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Gondola

Halifax, Canada ‐ Jul 21, 2025

+4

Day 308. Leaving Canada

Day 308. Leaving Canada

Woke early to do a last bit of washing. Then took the Bison to the container port. Donned high viz jackets and were escorted past containers stacked high to the shipping handler. Shipping has been fur...
Dartmouth ‐ Jul 20, 2025

+4

Day 307. Halifax

Day 307. Halifax

Morning spent cleaning inside and out. Slightly regretted only cleaning the exterior once in 10 months as the flies were baked on and impossible to remove. Finally managed it to some degree, donated o...
Dartmouth ‐ Jul 19, 2025
Halifax

+2

Day 306. Halifax

Day 306. Halifax

Spent the morning cleaning and the afternoon mooching around thrift shops, followed by a meal out. Have decided we're only cooking breakfast til we leave. On our return a bit more cleaning and packing...
Dartmouth
Dartmouth ‐ Jul 18, 2025

+2

Day 305. To Halifax

Day 305. To Halifax

Set off early and drove about 45 mins to Mather the Shipping agent. Shipping has been slightly delayed. Next drove to a laundrette and did 3 loads of washing including bedding, towels and seat covers....
Dartmouth
Shortts Lake ‐ Jul 17, 2025
Truro
Caribou
Wood Islands
Wood Islands Terminal Building

+5

Day 304. To Nova Scotia

Day 304. To Nova Scotia

Left the campsite after admin, filling , emptying and meandered slowly around the coast road. So peaceful, and sparsely populated. The clapboard houses often have lobster nets stacked outside or boat...
Murray Harbour
Murray River
Gaspereaux ‐ Jul 16, 2025
Montague

Day 303. Montague River

Day 303. Montague and Panmure Beach

Up and off early to Montague to kayak up the Montague river, a tidal estuary. Very hot again, upto 31 today. The kayaks were sit inside ones which felt less stable than the sit on top. Saw some Canada...
Montague
Montague
Montague
Montague
Valleyfield
Montague
Waterside Park
Montague
Montague
Montague
Gaspereaux ‐ Jul 15, 2025

+4

Day 302. To Panmure Beach

Day 302. To Panmure Beach

Leisurely morning, left the campsite at 11ish and drove over to Montague to see if we could reserve some Kayaks for tomorrow. Whilst there stopped for a nice lunch at the marina. Carried on to look a...
46.165547, -62.646559
Georgetown Royalty, Canada
Stanhope ‐ Jul 14, 2025

+2

Day 301. To Prince Edward Island

Day 301. To Prince Edward Island

The only ones in the park up, went and sat at the falls at 7.30am and had it all to ourselves - can't beat wild camping!. Set off for Prince Edward Island National Park, a 4 hour journey through main...
Miramichi
Pabineau Falls ‐ Jul 13, 2025
Campbellton

+3

Day 300. Into New Brunswick

Day 300. Into New Brunswick

Left the peaceful riverside spot and set off on what can be best described as a roller-coaster road through a forest. Passed several silver church roofs ( "tin" or "zinc-coated steel.") This choice wa...
Grand-Métis ‐ Jul 12, 2025
Rimouski

+7

Day 299. Parc National du Bic

Day 299. Parc National du Bic

Very peaceful parking spot and woke thinking we were in France - still very odd hearing French around us. Set off on the incredibly bumpy highway (too bumpy to work on a keyboard at the table). Watche...
Rimouski
Rimouski
Rimouski
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse

Day 298. Quebec City

Left Montréal and drove for about 3.5 hours on the awful Canadian Highway - so uneven, congested and full of road works. Reached Quebec City, parked about 1.5k outside and cycled in along the river. V...
Lévis
Quebec
Quebec

+13

Day 298. Quebec City
Quebec
Louis-Hébert
Quebec
Samuel De Champlain
Quebec ‐ Jul 11, 2025
Quebec
Longueuil
Longueuil
Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges
Musée de l'Oratoire
Café des amis ‐ Jul 10, 2025

+11

Day 297. Montréal
45.502534, -73.594364
Montréal

Day 297. Montréal

Cycled to the Montréal underground station and caught a train to the Jardin Botanique. Wandered around and due to heat frequently stopping to sit in shady spots in the Chinese and Japanese gardens or...
Medicinal plants garden
Jardin d'ombre
Montréal
Longueuil
Les navettes maritimes du Saint-Laurent ‐ Jul 9, 2025

Day 296. Montréal

Left the peaceful riverside spot and set off for Montréal. As soon as we entered Quebec road signs, shop signs etc. were in French - very strange. Got to our campsite by the river at noon and took ou...
River Shuttle

+13

Day 296. Montréal
Longueuil
Blainville
Parc des Pêcheurs
Gatineau ‐ Jul 8, 2025
(Old) Ottawa

+8

Day 295. Ottowa

Day 295. Ottawa

Left the boondock after not much sleep due to being woken up by a 4am phonecall. Drove into Ottowa and headed in by bike. Another very hot day. Walked through the park, around the parliament buildings...
(Old) Ottawa
(Old) Ottawa
Byward Market
(Old) Ottawa
(Old) Ottawa
(Old) Ottawa
(Old) Ottawa
Gatineau
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal ‐ Jul 7, 2025
Prescott
Orleans, United States ‐ Jul 6, 2025

+5

Day 294. Thousand Island Park

Day 294. Thousand Island Park

Left the campsite at around 11 and headed to Thousand Island Park where we hired sea kayaks. The owner kindly suggested we stop for a rest at her own private island, Boomerang. It was very choppy gett...
Sandy Creek

+8

Day 293. To Wellesley Island State Park

Day 293. To Wellesley Island State Park

Left Oswego deciding it was too hot to wait for the parade at 1pm. Instead drove on through lush green countryside and spotted a sign to Oswego County Fair. Stopped for an hour and wandered around the...
City of Oswego ‐ Jul 5, 2025

+7

Day 292. To Oswego

Day 292. To Oswego

After visiting the Niagra water treatment plant to empty waste, crossed the bridge to US border control with a last view of the falls. Next stop was Walmart then Aldi. Drove the scenic (and somewh...
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Canada ‐ Jul 4, 2025

Day 291. 4th July in Niagara Falls

An 8.40am start to the zipline - first time doing this activity. Loved it and awesome views going down but probably the most expensive 60 seconds ever! After breakfast and donning cowboy hats and red...
Luna Island, United States
Niagara Falls, Canada
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls

+13

Day 291. 4th July in Niagara
Niagara Falls ‐ Jul 3, 2025

+8

Day 290. Niagara Falls

Day 290. Niagara Falls

Left the marina car park, stopped for shopping and drove to Niagara and a £5 car park for the night very close to Niagara Falls. Walked to the falls - so spectacular and a phenomenal amount of water f...
Niagara Falls
St. Catharines
Pelham
Lakeshore Park Beach ‐ Jul 2, 2025

+3

Day 289. Toronto to Port Dalhousie

Day 289. Toronto to Port Dalhousie

Morning bike ride in cool temperatures to Queens Quay then to Trillium Park taking a last look at the parks and wonderful Toronto skyline. After filling and emptying the motorhome drove to Port Dalhou...
St. Catharines
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto
Toronto ‐ Jul 1, 2025

+8

Day 288. Canada Day in Toronto

Day 288. Canada Day in Toronto

Woke to find the baseball pitches next to us were filling up with lots of folk and BBQs. Took in the atmosphere in the morning and in the afternoon set off on our bikes to see what Toronto had to offe...
Downtown Yonge
Rogers Centre
Toronto
Moss Park
Toronto
Toronto ‐ Jun 30, 2025

+7

Day 287. Toronto & Blue Jays v New York Yankees Baseball

Day 287. Toronto and Blue Jays v NY Yankees baseball match

A quiet night at the marina. Set off for Toronto and found a great spot near Lake Ontario for £6 a day right by the cycle path. A nice path by the lake cycled past various quays, then to the old town...
Toronto
Mississauga
Hamilton ‐ Jun 29, 2025

+4

Day 286. Lake Ontario and Royal Botanical Gardens

Day 286. Lake Ontario and Royal Botanical Gardens

A good night's sleep in our free parking spot. Set off on the hour long journey to the Royal Botanical Gardens near Hamilton. Spent 4 hours meandering various pleasant gardens including a separate roc...
Burlington
Norfolk County ‐ Jun 28, 2025

