Every house along the water’s edge on Bainbridge Island has its own distinct character and no two are the same. Our morning walk with Dana, Tucker and Dolce was a silvery-blue affair and the sun was already hot, which augured…
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Mount Rainier is considered to be the most dangerous volcano in the world. At a height of 14,411 feet, if it blows, it could even threaten the city of Seattle, which was our destination today. Interstate 5 took us ever further…
Covered bridges have been in Oregon since the pioneers began building them in the mid-1850’s. Built from timber, each was given a roof in order to protect the structure from the elements. Oregon state provided its counties with a standard…
A full day’s driving to Salem lay ahead so we made an early start but not before a good American breakfast and a walk on the beach. The sand is grey here; a bit like BBQ ash when it’s cold…
Oregon is one of those places I’ve wanted to visit most of my adult life so today I had a feeling of apprehension with the prospect of being there at last but being disappointed by the reality of it. It…
Koshi and Jaz brought a sticky bun and rye bread to share at breakfast and we all tucked in: a couple from Barcelona and others from San Diego. Koshi was Hawaiian and lived with Jaz in San Francisco and conversation…
We had been up for 26 hours when we crashed into bed at 11pm (7am UK time) in a San Francisco airport hotel. We had chosen a cheap and cheerful hotel for a single night’s stay to set us up…
We are on the final stage of our Deep South road trip. The journey from New Orleans took a lot longer than we expected due to taking a detour at Pensacola onto the coast road, hoping for a long drive…
To drive from Memphis to New Orleans we crossed the whole state of Mississippi along a very monotonous Interstate 55. The road is pretty much bounded on both sides by trees making an endless corridor of concrete, which stretched on…