Jul 8, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel Washington State
Daniel and I awoke this morning to an overcast sky. Clouds shrouded Lake Easton and droplets of fog filled the air. I shivered as I dug extra layers out of the Rialta to keep warm. But the cloudy weather did not last. Shortly after hitting the road again, the clouds...
Jul 7, 2020 | Road Trip, Travel Washington State
The roar of traffic fills the air as I prop up my feet by the firepit. I can actually see cars whizzing along Interstate 90 from my seat in our campsite. The noise is a jarring counterpoint to the otherwise tranquil setting next to an expansive lake. Daniel and I are...
Jul 6, 2020 | Road Trip, United States Destinations
The day has finally arrived. Today, Daniel and I officially move into our Rialta and begin exploring the United States. We’ve spent the past 5 weeks at a lovely AirBnB in La Conner, Washington – a tiny town with a cute waterfront that I didn’t expect to love...
Jul 4, 2020 | Rialta Motorhome Travel
After my husband Daniel and I purchased our 2000 Winnebago Rialta 22HD in May 2020, we spent the following month turning it into a home. We were about to embark on our great America (socially distant) roadtrip in our Rialta motorhome and wanted it to feel homey...
Jul 2, 2020 | Hiking in the Puget Sound & Islands
The Sugarloaf Mountain Hike is an easy trail nestled in the Anacortes Community Forest. With a roundtrip distance of only 2.5 miles and 890 feet of elevation gain, it’s a great trail for families and children. The second-highest peak on Fidalgo Island, Sugarloaf...
Jul 1, 2020 | Rialta Motorhome Travel
Interested in purchasing a motorhome on Craigslist? My husband Daniel and I purchased our beloved Volkswagen Rialta via Craigslist and it was an unexpectedly harrowing experience. We’ve never owned a motorhome before and had no idea what we were doing. Lucky...
Jun 19, 2020 | Hiking in the Puget Sound & Islands, Travel Washington State
The Padilla Bay Shore Trail is an easy stroll with fabulous views of the Padilla Bay on one side and the picturesque Skagit Valley on the other. The trail follows along top of dike which was constructed where the Skagit River meets the Salish Sea. The path is flat and...
Jun 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Travel, Travel Washington State
Note: I originally wrote this blog post a couple of weeks ago during a storm that knocked out our cell and wifi. When I got back online a few days later, I found a world changed by the brutal killing of George Floyd and global protests against systemic racial...
Mar 31, 2020 | Coronavirus Travel
For the latest status on our recovery from the Coronavirus, check out my COVID-19 Diary. Daniel and I left the cabin yesterday for the first time since I drove him to the clinic to get a test for Coronavirus (COVID-19). I was eager to leave but a little nervous too....
Mar 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Travel
Hello from isolation where Daniel and I are slowly recovering from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Even though we both have relatively mild forms of the virus, it’s taking longer to recover from it than we anticipated. We’re also a bit paranoid about...