+2

Day 285. Lake Erie

Day 285. Lake Erie

Had a relaxed morning in the woodland and set off at about midday. Much cooler. Zigzagged through farmland and into London Ontario. Doesn't have much in common with its namesake apart from lots of str...
London
Lambton Shores ‐ Jun 27, 2025
Pinery Provincial Park
Lambton Shores
Detroit, United States

Day 284. Lake Huron

Day 284. Lake Huron

Woke to another steaming hot day. After a couple of hours of work and filling/emptying motorhome and showering set off for Canada. Satnav took us to the crossing at Point Edward and got through with n...
Birmingham
Detroit ‐ Jun 26, 2025
Detroit

+12

Day 283. Detroit

Day 283. Detroit

A late start. Took an Uber into the centre of Detroit and did a walking tour around the sights and down to the river overlooking Canada. Learnt that the words Detroit and Cadillac were from the French...
Taylor ‐ Jun 25, 2025
Dearborn

+13

Day 282. Ford Museum and Factory

Day 282. Ford Museum and Factory

Set off after a motel breakfast of reconstituted egg and waffles. Hoped to stop at a farmer's market at Ann Arbor but couldn't find a parking space so carried onto Dearborn and the Ford museum and car...
Ann Arbor
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
Portage ‐ Jun 24, 2025

Day 281. Indiana Dunes by Lake Michigan to Kalamazoo

Left the hotel and drove down the magnificent mile in Chicago. Stopped in a Walmart on the South side - couldn't see another white person but did see two cops with guns. Entered Indiana and carried on...
Ogden Dunes

+4

Day 281. Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan to Kalamazoo
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago ‐ Jun 23, 2025

+7

Day 280. Chicago

Day 280. Chicago

An early start. Took the raised train to Lincoln park. Walked about a mile to the wonderful free Zoo. Some great exhibits, especially the gorilla enclosure. At about 1pm the temperature was rising so...
Chicago
Kovler Sea Pool
Chicago
Chicago
The Confluence
Outer Gate
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago Harbor Lock
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago ‐ Jun 22, 2025

+10

Day 279. Chicago

Day 279. Chicago

A great night's sleep with air con. Set off early down the river walk stopping at the river museum (Chicago has 37 moveable bridges), then meandered through Millenium Park to Lake Michigan. Lots of i...
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago ‐ Jun 21, 2025

+9

Day 278. To Chicago

Day 278. To Chicago

Disturbed night due to heat. Crossed the Wisconsin River and set off on another very windy drive and did 80 miles less on a tank of petrol than usual. Got to the windy city at 3ish and felt like a fa...
Chicago
Chicago
DeForest
Wisconsin Dells

Day 277. To Wisconsin Dells

An uncomfortable night due to the heat. Set off via a short detour into Iowa (just to say we've been to that state), then into Minneapolis. Hoped to visit the world's largest ball of twine but it woul...
Austin
Lester
Sioux Falls ‐ Jun 20, 2025

+3

Day 276. To Sioux Falls

Day 276. To Sioux Falls

A peaceful morning sat listening to crickets by the Missouri river whilst Stuart did some marking. Stayed til midday enjoying the last of the cool weather then set off for Sioux Falls with a brief st...
Sioux Falls ‐ Jun 19, 2025
Oacoma

Day 275. Badlands National Park

Woke after a night in a Rapid City shopping mall carpark. First stop was the town of Wall which you'd pass by if it wasn't for its huge drug store (opened in the 30s). It's developed into something of...
Oacoma
Ben Riefel Visitor Center ‐ Jun 18, 2025

+11

Day 275. Badlands National Park
Pinnacles Overlook
Wall
Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center ‐ Jun 17, 2025

+7

Day 274. Wind Cave, Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore

Day 274. Wind Cave and Mount Rushmore

An early start for the hour long drive back to queue for Wind Cave tour tickets and managed to secure some for 8.40am. Largest number of boxwork formations found in a cave. After breakfast by a field...
Custer
Stockade Lake
Grace Coolidge Creek
Wildlife Loop Road
Wildlife Loop Road
Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center
Wildlife Loop Road
Center Lake Road

+6

Day 273. To Custer State Park

Day 273. To Custer State Park

First stop was Mt Moriah cemetery to visit the graves of "Calamity Jane" and "Wild Bill Hickok". Added some Calamity Jane tracks to the playlist and set off through the Black Hills of Dakota. Stopped...
43.682605, -103.468408
Wind Cave National Park
Crazy Horse Memorial
Deadwood ‐ Jun 16, 2025

+9

Day 272. Driving to Deadwood South Dakota

Day 272. To Deadwood, South Dakota

Lovely to wake in a forest glade with a chipmunk sitting on the firepit. Drove through Bighorn forest down to Buffalo with meadows covered in wild flowers. Stopped for a McD breakfast for father's day...
Aladdin
Campground Road ‐ Jun 15, 2025
Buffalo
44.153636, -107.026429
Powder River Pass 2945 m, United States
Ten Sleep ‐ Jun 14, 2025

+4

Day 271. Driving through Wyoming

Day 271. Driving through Wyoming

Had a very good night's sleep in the Walmart car park. Set off, and in 3 hours passed through many different Wyoming terrains - dry grassland, rolling cattle country, through Ten Sleep rocky river val...
Cody

+8

Day 270. To Cody

Day 270. To Cody

After breakfast at Yellowstone Lake drove towards Cody through beautiful terrain which seemed to change every 15 minutes - Sylvan mountain pass, lakes, the Shoshone Forest, rivers and the Buffalo Bill...
Cody ‐ Jun 13, 2025
Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor Center
B Loop
Ranger Station & Overflow Parking
Jenny Lake Overlook
Needles ‐ Jun 12, 2025
Grassy Island
The Trails Camp Store
Oxbow Bend
Jackson Lake Overlook

+10

Day 269. Grand Tetons

Day 269. Grand Tetons

A beautiful morning and set off for the Grand Tetons and Jackson Lake Lookout for breakfast. Saw a flock of pelicans!. Got some bad news so stopped at the Chapel of the Sacred Heart to pray. It could...
B Loop
Slough Creek
Brink of Upper Falls ‐ Jun 11, 2025

+13

Day 268. Yellowstone

Day 268. Yellowstone

Started the day at West Thumb Geyser Basin by Yellowstone Lake. It has bubbling mineral pools of various colours, even in the lake. Dozens of cars parked on the roadside meant a bear sighting and sure...
Uncle Tom's
Grand Loop Road
East Entrance Road
West Thumb Geyser Parking
B Loop
Upper Geyser Bassin trail
Midway Geyser Basin
Mammoth

+11

Day 267. Yellowstone National Park

Day 267. Yellowstone National Park

Set off after shopping at Walmart and a quick drive through Bozeman where the cinema was hosting the "Boz film society ". Drove through lovely mountainous terrain as far as Gardiner (where we stayed i...
Gardiner
Bozeman ‐ Jun 10, 2025
Helena ‐ Jun 9, 2025

+7

Day 266. Glacier and onward

Day 266. Glacier and onwards

An early start to the oddly named "two medicine Lakes". Hoped to rent kayaks here but the wind was picking up so decided on another boat tour after breakfast. Beautiful scenery. Didn't go for a walk...
17th Lane Southwest
Two Med Boat Ticket Booth
Pray Shelter
Camp Store
St Mary Campground A Loop

+8

Day 265. Glacier National Park

Day 265. Glacier National Park

Woke to blue skies which were strangely hazy (we were later told this was due to a wildfire 60 miles away in Lethbridge). Made our way to the "Peace Park" border crossing and we were allowed back in t...
Rising Sun Dock Road
Ptarmigan Dining Room
Crooked Creek Campground, Canada ‐ Jun 7, 2025
Red Rock Canyon Trail
Prince of Wales Hotel
Waterton Park

Day. 264 Waterton Park and Red Canyon

Set off early to secure tickets on the boat tour down Waterton Lake to just past the US border. A very scenic trip with an informative tour guide - did you know a grizzlies claws are 4-6" long? After...
Waterton River, United States
Waterton Park, Canada

+9

Day 264. Lake Waterton and Red Rock Canyon
Crooked Creek Campground

+4

Day 263. To Waterton Lakes National Park
Windflower Avenue ‐ Jun 6, 2025

Day 263. To Waterton Lakes National Park

After a McD breakfast in Fernie, stopped in Sparwood by the world's largest tandem axel truck - used to haul coal. Then a stop at the Frank Slide Centre with history of a huge rockslide killing 100 in...
Highway 5
Bison Paddock Overlook trail
Pincher Creek
Frank
World's Biggest Truck
Fernie

