 September 2023

ByDorothy October 6, 2023October 7, 2023

It was a bit of a long drive back to the Halifax KOA from Antigonish and sad as we…

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cabot trail

Brookfield to Baddeck, Nova Scotia – 18 September 2023

ByDorothy October 6, 2023

A fairly long drive up to Baddeck and Bras D’or Lakes campground and the start of our Cabot trail…

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Hiking trail

Halifax to Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia – 7 September 2023

ByDorothy September 16, 2023September 16, 2023

The following morning we left Halifax and made our way to Glen Margaret. Once we were all set up,…

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puffin chair

Gander to Doyles, Newfoundland – 26 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Kings Point, NL – 26 August, 2023 After Gander we moved on to Kings Point, a small town on…

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Gander

St John’s to Gander, Newfoundland – 24 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023

Our next stop was Gander.  We stopped there for 2 nights and on the second day visited Skipper’s Dog…

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Edmunston to Kingsclear, New Brunswick – 20 June 2023

Edmunston to Kingsclear, New Brunswick – 20 June 2023

ByDorothy June 24, 2023June 24, 2023

We moved to Kingsclear, New Brunswick yesterday. The weather had been rainy and overcast for the past few days…

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Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley to Montmagny, Quebec – 9 June 2023

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley to Montmagny, Quebec – 9 June 2023

ByDorothy June 17, 2023June 17, 2023

As it was Derek’s birthday on the 10th, so we decided to leave our RV in the campsite, cash…

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Rigaud to Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec – 7 June 2023

Rigaud to Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec – 7 June 2023

ByDorothy June 17, 2023June 17, 2023

From Montreal we continued East to Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley in Quebec. This village provides panoramic views of Mount Orford, the Katevale…

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Ottawa, Ontario to Rigaud, Quebec – 3 June 2023

Ottawa, Ontario to Rigaud, Quebec – 3 June 2023

ByDorothy June 17, 2023June 17, 2023

Camping Choisy was the closest campground we could find near Montreal which was really the spot we wanted to…

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Freeland, Maryland to New Columbia, Pennslyvania – 14 April 2023

Freeland, Maryland to New Columbia, Pennslyvania – 14 April 2023

ByDorothy April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

New Holland is in Lancaster County which is known as Amish Country. There are over 40,000 Amish people living…

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College Park to Freeland, Maryland – 11 April 2023

College Park to Freeland, Maryland – 11 April 2023

ByDorothy April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

We arrived in Freeland, Maryland on Tuesday, which is the last of the small rural villages in Northern Baltimore…

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Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

ByDorothy April 7, 2023April 14, 2023

The KOA where we were staying was situated in the Shenandoah Valley. This was a very nice campsite surrounded…

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Lowgap, North Carolina to Natural Bridge, Virginia – 29 March 2023

Lowgap, North Carolina to Natural Bridge, Virginia – 29 March 2023

ByDorothy April 7, 2023April 14, 2023

A three hour drive and we had crossed the border from North Carolina to Virginia. I was looking forward…

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Fairplay, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina – 25 March 2023

Fairplay, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina – 25 March 2023

Byadmin March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

We stayed in the Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort which is about 25 minutes from downtown Charlotte. Carowinds is a…

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Stone Mountain to Fairplay, South Carolina – 21 March 2023

Stone Mountain to Fairplay, South Carolina – 21 March 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

From Stone Mountain we made our way a couple of hours north to Fairplay, South Carolina. We have been…

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Delta to Stone Mountain, Georgia – 14 March 2023

Delta to Stone Mountain, Georgia – 14 March 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

We moved to Georgia and stayed at the Stone Mountain Park, Georgia for the next 6 days. As usual,…

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Gulf Shores Alabama to Montgomery – 11 March 2023

Gulf Shores Alabama to Montgomery – 11 March 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

On the way into Montgomery, capital of Alabama, we passed the US Gulf Coast’s tallest building which is the…

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New Orleans to Bay St Louis, Mississippi – 1 March 2023

New Orleans to Bay St Louis, Mississippi – 1 March 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

Mississippi, the Magnolia State, was quite different to New Orleans. It is the birthplace of American blues music, home…

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Scott to New Orleans – 25 February 2023

Scott to New Orleans – 25 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

Coming into New Orleans we passed over the Atchafalaya Basin. The bridge had two parallel bridges that carry Highway…

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Columbus to Baytown – 16 February 2023

Columbus to Baytown – 16 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

The scenery remained green and lush as we moved to Baytown, Texas. Baytown is the location of ExxonMobil’s Baytown…

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Canyon Lake to Columbus – 12 February 2023

Canyon Lake to Columbus – 12 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

As we entered into Columbus the arid vegetation changed to that of lush grass and lots of Oak tree….

