Today turned out not to go as planned, it was a long drive that wasn’t helped by the fact that the very activity we came to do to break up the day turned out to be shut. The weather in Washington state has been as we expected, rather overcast and a few showers. This was …
Day 83 – Seattle, Washington
By the time we arrived back in Tacoma, Washington it was late evening. The time difference between Alaska and this side of the US is currently only and hour, so it’s not half as bad as when we got back from Hawaii, which is a good thing as we have a pretty busy day ahead. We are …
Days 75 to 82 – North Pole, Chena & Fairbanks, Alaska
Flying out from SeaTac Airport in Tacoma, Washington gave yet another new flight experience for me! A night time flight! Although looking down into the darkness below was somewhat scary I appreciated the fantastic views of the lights of the city below. There were a couple of options that we desperately wanted to try in …
Day 74 – Tacoma, Washington
This morning started with an extremely sickly drive both up and down and around a lots of bends, despite the beautiful tree lined roads. After last night’s late arrival and some planning, we have booked our flights to Alaska, it was a difficult decision to decide exactly what we were going to do there. Due …
Day 73 – Cannon Beach, Oregon
After an amazingly scenic day yesterday we were looking forward to seeing what else Oregon has to offer, which as it’s turns out is a lot 🙂 We had an exciting trip planned to a place called Cannon Beach. Cannon Beach is in the top north-west corner of Oregon, and after a three and a …