+3

Day 262. To Fernie

Day 262. To Fernie

Passed some bighorn sheep on our way out of the campsite and drove along the Kootenay valley to Columbia lake Lookout for breakfast, then via Skookumchuk to Cranbrook Walmart for groceries and petrol....
Cranbrook ‐ Jun 5, 2025
Radium Hot Springs ‐ Jun 4, 2025

+7

Day 261. Kootenay National Park & Radium Hot Springs

Day 261. Kootenay National Park & Radium Hot Springs

After a brief stop at the hilariously named Lake Minnewanka, set off along route 93 and some stunning mountain scenery, stopping at a waterfall and Radium Hot Springs to try and soak some extremely pa...
51.226617, -115.504189
Banff ‐ Jun 3, 2025
Johnston canyon

+8

Day 260. Bike ride to Johnston Canyon

Day 260. Bike ride to Johnston Canyon

Picked up some electric bikes from the center of Banff and did the 16 mile ride to Johnston Canyon (they close the road to cars for a couple of months in spring to let the animals forage). Passed Verm...
Upper Falls
Johnston Canyon
Banff
Tunnel Mountain Campground
Banff ‐ Jun 2, 2025

+5

Day 259. To Banff

Day 259. To Banff

Watched ground squirrels eating dandelions for a while then set off for Banff to catch a tour to Lake Louise and Morraine Lake which can only be accessed by shuttle. Stopped en route to Banff to watch...
gift shop
Lake Louise Drive
Banff
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake) ‐ Jun 1, 2025

+5

Day 258. To Kicking Horse Campsite

Day 258. To Kicking Horse Campsite

Another long scenic drive past Glacier National Park and the Rogers pass. Got to natural bridge which was a torrent of milky green glacial water then onto Emerald Lake where we spotted a black bear. M...
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)
Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)
Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek) ‐ May 31, 2025

Day 257. To Canyon Hot Springs

Day 257. To Canyon Hot Springs

Long scenic drive to Canyon Hot Springs passing lakes and snow capped mountains. Had a dip in the hot springs and watched humming birds. Rain in the evening.
Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek)
Area E (Eagle River Valley)
Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)

+3

Day 256. To Kamloops

Day 256. To Kamloops

Drove East for 4 hours stopping in Kamloops Walmart for groceries and the Value Village thrift store for some chachki. Then onto a free overnight spot by the South Thompson River.
Kamloops ‐ May 30, 2025
West Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
District of North Vancouver ‐ May 29, 2025

+4

Day 255. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Day 255. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

A walk around treetops and over suspension bridges. Very nicely done.
West Vancouver ‐ May 28, 2025

Day 254. Capilano RV Park

Day 254. Capilano RV Park

Packed and took a shared Uber to the RV park. Managed to park it and connect electrics. Cleaned the motorhome then sat by the pool.
Vancouver

+6

Day 253. Vandusen Botanical Garden and Queen Elizabeth Park

Day 253. Vandusen Botanical Gardens

Took the bus to Vandusen Botanical Gardens where there were flower displays on a Downtown Abbey theme. A really beautiful garden. Then tramped up the hill to Queen Elizabeth Park for sweeping views of...
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver ‐ May 27, 2025
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver

+6

Day 252. Downtown Vancouver

Day 252. Downtown Vancouver

A walk to Gastown to see the steam clock. Onto the Chinese garden (unwittingly through a very dodgy down-and-out area) then past the Olympic Cauldron.
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver ‐ May 26, 2025
Third Beach
Bowen Island
District of North Vancouver

+6

Day 251. Granville Island and whale watch

Day 251. Granville Island and whale watch

Caught the Aquabus to Granville Island which has a nice vibe. Then went on a free whale watch tour (as didnt see any ladt time). It took us around Stanley park, under the Lions gate bridge and past th...
Vancouver ‐ May 25, 2025
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver ‐ May 24, 2025
Canada Place
District of North Vancouver
Grouse Mountain

+5

Day 250. Grouse Mountain

Day 250. Grouse Mountain

Took the bus to Grouse Mountain cable car. At the top there were lots of free activities - chair lift up to a viewpoint, grizzlies, bird of prey and lumberjack shows and beautiful views. Most of the t...
District of North Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver ‐ May 23, 2025

+4

Day 249. UBC, Stephanie's Almer Mater

Day 249. UBC, Stephanie's Almer Mater

Bus ride to Stephanie's Almer Mater, the University of British Columbia for a tour of the campus which is vast and even has a Japanese garden, rose garden, botanical gardens and access to a beach.
Electoral Area A
Electoral Area A
Electoral Area A
Vancouver

Day 248. Stanley Park

A 5 mile walk around Stanley Park and Vancouver's beaches.
Vancouver
Vancouver
Third Beach ‐ May 22, 2025
Beaver Lake
Vancouver
Nine O'Clock Gun
Brockton Point
Vancouver
Totem Poles

+6

Day 248. Vancouver - Stanley Park
Vancouver

+5

Day 247. Qualicum Falls To Vancouver

Day 246. To Qualicum Falls
West Vancouver

Day 247. To Vancouver

Started off the day with a nice walk alongside the Qualicum river looking at the Upper and Lower Qualicum Falls. Then drove to Nanaimo port via a couple of thrift stores. Caught the 2:40 ferry to Vanc...
West Vancouver
Nanaimo ‐ May 21, 2025
Area F (Alberni Highway)

Day 246. Qualicum Falls

A long drive back across Vancouver Island. Stopped at a river viewpoint off Highway 4 for breakfast and then at Port Alberni for thrift shopping and a Walmart. Drove on to Upper Qualicum Falls campsit...
Area D (Sproat Lake) ‐ May 20, 2025
Tofino

Day 245. Walk to the surf beach

Day 245. Tofino

Mostly light rain today so spent a fair bit of time in the motorhome doing marking and admin. Also gave Bison a rough wash - only the second one in 8 months. We walked to the beach south of the campsi...
Tofino
Tofino ‐ May 18, 2025

3 km

+7

Day 244. Walk to Tofino

Day 243. Arriving in Tofino

Day 244. Tofino

As it was a sunny day, ,we decided to walk into Tofino. Crossed three beaches, some headlands and woodland paths. About 5 mile round trip. Saw lots of seaplanes taking off and landing and a sushi bar...
Tofino
Tofino
Tofino ‐ May 17, 2025

Day 243. To Tofino

A 2.5 hour drive NW to the west coast and the town of Tofino. A very scenic drive with snowy mountains and many lakes. Took a short walk on the beach in sunshine and wind. Chilled at the campsite and...
Area F (Alberni Highway)
Qualicum Beach ‐ May 16, 2025

+2

Day 242. Driving towards Tofino

Day 242. Northwards

Slept well on the roadside and set off via a narrow windy road to find a dump station and cash point via a thrift store. North on route 1 (very slow road) through Nanaimo and up to the North Island An...
48.539815, -123.440857
Brentwood Bay

Day 241. Victoria and Butchart Gardens

Had a fairly quiet night on the side road but had disapproving looks from the locals as they passed in the morning - nimbys! Boz went whale watching on a fast boat for three hours but only saw seals a...
Victoria

+11

Day 241. Victoria and Buchert Gardens
Staines Point
Johnstone Reef
Sidney
Stuart Island Airpark, United States ‐ May 15, 2025
Mandarte Island, Canada
Todd Park
Victoria

+7

Day 240. Canada !