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Ingram to Canyon Lake – 11 February 2023

Ingram to Canyon Lake – 11 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

After a restful night we left for Canyon Lake. James Crump, Derek’s work colleague from Province of BC days,…

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Fort Stockton, Texas to Ingram – 10 February 2023

Fort Stockton, Texas to Ingram – 10 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

This was one of the longest trips we have had to date as we ended up in the car…

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El Paso to Fort Stockton – 8 February, 2023

El Paso to Fort Stockton – 8 February, 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

Fort Stockton is a small town located in Pecos County. It is one of the most prolific producers of…

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Silver City to El Paso, Texas – 5 February 2023

Silver City to El Paso, Texas – 5 February 2023

Byadmin March 26, 2023March 29, 2023

We left New Mexico and started the long trek to Texas. Our last stop in New Mexico was Las…

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Gold Canyon to Benson – 17 January 2023

Gold Canyon to Benson – 17 January 2023

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 29, 2023

Benson was a 3 hour drive south, east from Gold Canyon. While we could see impressive mountain ranges on…

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Mesa to Gold Canyon – 3 January 2023

Mesa to Gold Canyon – 3 January 2023

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Canyon Vista RV Resort, a Cal-Am over 55+ resort, was only 35 minutes from Mesa but what a difference…

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Santa Barbara to Desert Center – 18 December 2022

Santa Barbara to Desert Center – 18 December 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We left Rancho Oso and navigated the steep road up the mountain again to get to the road to…

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San Juan Bautista to Santa Barbara – 12 December 2022

San Juan Bautista to Santa Barbara – 12 December 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

The road from Betabel to the Pinnacles National Park was a little challenging as it was very windy with…

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Lodi to San Juan Bautista – 13 November 2022

Lodi to San Juan Bautista – 13 November 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We really enjoyed staying at Betabel in San Juan Bautista. It was very well situated between Monterey and Santa…

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Central Point to Lodi, California – 9 November 2022

Central Point to Lodi, California – 9 November 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We left Central Point, Oregon in sunshine surrounded by the beautiful red, yellow and orange colours of Fall. As…

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Vancouver to Central Point, Oregon – 1 November 2022

Vancouver to Central Point, Oregon – 1 November 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

After an unusually late but long Summer the weather abruptly changed to constant rain and cold temperatures. We hastily…

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Whistler to Vancouver – 16 October 2022

Whistler to Vancouver – 16 October 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 29, 2023

We moved the RV to Peace Arch RV park for what we thought was 3 days, while we returned…

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Garden Bay to Victoria – August 14 2022

Garden Bay to Victoria – August 14 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Leaving Garden Bay we drove down the coast to Gibsons, caught the Langdale ferry to Horseshoe Bay and then…

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Coquihalla to Lake Country – 17 June 2022

Coquihalla to Lake Country – 17 June 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

The following day was one of the longest trips for a while.  It took about 3.5 hours to get…

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Sacramento to Port Angeles, Washington – 19 May 2022

Sacramento to Port Angeles, Washington – 19 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

On our trip down to California we had stayed at Redding RV Park. While there Derek had noticed the JGW…

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Merced River to Sacramento – 17 May 2022

Merced River to Sacramento – 17 May 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We knew we had arrived in a big city again when we entered Sacramento and were stuck in bumper…

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Temecula to Joshua Tree – 25 April 2022

Temecula to Joshua Tree – 25 April 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We booked to stay at JT Sportsman’s Club an RV park said to be close to the Joshua Tree…

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Orangeland to Temecula – 24 April 2022

Orangeland to Temecula – 24 April 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

After a week at Orangeland we were keen to move on again. Our next stop was Rogers Ranch, a…

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Paso Robles to Bakersfield – 17 April 2022

Paso Robles to Bakersfield – 17 April 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Coming into Kern County, Bakersfield we were surprised to see hundreds of Oil pumps scattered across fields on either…

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Lodi to Pacifica – 13 March 2022

Lodi to Pacifica – 13 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

This was a day of challenges. After packing up and preparing the inside for travel I took Jax for…

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Lincoln to Lodi – 11 March 2022

Lincoln to Lodi – 11 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

Lodi was about 1hr 17 from the Bees-z-bees farm so it didnt take long before we checked into Flag…

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Redding to Lincoln – 10 March 2022

Redding to Lincoln – 10 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We were sorry to say goodbye to Lincoln but looked forward to our next Harvest Host adventure. Bee-z-bees was…

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Medford to Redding – 6 March 2022

Medford to Redding – 6 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023January 13, 2024

We have at last entered California and what a way to be greeted. The most magnificent view of Mount…

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Chehalis to Albany, Oregon – 2 March 2022

Chehalis to Albany, Oregon – 2 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

We crossed from Washington into Oregon and made our way to the Albany KOA RV resort. It rained steadily…

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Port Angeles to Chehalis – 1 March 2022

Port Angeles to Chehalis – 1 March 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023January 21, 2024

We left the KOA in Port Angeles and made our way to our first Harvest Host stop – the…

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Victoria to Port Angeles, Washington – 28 February 2022

Victoria to Port Angeles, Washington – 28 February 2022

Byadmin February 8, 2023March 26, 2023

It was very exciting to finally leave for the US. We were a little nervous as to what to…

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