Day 240. To Victoria BC

Headed down to Port Angeles to restock and then caught the 2pm ferry to Victoria on Vancouver Island. A smooth crossing. drove around Victoria with stops at the marina and the kids petting zoo. Parked...
Victoria
Victoria
Oak Bay
Oak Bay
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria
Victoria ‐ May 14, 2025
Port Angeles, United States
Port Angeles
Loop C ‐ May 13, 2025
Olympic National Park - Hurricane Ridge

+8

Day 239. Hurricane Ridge

Day 239. Hurricane Ridge

Dropped down out of the park into Port Angeles and then up the long road to Hurricane Ridge at over 5000 feet. Still lots of snow around and magnificent views of Mount Olympia and the other peaks with...
Loop C
Port Angeles
Sol Duc Falls

+6

Day 237. Sol Duc Hot Springs and waterfall

Day 237. Sol Duc Hot Springs

Woke up to a nice view over the lake and drove up the hill to Sol Duc in Olympic Park. They have hot springs, so we went for a nice warm dip in the sulphur smelling pools. It wouldn’t be a spa without...
Port Angeles
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort

+2

Day 238. Sol Duc

Day 238. Sol Duc

Took a 2 mile walk up the river valley until we could get onto the bank and the stones and twigs in the rapids. Some drizzle but the trees kept most of it off and saw some deer towards the end. Were...
Cross Creek ‐ May 11, 2025
Fairholme Campground Road

Day 236. Forks and Crescent Lake

Slept in a bit and didn’t leave campsite until 11:30. Stopped in Forks to get some WiFi and have a brief walk around the town where the Twilight series of films were based. It’s also the wettest town...
Forks ‐ May 10, 2025

+4

Day 236. Forks and Crescent Lake
Campground Loop A ‐ May 9, 2025
Upper Hoh Road

+7

Day 235. Hoh Rainforest

Day 235. Hoh Rain Forest

Drove an hour and a half through forests and by the deserted coast on 101. Every other vehicle is a lorry transporting logs. The road to Hoh Rain Forest reopened yesterday so we drove on it into Olym...
Western redcedar (Thuja plicata)
Amanda Park
World's Largest Spruce
Lake Quinault Lodge
Quinault Loop Trail ‐ May 8, 2025

+6

Day 234. Lake Quinault

Day 234. Lake Quinault

Stopped in Aberdeen for petrol and supplies - saw a very long train honking it’s way slowly through the town centre. Drove about an hour to Lake Quinault in the Olympic National Forest. Hiked along th...
Quinault Loop Trail
Willaby Creek Campground
Lake Quinault Lodge
Aberdeen
Montesano ‐ May 7, 2025

+5

Day 233. To Lake Sylvia

Day 233. To Lake Sylvia

Started the day by having a wander around the Lewis and Clark exhibit in the park which tells the stood the first non-native crossing of the USA and ended near cape disappointment. Discovered a leak i...
Raymond
Battery Harvey Allen ‐ May 6, 2025
Long Beach
Ilwaco
Waikiki Beach

+8

Day 232. Cape Disappointment

Day 232. Cape Disappointment

Had a quite disturbed ight in our aunt - traffic including noisy lorries throughout the night, so woke early. Drove on to Astoria for some shopping and inverter fuses and then crossed the Astoria-Me...
Warrenton
Oregon Coast Highway
Cannon Beach ‐ May 5, 2025

+7

Day 231. Cape Mears to Cannon Beach

Day 231. Tillamook

A nice night at Cape Lookout park and we drove to Cape Mears (named after an English fur trader) to see the diddy lighthouse and candelabra Sitka pine tree. Then onto to Tillamook to visit the cheese/...
Tillamook
Octopus Tree
Cape Lookout Campground
Cape Lookout Trail ‐ May 4, 2025

Day 230. Cape Lookout

A sunny Star Wars Day. Headed off highway 101 to Cape Kiwanda where they have a large sand dune and a long beach which we walked for a long way. Drove further North to Cape Lookout trail. We walked th...
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area

+9

Day 230. Cape Kiwanda to Cape Lookout
Lincoln City

+8

Day 229. To Lincoln City
Lincoln City
Lincoln City ‐ May 3, 2025

Day 229. To Lincoln City

Drove back to Yaquina lighthouse in better weather but all the birds were gone - two bald eagles sitting in a tree seemed to have scared them off. Walked down to the rock pools and saw many resting se...
Newport
Newport

Day 228. Newport

Headed a little North to Newport. It has a lovely working harbour and we walked around looking at shops and the boats for a couple of hours. Also spent some time listening and looking at the sealions...
Newport ‐ May 2, 2025

+6

Day 228. Newport
Newport
Beachside State Recreation Site ‐ May 1, 2025
Cape Perpetua Lookout Road

+7

Day 227. Cape Perpetua

Day 227. Seals, whales and beaches

Drove north to the sealion caves. They have an elevator that takes you down the the biggest natural sea cave in USA where seals and sea lions come to rest. Also loads of elephant seals, sea lions and...
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center
Oregon Coast Highway
"E" Loop
South Jetty County Park ‐ Apr 30, 2025
Sandland Adventures

+8

Day 226. Oregon Dunes

Day 226. Oregon Dunes Recreational Area

Headed North and stopped at John Dellenback Trail for a mile loop walk into the large sand dunes. Then on to a dune buggy place where we rode a large buggy over the dunes and on the beach. Really diff...
Lakeside
Bastendorff Beach ‐ Apr 29, 2025

+5

Day 225. Cape Arago and Bastendorff Beach

Day 225. Cape Arago

Stayed fairly near the campsite today. Drove to the Botanical Gardens at Shore Acres State Park which sed to be the home of a timber baron - spectacular views from where the mansion used to be. Lots o...
Big Creek
Viewpoint path ‐ Apr 28, 2025

Day 224. North to Cape Arago

Whilst packing up the motorhome, we saw a chipmunk and a hummingbird - small animals are nice. Drove north looking for petrol and stopped at Cape Blanco to look at the lighthouse (2nd most western poi...
Bandon
Clifside trail
Oregon Coast Highway

+6

Day 224. Cape Blanco, Brandon to Cape Arago

+5

Day 223. Oregon Coast to Humbug State Park
Oregon Coast Highway ‐ Apr 27, 2025
Gold Beach
Windy Point
Natural Bridge
Oregon Coast Trail

Day 223. Into Oregon

Left California after 2 weeks and rove north into Oregon. The state has a huge number of state parks along the coast which will mean many stops! Today we visited Natural Bridge (an arch in the sea), A...
Bow Lane
Crescent City
Grove of Titans

Day 222. Jedediah Smith Redwoods

Had a nice lie in and then drove to the redwoods in Jedadiah Smith Park. Walked the half mile loop around Stump Grove with a short detour to the river. Then drove the dirt road to walk the Mill path t...
Bow Lane ‐ Apr 26, 2025
Crescent City

+8

Day 222. Jedediah Smith Redwoods

Day 221. To Crescent City

Drizzle for most of the morning and into early afternoon but drove up to Lady Bird Johnson Grove in the Redwoods National Park an walked around a lovely grove of trees. Then down to the lower level an...
41.684797, -124.108769 ‐ Apr 25, 2025
False Klamath Cove, United States
Redwood Highway

+6

Day 221. To Crescent City
Lady Bird Grove Trail
Bald Hills Road
Bald Hills Road
Redwood Trails Lane
Trinidad ‐ Apr 24, 2025

+2

Day 220. Eureka to Trinidad

Day 220. To Trinidad

Left our campsite to drive North. Bit damp in the morning and did a shot walk around the Redwoods Wildfowl sanctuary but not much to see in the way of birds. Then drove into Eureka to look at the old...
Eureka
Avian Hunters
Headquarters/Visitor Center Parking
Burlington Campground Loop ‐ Apr 23, 2025

+6

Day 219. Humboldt Redwoods
Lower Bull Crk Flats Road
Big Trees Loop Trail

Day 219. Redwoods state park

Had a nice lie in as we didn’t have to change sites. Drove to big tree loop and walked over a river via a fallen redwood to see Big tree and Flat Iron tree. 13 of the 100 tallest redwoods in this grov...
Burlington Campground Loop ‐ Apr 22, 2025

+4

Day 218. Humboldt Redwoods
Founders Tree
Founders Tree

Day 218. Redwoods State Park

Spent the day in the Redwoods State Park along Avenue of the Giants. Firstly a couple of walks around Founders Grove and Mahan Loop. Some massive Redwoods both standing and fallen. Saw some of the sam...
Dyerville Giant
Mahan Plaque Trail
Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan
Founders Tree
Redwood Highway
Redcrest

+3

Day 217. Drive to Humboldt Redwoods

Day 217. To the Redwoods

A bit of a noisy night with local kids using the field as a race track. Left mid morning and stopped in Redding for food and petrol. Drove route 299 westwards to the coast. The road follows the Trinit...
40.909641, -124.053597
Redding
Brady Court ‐ Apr 19, 2025

+5

Day 216. Red Bluff Rodeo

+5

Day 215. Red Bluff Rodeo

Day 216. Red Bluff Rodeo

Another day at the Rodeo. They had the finals and also a fancy dress bare back competition - won by kid rock. Back at the motorhome I finally got around to connecting the inverter and changing the pow...

Day 215. Red Bluff Rodeo

Another day at the rodeo.
Wintun Road ‐ Apr 18, 2025
Woodland
Sacramento

+10

Day 214. Old Sacramento

+7

Day 213. To Sacramento past La Grange

Day 214. Sacramento and Rodeo

Had a good nights sleep on the street (still weird that people think they own the street outside their house) and left to get propane. Stopped to look at the capitol building and gardens with loads of...
Sacramento
Longhorn Street
River Bend Park
COLUMBIA ‐ Apr 17, 2025
COLUMBIA

Day 213. Gold rush towns

Had an undisturbed night in the roadside and left to head north via Aldi. Drove into the hills where the California gold rush started in the mid 1800s, and past La Grange where we watched a rodeo 8 ye...
La Grange Road
Clovis
Big Stump Meadow ‐ Apr 16, 2025

+7

Day 212. King's Canyon
Big Stump Meadow
Mark Twain Stump
Big Stump Meadow
General Grant Trail

Day 212. Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Drove up the windy road to 7300 feet again and stopped for breakfast at Lost Grove under some majestic sequoias. Then on to Kings Canyon and the General Grant Tree which is the second (or third depend...
RV Parking
North Grove Trail
North Grove Trail
General Grant Trail
Campsites 1-28
Horse Creek Recreation Area
Sequoia Shuttle ‐ Apr 15, 2025
McKinley Tree
Sherman Tree View

+7

Day 211. Sequoia National Park

Day 211. Sequoia national park

Left the campsite by 8 and drive an hour up some very windy roads into sequoia park- climbed over 6000 feet. Stopped first at the Big Trees Grove where they have lots of large sequoia around a meadow....
Sequoia Shuttle
Horse Creek Recreation Area
Horse Creek Recreation Area ‐ Apr 14, 2025

+4

Day 210. Visalia

Day 210. Visalia

A bit of a wasted day today. Hung around the supermarket area until about 10:30 and then the mall for an hour. Went to pick up our rental car at 12 but they had no car and told us to come back at 3. H...
Visalia

Day 209. Around the Sierras

Took the long drive around the south of the Sierra Nevada mountains. As soon as we created the top, the scenery changed to green and grassy rather than dry - rain shadow effect I guess. The railway cr...
Visalia ‐ Apr 13, 2025

+3

Day 209. Drive to Visalia
Olive Drive
California City
36.062383, -117.902195
36.04757, -117.945664, United States ‐ Apr 12, 2025
Olancha
36.419127, -117.836073
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, United States
Mars Hill
Desolation Canyon Trail
Artist's Palette

Day 208. Death Valley

Woke early and left the hotel with the sunrise at 6:30. Drove west to Death Valley national Park where the temperature got to 96. Walked the badwater salt flats at 280 feet below sea level, drove arti...
Artists Drive
Badwater
Furnace Creek
Pahrump

+10

Day 208. Death Valley to Olancha
Circus Circus Las Vegas West Tower ‐ Apr 10, 2025

+7

Day 207. Las Vegas

Day 206. London to Las Vegas

Day 206. Back to Vegas

Had a good flight back to Vegas - a block of four seats for just the two of us. Motorhome was waiting for us and we grabbed a Denny’s on the way to Circus Circus hotel for the night. Had a brief walk...
Paradise ‐ Apr 2, 2025

+3

Day 205. Bristol, Swindon, Oxford, London

+4

Day 204. Chepstow to Bristol via Slimbridge

Day 203. Swindon to Chepstow

Day 202. Stanton and Swindon

+4

Day 201. Raglan, Skenfrith and Crick

Day 199. London to Swindon

Day 198. Las Vegas to London

Days 199 to 205. UK

In the UK.

Day 198. Leaving for the uk.

Spent the morning cleaning the motorhome and packing for the trip home. Around 2pm we parked Bison up in the oversize parking at Las Vegas airport and caught the 5:05 BA flight to the UK.
Paradise ‐ Apr 1, 2025

+4

Day 197. Las Vegas Ice Hockey Match

+6

Day 196. Las Vegas

+4

Day 195. Las Vegas

Day 207. Las Vegas

Spent most of the morning at the garage getting the new brake pads and discs fitted to the motorhome. Hopefully these will see us through the remainder of the trip. Picked Boz up from the north end of...

Day 197. Vegas

Spent most of the day at the garage getting the brakes checked. They need new pads and discs, and can’t source them in the USA, so I will have to look at bringing them back from the UK next week. In t...
Paradise

Day 196. Las Vegas

Headed out to find a prospective brake dealership and Ev dump site - both located and will visit them tomorrow. Slent a good 15k steps exploring the north end of the strip at the VenezIa, Palazzio, Wy...
Fall of Atlantis Show
Paradise
Paradise ‐ Mar 31, 2025
Paradise
Gondola Rides at the Venetian

Day 195. Vegas and the sphere

Drove around the south east of Vegas looking at thrift stores for bargains. Stopped at a Denny’s for dinner in Mother’s Day. In the evening we walked to the Sphere and watched the film inside. Great i...
Paradise
Paradise
Henderson ‐ Mar 30, 2025
Henderson
Paradise

Day 200. Swindon, Minehead and Chepstow
Paradise

+8

Day 194. To Las Vegas

Day 194. To Vegas

Had a leisurely departure from Zion and stopped a few times for shopping and supplies. Some magnificent scenery with steep cliffs following the Virgin river. Lots of Joshua trees along the way and als...
Fleet Street ‐ Mar 29, 2025
Springdale ‐ Mar 28, 2025
Riverside Walk Trailhead

Day 193. Zion

Put the bikes on the front of the e park bus and ride it up to the top of the canyon so we could ride back down the 8 miles. Lovely ride with stops at the Lodge and a beach near the sentinels. Grabbed...
Springdale ‐ Mar 27, 2025

+4

Day 193. Zion on a bike

+6

Day 192. Zion, the narrows
The Grotto
Virgin River

Day 192. Zion

Caught the park bus all the way up the canyon to stop 9 and then walked the 1.2 mile path to the start of the Narrows. Box walked across the river (unsteadily without a stick) and a. It further. Most...
Zion Canyon Scenic Drive
Springdale ‐ Mar 26, 2025

+3

Day 191. To Zion National Park

Day 191. To Zion

Left Lake Powell around 10 and drove for three hours westwards through canyonlands and into Utah. Rocky and dry for most of the journey. Bought some firewood on the way and got to our national park ca...
Hurricane
County Highway 239
Wahweap
LeChee ‐ Mar 25, 2025

Day 190. Upper Antelope Canyon

Woke to a clear sunny morning and after enjoying the luxury of electricity, we stopped off at Lake Powell to sunbathe for an hour. Stopped at the Vlen Canyin Damn visitor centre to see how they built...
Page

+8

190. Upper Antelope Canyon and Lake Powell

Day 189. To Horseshoe Band and Lake Powell

Started the day by doing Laundry and other admin before leaving the campsite around 11. Drove towards the east exit from the park, stopping at Canyon viewpoints for breakfast and sightseeing. A long s...
Western Navajo Agency ‐ Mar 24, 2025

+4

189. To Page via Horseshoe bend
Horseshoe Bend Parking
Horseshoe Bend Viewpoint
Horseshoe Bend Parking
Desert View
Moran Point access road
Grand Canyon Village ‐ Mar 23, 2025
Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village

+4

188. Grand Canyon walk
Grand Canyon Village

Day 188. Grand Canyon

A lazy morning and moved the motorhome to its new pitch, one along from the current one. Caught the bus to the visitor centre and then walked slowly the 2.5 miles to the village, stopping at many view...
Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village
Hermits Rest Viewpoint

Day 187. Grand Canyon

Mooched around in the morning as we waited for 11am so we could move Bison to the new pitch - 3 nights on 3 different pitches. Then cycled to the road/trail out to Hermit Point. A 9 mile ride with ups...
Grand Canyon Village ‐ Mar 22, 2025

+6

Dsy 187. Grand Canyon bike ride
Grand Canyon Village
Grandeur Point

+8

Day 186. Flagstaff to Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Village ‐ Mar 21, 2025
Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village
Flagstaff

Day 186. To The Grand Canyon

Another nice night’s sleep and drove the interstate to Flagstaff. Had an iHop breakfast and then Walmart and petrol stops. The road to the Grand Canyon tops out at 7300 feet and is surrounded by pine...
Beaver Creek Road

+9

Day 185. Bell rock vortex and Slide rock
Slide Rock Trail ‐ Mar 20, 2025
Courthouse Vista
Bell Rock

Day 185. Sedona

Awoke at 7:00 so we could get to Bell Rock trail head and find a parking space. People start hiking early around here. Hiked up a long way with rock scrambling and then sat in the warmth of the sun lo...
Courthouse Vista
Speedway
Sedona

+7

Day 184. Cathedral Rock Vortex and chapel
Sedona
Sedona ‐ Mar 19, 2025
Sedona

Day 184. Sedona

A good night’s sleep and headed off through Sedona to try to get to Cathedral Rock trail. Seems that Sedona doesn’t like RVs as nowhere would let us park but luckily found a parking spot on a road. Cy...
Sedona
Cathedral Rock Vortex
Sedona
Sedona
Forest Service Rd 761B

+9

Day 183. Boynton Vortex Sedona
Aerie Trail ‐ Mar 18, 2025

Day 183. Sedona

Woke to ice outside so I guess it must have been below freezing at 7000 feet. Drive down the windy hill road to Jerome for breakfast with a view. Then into Sedona and a walk up the Boynton Trail to th...
Jerome State Historical Mine Park Museum
AZ 89A
Prescott ‐ Mar 17, 2025

+6

Day 182. To Prescot and Mingus Mountains

Day 182. Prescott and beyond

A quiet night in the BLM land and we drove out towards Prescott on Rt 89. The town had some old Victorian houses and had a wealthy feel to it. I’ve drive over winding roads to 6000 feet. Got propane,...
Congress Cemetery

+8

Day 181. Phoenix to Wickenburg
Wickenburg ‐ Mar 16, 2025

Day 181. Phoenix to Wickenburg

Started the day by feeding all of the different animals at the farm and then tried scrambled turkey eggs for the first time - a lot harder to crack than chook eggs. Drove west via goodwill, grocery an...
Mesa
Mesa
Phoenix ‐ Mar 15, 2025

+11

Day 180. Phoenix Botanical Gardens

Day 180. Phoenix Botanical Gardens

Headed into downtown Tucson to see what it was like - deserted! Then north on I10 to Phoenix. Stopped for 4 hours at the excellent botanical gardens. Loads of different sections and thousand of cacti....
Tucson
West Valencia Road
Tucson ‐ Mar 14, 2025

+8

Day 179. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Desert Loop

Day 179. Arizona saguaro museum

Had a really quiet night and set off through the Tuscan Mountain Park ( loads of cacti) to the desert museum. Lots of cacti, desert animals, humming birds, reptiles and birdlife. Spent about 4 hours i...
West Valencia Road
Tucson ‐ Mar 13, 2025

+9

Day 178. Saguaro National Park and Air Museum

Day 178.. Saguaro National Park

Got woken early by a generator and road noise. Sorted some admin and then drove to Saguaro national park. Did the 8 mile loop and some short hikes to look at the amazing cacti. Went on to the air muse...
Loma Verde Trailhead
Tucson
Tombstone ‐ Mar 12, 2025

+13

Day 177. Chiricahua National Monument and Tombstone
McNeal
Bonita Canyon Drive

Day 177. Chiricahua and Tombstone

Quite a noisy night due to proximity of I10, so left earlyish and headed south west towards the mountains. Sat Nav took us over 8 miles of unsealed roads which shook the Motorhome a lot and required a...
Lordsburg
Restroom ‐ Mar 11, 2025
La Cueva

Day 176. Organ Mountains

Had a lovely night's sleep by the lake and had a nice coffee in the sunshine to start the day. Drove the 40 miles back towards Las Cruces and turned off to explore the Organ Mountain Park with a short...
Restroom
La Cueva Trail

+6

Day 176. New Mexico
Holloman Lake Dam ‐ Mar 10, 2025
Loop Drive

+8

Day 175. White Sands National Park

Day 175. White Sands National Park

Left the driveway and stopped at a couple of Goodwill stores on the way to Las Cruces. Then drove the straight highway 50 miles to White Sands Park. Loads of gypsum based sand dunes sparkling bright w...
Paseo Del Norte Plaza
Linden Tree Court
El Paso ‐ Mar 9, 2025

+5

Day 174. Long drive to El Paso

Day 174. To El Paso

Had a peaceful night's sleep and took our morning coffee to say hello to the chickens and kangaroo. Spotted some Javalinas on the way out and after stopping for petrol, we drove the 3.5 hours to El Pa...
César Chávez Border Highway
Fort Hancock
Rim Road
Alpine ‐ Mar 8, 2025

+5

Day 173. Drive to Alpine and farm stay

Day 173. North to Alpine

Reluctantly left Big Bend. Read more about the desert plants and how they cost seeds in chemicals to stop them germinating unless enough rain falls to wash away the coating. Also some release poison t...
29.294325, -103.494019
Boquillas Crossing Port of Entry

+6

Day 172. Rio Grande Village
Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico ‐ Mar 7, 2025

Day 172. Mexico

Woke to see some deer and a beautiful blue sky. Drove down from the mountains and south to Rio Grande Village. Decided to pop into Mexico via the crossing to Boquillas village which consists of a 20 s...
Boquillas Crossing Port of Entry, United States
Chisos Basin Campground ‐ Mar 6, 2025
Window View Trail
Chisos Basin Campground

+7

Day 171. Scenic drives through Big Bend

Day 171. Big Bend

A quiet night’s sleep and whilst filling water, etc. we saw a road runner and groundhog/prairie dog. The cows around here wander freely across from Mexico. Drove slowly back to the Chisos Basin for an...
Trap Mountain
Cottonwood Campground - group site
Santa Elena Canyon Trail

+8

Day 170. Big bend scenic drive and trail

Day 170. Big Bend

Descended from the Chisos Basin campground and drove the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, stopping at an old ranch and some viewpoints. Took the 1.5 mile loop to Burro Mesa to look at a canyon wall. At the...
Santa Elena Canyon Trail
Santa Elena Canyon Trail
Window Trail Trailhead ‐ Mar 4, 2025

+7

Day 169. Drive to Big Bend National Park
Sanderson

Day 169. To Big Bend

A very windy night and morning with advisory messages for high sided vehicles. We left around 12:30 and fought the winds for the first 80 miles. The scenery got drier as we headed west and after two s...
Park Road 67 ‐ Mar 3, 2025

Day 168. Westward to Seminole Canyon

Sort of hassled off our kerbside spot by another camper this morning - weirdest Boondocker who treats the road as their property. Topped up Gas, Petrol, water, etc. and headed west on route 90. Land g...
Governors Landing Dispersed Camping

+4

Day 168. Route 90 to Seminole Canyon
San Antonio
San Antonio ‐ Mar 2, 2025

+7

Day 167. San Antonio
The Alamo

Day 167. San Antonio

Left Cracker Barrel and stopped a laundromat to do some laundry. Then into the centre of town to visit the Alamo. Nicely presented and reminds you of how recent the history is - it was only in 1836 th...
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
Specht Road
San Antonio ‐ Mar 1, 2025
River Walk

Day 166. San Antonio

Woken by cockerels and cows - a nice start to the day. Left the animals and drove the hour or so into downtown San Antonio. Walked the river path into the city - a nice path which kind of felt like be...
San Antonio

+10

Day 166. San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio
29.416135, -97.649206 ‐ Feb 28, 2025
Schulenburg, United States

Day 165. Through East Texas

A quiet night and left topped up with electric to head west. Drove through downtown Houston to see if we recognised anywhere from out 8 weeks here 40 years ago - we didn’t! Onwards towards San Antonio...
Houston

+12

Day 165. Through Houston to Gonzalez
Rice Lane
Tarpon Avenue ‐ Feb 27, 2025

+8

Day 164. Holly beach and into Texas

Day 164. Holly Beach and into Texas

Headed out from Lafayette and stopped for Groceries, to empty and refill waters and then hit a one hour queue on the I-10. Stopped at a small diner to get some Boudin and Cajun Cracklin (excellent por...
Sulphur
Lafayette
New Iberia ‐ Feb 26, 2025
Jungle Gardens
Buddha Statue
Tobasco Factory and Visitor's Center

+9

Day 163. Lake Martin Swamp and Avery Island Tobasco Factory

Day 163. Around Lafayette

Started off by driving to Lake Martin and boarded a skiff for a 90 minute tour of the lake. Saw lots of Bald Cypress trees, turtles, small gators and bird life. Very informative guide and a sunny day...
Lafayette
Lafayette

Day 162. Louisiana

Drove north from the plantation to St Francisville which had some nice houses but not quite as portrayed in Lonely Planet. Interesting history about its reliance on the Mississippi in the 1800s. South...
Lafayette ‐ Feb 25, 2025

+8

Day 162. St Francisville - Baton Rouge - Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Saint Francisville
The Great River Road Museum ‐ Feb 24, 2025

+7

Day 161. Oak Alley Plantation
Vacherie

Day 161. Plantations

Left in drizzle and crossed the Mississippi on a high bridge before stopping for some supplies. Drove down to Barataria Preserve to do a short boardwalk walk through the swamps. No gators. About a mil...
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Visitor Center
Visitor Center Trail
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Visitor Center
Gretna
Lance Street
New Orleans ‐ Feb 23, 2025

+7

Day 160. New Orleans

Day 160. New Orleans

It rained today! We drove down Charles street through the Garden District to see some of the older houses. Very impressive. Parked up in the French quarter waiting for the rai. To stop but it didn’t,...
New Orleans
New Orleans
Lance Street
New Orleans ‐ Feb 22, 2025

+9

Day 159. New Orleans
New Orleans

Day 159. New Orleans

Spent the day watching different Krews parade through New Orleans. We started off in one spot but found it better to wander down the parade route as it was quite often stopped. Caught/collected loads...
New Orleans

+7

Day 158. New Orleans

Day 158. New Orleans

A good night’s sleep at Cracker Barrel and went to Eddies Wreckers for a propane top up - cold weather uses much gas! Drove into New Orleans and parked up near a park about 5 minutes from Bourbon Stre...
New Orleans
Gretna
Missisippi River General Anchorage
New Orleans
New Orleans ‐ Feb 21, 2025
Slidell

+5

Day 157. Along the Gulf Coast
Bay Saint Louis ‐ Feb 20, 2025

Day 157. Through Mississippi

Left our church car park mid morning and stopped briefly at a wildlife reserve after crossing into Mississippi. Then into Pascagoula to stop ina park and walk along the rickety pier into the gulf of A...
Gulfport
Biloxi
Pascagoula
Pascagoula
Pascagoula Beach Park
Mobile
30.675856, -88.140873
Mobile, United States ‐ Feb 19, 2025

+8

Day 156. Into Alabama

Day 156. To Alabama

Left our boon docker driveway around 10 and planned to go to the airforce museum in Pensacola but if you are foreign, you aren’t allowed in without a US resident. So drove scenic bluff highway instead...
Loxley
Gull Point
Pensacola
Gulf Breeze
Constellation Drive
Kitty Hawk Circle
Navarre
Henderson Beach Road ‐ Feb 18, 2025

+2

Day 155. Henderson Beach State Park

Day 155. West across the Panhandle.

Had a quiet night at the lavender farm and left to head west. A nice drive along the coast and stopped at Henderson state park for walk along the beach. Very white silica sand which squeaked under foo...
Henderson Beach Road
Panama City Beach
Southport ‐ Feb 17, 2025

+7

Day 154. Driving along Florida Panhandle to Lavender Farm
Mexico Beach
Magnolia Bluffs

Day 154. Panhandle coast

Left the nice small holding after chatting to the lady about wildlife and farming - did you know Americans call tadpoles pollywogs?! Drove into Monticello to look at three old town and then south to t...
Bald Point Road
Phelps ‐ Feb 16, 2025

+4

Day 153. Orlando to near Tallahassee via Silver Springs

Day 153. North to the Panhandle

Had a good nights sleep in the airport car park and drove out through the never ending sprawl of Orlando, stopping for groceries and petrol. Bit overcast and when we got to Sulver Springs, the heavens...
Northeast 55th Avenue
29.168589, -81.640927
Orlando, United States

Day 152. Montrose - Dallas - Orlando
Orlando

Day 152. Back to Orlando

After a shower and breakfast we said goodbye to Jo the cat and left Ouray in the snow and drove to Montrose for our flight back to Florida. Said goodbye to Heather and Lincoln at the airport and had p...
Dallas ‐ Feb 15, 2025
Montrose
38.083217, -107.697755 ‐ Feb 8, 2025

+8

Day 151. Last day in Ouray

Day 150. In the house doing chores

Day 151. Ouray

Had a reasonable amount of snow overnight an it continued through the morning. rove (slowly) to the Hot Springs and sat in 100 degree water whilst the snow came down - cool. The sun broke through abou...

Day 150. Ouray

Spent the day tidying the house and cleaning the car in readiness for Lincoln and Heather returning tomorrow. The forecast is for heavy snow overnight, so we will see how clear the roads are tomorrow...

Day 149. Ouray

Woke to a light dusting of snow and -16F. Waited for the sun to breakthrough and did a short walk in the snow/ice near the river. Then back to the hot springs for a 2 hour soak.

Day 147. Ouray

Spent the day around the house doing chores, catching up on admin and making pizzas.

Day 146. Around Ouray

Left fairly early in the morning and stopped for a short (icy) walk up to Cascade Falls in the town. Then walked to Box Canyon falls which thunder through a gorge. They've built some good access walkw...
Telluride

+16

145. Telluride
Telluride

Day 145. Telluride

Started off the day watching Wales lose to Italy in the rugby:( Drove the 1 hour to Telluride today. It's a picture postcard US Main street in a valley with steep runs down from the top of the mountai...
Mountain Village
Telluride
Ouray Hot Springs Pool

+2

149. Hot Springs again

Day 148. Ouray

Started the day off with an hour long call regarding Zoe an her transitions plan after Foxes - lots of unknowns. Drove into Ouray and walked the main street and it's shops. They have plaques showing w...

Day 144. Ouray Hot Springs

We were ging to drive to Telluride today but woke up aching too much from the previous day's snow shoeing. Drove to the Hot Springs instead and luxuriated for 2.5 hours in the mineral water and sunshi...
38.083331, -107.697722 ‐ Feb 6, 2025
Ouray

147. Ouray

+12

Day 146. Cascade falls, Box Cañon, Nordic skiing and Ice climbing

144. Ouray Hot Springs

+5

143. Snow shoeing Ouray
Ouray

+2

148. Ouray & Hot Springs
Portland Creek

Day 143. Ouray - snow shoeing

Drove up to the south of Ouray and parked below the Portland Trail. Donned our snow shoes and "walked" a mile uphill into the forest and amphitheater area. Heart rates up to 152 but really worthwhile...
Ouray
38.08333, -107.697721
Million Dollar Highway

Day 142. Ironton

Decided to try cross country skiing today, so drove up to Ironton where they have prepared tracks. We skied (or mostly fell over in Stuart’s case) for 2 miles through trees and past the old mine build...
38.083327, -107.69772 ‐ Feb 5, 2025
South Rim Visitor Center ‐ Feb 4, 2025

+4

Day 141. Black Canyon and Montrose Shopping

Day 141. Black Canyon Park

Had a phone call with HH regarding the new trailer and did some photo album updates before heading out north. Went to Black Canyon Park which is a narrow 2000 feet deep canyon. Spectacular but also qu...
38.083224, -107.697776 ‐ Feb 3, 2025
Million Dollar Highway

+8

Day 142. Ironton Park Nordic Trail and Ouray Hot Springs

+7

Day 140. Ouray

Day 140. Ouray

Had a chilled morning around the house, making phone calls and looking after Jo. Drove through Ouray and up the first 6 miles of the Million Dollar Highway to Ironton - named after the Gold and Silver...
38.083324, -107.697741

Day 139. Ouray

Spent the day in and around the house getting familiar with everything an getting to know Jo. She seems to have settled to us and sat on my lap a few times. It was a very sunny day - almost too hot to...
38.083195, -107.697774 ‐ Feb 1, 2025

Day 139. Ouray

Day 138. To Ouray

Got up at 5 for our early flight out of Orlando. Two really good flights with Southwest Airlines- they still have the “find your own seat” boarding method but we managed to get good seats with a spare...
Montrose
Dallas

+6

Day 138. Orlando - Dallas - Montrose
Orlando
Reedy Creek Improvement District

Day 137. To Orlando

Said goodbye to the chickens and drove north towards Orlando. Stopped for various things - to do laundry, goodwill store, groceries, petrol, dump, etc. Spent about 3 hours in Disney Springs which is a...
Reedy Creek Improvement District

+6

Day 137. To Orlando
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Jan 31, 2025
Sebring
Sebring ‐ Jan 30, 2025

+10

Day 136. To Sebring
Cypress Swamp Trail

Day 136. Into Central Florida

Had a shower and left our campsite after 4 days. Decided to take the central North road towards Orlando. Very straight road with lots of warnings signs about panthers. Saw many storks. The northern pa...
Ochopee
Marco Island ‐ Jan 29, 2025

+8

Day 135. Marsh Trail and Tigertail beach

Say 135. Marco Island

Started off with a short walk to a lookout tower to see some birds. Then drove to Marco Island beach. The island is fulll of houses with private docks, so some pretty impressive real estate Spent abou...
Ochopee ‐ Jan 27, 2025

+6

Day 134. Kayaking the mangrove tunnels off the Turner River

Day 134. Everglades

I spent the day marking and doing tax returns. Boz went for a kayak paddle on the Turner river through mangrove trees, seeing gators, turtles and birds. Lovely warm weather.
Ochopee

+9

Day 133. Everglades 10,000 Islands

+4

Day 132. Everglades
Katie Lane
Indian Key

Day 133. Everglades Preserve

Drove to another boardwalk first thing to see some wildlife and then down to Everglades City to catch a boat ride out into the Gulf of Mexico (America) through the 10,000 island preserve. Lots of mang...
Riverview Lane
Chokoloskee Island
Panther Creek Lane
Ochopee ‐ Jan 26, 2025
Tamiami Trail

Day 132. Everglades

Left the airport early and after the obligatory Walmart stop, drove route 41 into the Everglades. Stopped at the Oasis viewing centre which was the best attraction so far in Florida, and free! Alligat...
25.789078, -80.285872
Carolina ‐ Jan 25, 2025
Carolina
Loiza

+4

Day 131. Loiza Beach and flight back to Miami

Day 131. Loiza beach

Grabbed an açai bowl for breakfast and then headed out to kill time until our evening flight. Found a lovely beach not far from the airport and relaxed by the lagoon whilst Boz snorkelled around small...
Loiza
Loíza
San Juan ‐ Jan 24, 2025

+8

Day 130. Old San Juan

Day 130. Old San Juan

Fed the local cats and chickens before leaving our stay (after getting partial refund) and drove into San Juan. Walked around a lot of the town including the two forts and interesting streets. San Jua...
Plaza del Cuartel
Río Grande
Río Grande
El Yunque National Forest

+7

Day 129. El Yunque Rainforest

Day 129. El Yunque

Drove for about 3 hours (via Ponce) to the north east corner of the island and the El Yunque rain forest. Had a few short walks along the 12km drive and around the visitor centre. Lots of big leaved t...
Lajas ‐ Jan 22, 2025

+9

Day 128. Cabo Rojo and La Paguera

Day 128. La Parguera

Left our lively boutique hotel and drove to the south west corner of the island. Walked a little bit around the salt marshes of Cabo Rojo but it was too hot to walk too far. Then on to the town of La...
Cabo Rojo
Aguadilla
Aguadilla
Rincón

+6

Day 127. Rincon Beach

Day 127. Rincon beach

Had a leisurely breakfast and then drove 45 minutes south to Rincon beach. A nice wide beach with not too many people. Stayed for about 3 hours until showers started. Drove to a mall outside Aguadilla...
Balneario Crash Boat ‐ Jan 20, 2025

+3

126. Crash Boat Beach again
Peña Blanca
Aguadilla

Day 126. Aguadilla

After breakfast we checked out a different small beach but decided to go back to Crash Boat Beach. Some nice sun until it started to shower around 2, so we headed back to the hotel for a bit. Later he...
Aguadilla
Aguadilla
Balneario Crash Boat ‐ Jan 19, 2025

+6

125. Crash Boat Beach, Puerto Rico

Day 125. Crash Boat Beach

Had a rubbish night’s sleep in our windowless room and breakfast was probably the worst ever - how can you make scrambled eggs inedible? Drove an hour to Crash Boat Beach on the north west of the isla...
Arecibo
Carolina

Day 124. To Puerto Rico

The weather in Florida looked wet and cold for the coming week, so decided to fly out somewhere warmer. Parked the motorhome at Miami airport and jumped on spirit airlines to San Juan in Puerto Rico....
Concourse F ‐ Jan 18, 2025
Pompano Beach

Day 124. Pompano to Miami Airport and Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Pompano Beach

Day 123. Down to Miami

A comfy night at Cracker Barrel and drove to the beach to catch up on se marking and walk along the beach. Moving on we got propane, visited St Lucie Botanical Gardens and shopped in Walmart. Drove th...
Atlantic Beach Boulevard ‐ Jan 17, 2025
Lake Vero Beach

+7

Day 123. Vero beach and Port St Lucie gardens
Vero Beach ‐ Jan 16, 2025

+4

Day 122. Pelican Island and Vero Beach

Day 122. Beaches

Spent a lot of the day planning onwards destinations whilst parked by beaches on Florida’s east coast. Went for a walk at Pelican wildlife preserve (the first preserve in the country) but only saw rac...
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Florida Solar Energy Center
Titusville ‐ Jan 15, 2025

+5

Day 121. Merritt Island revisited

Day 121. Merritt island revisited

Spent the day revisiting the wildlife of Merritt Island. Saw some alligators close up and aside from the usual birdlife, saw spoonbills, white pelicans and farm storks. Saw more dolphins in the canal...
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fountain

Day 120. Kennedy Space Center

Left Orlando and drive to Kennedy Space Centre for the afternoon. Did the tour of the main sites and saw the nose cones of the Artemis rocket boosters being transferred to the Assembly building ready...
Orlando ‐ Jan 10, 2025

+9

Day 120. Kennedy Space Centre

Day 119. Orlando

Day 118. Orlando

Day 117. Orlando

+3

Day 116. Universal

Days 116 to 119. UK

Got back to the UK and took Zoe back to Minehead via stops with Steph in London, the cats in Bristol and a Travelodge in Oxford. Caught Norse Air back to Orlando and got back to the hotel by 8pm on th...

Day 115. Orlando

Spent the day getting sorted for trip back to UK but managed to fit in some pool time in the sunshine. Caught an Uber to the airport for our red eye Norse Air to Gatwick.
Orlando ‐ Jan 6, 2025

Day 115. Orlando to London

Day 114. Universal IOA

+8

Day 113. Universal Studios

+3

Day 112. Universal Studios

Day 114. Universal Island of Adventure

Revisited the first universal park and redid some rides and tried some new ones

Day 113. Universal Studios

Spent the day at Universal Studios again. Left around 5 as we were exhausted.

Day 112. Universal Studios

Spent the day at Universal Studios. Some good rides and excellent music.
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando ‐ Jan 5, 2025

+11

Day 111. Universal Islands of Adventure

Day 111. Universal island of adventure

A busy day at Universal Studios. Did a lot of rides including three in Harry Potter land (Hogwarts), Hulk rollercoaster and small rides in seussical land. Also got wet in a couple of water rides. Drov...
Orlando
Capitol Court
Beach Road ‐ Jan 4, 2025

Day 110. Siesta Key

Spent most of the day on Siesta Key beach which is rated number one in the USA. Large amounts of white sand, gentle waves and dolphins jumping along the coast. A warm day with loads of sunshine. Then...
Sarasota

+7

Day 110. Siesta Key
Bonita Springs
Iona ‐ Jan 3, 2025
Fort Myers Beach ‐ Jan 1, 2025

+2

Day 109. Fort Myers Beach

+5

Day 108. Fort Myers Beach

Day 109. Fort Myers Beach

Spent most of the day on the beach at Fort Myers again. Glorious sunshine and calm seas. Found many hermit crabs in a variety of shells. Drove north (after long tailbacks to get off the island) to our...

Day 108. Fort Myers Beach

Spent the whole day on the white sandy beach in Fort Myers. Saw pelicans diving, a dolphin swimming and someone taking their pet duck into the sea. Grabbed some food and a Taco Bell in the evening.

Day 107. Through the Everglades

A very hot and muggy night with loads of fireworks for the new year Drove to the alligator farm in Homestead and had an air boat ride, seeing alligators, large iguanas and many birds. Good fun and not...
IHOP
Homestead

+7

Day 107. Everglades to Fort Myers
Southwest 304th Street
Key Largo ‐ Dec 31, 2024

+2

Day 106. John Pennecamp State Park

Day 106. John Pennancamp State Park

Spent the day at the coral reef state park. Paddling, sun bathing and chilling. Drove north in the evening to our winery parking lot. Shared New Year greetings with the family.
Key Largo
Key Largo ‐ Dec 30, 2024

+6

Day 105. John Pennecamp State Park

Day 105. John Pennancamp State Park

Left at 8 to get into the state park for Boz to go snorkelling off the coast on a boat. Zoe and I drove a few miles further to catch our glass bottom boat out to the reef. A bit disappointed with few...
Key Largo
Key Largo ‐ Dec 29, 2024
Florida City

+4

Day 104. To Key Largo via Miami
Northeast 29th Place

Day 104. South to the Keys

A day of mostly driving. Left our rubbish RV Park in Hobe Sound and drove to the Aventura Mall near Miami for some retail window shopping and a take out from the cheesecake factory. Then further south...
Southeast Porter Boulevard
The Nature Conservancy Blowing Rocks Preserve ‐ Dec 28, 2024

+6

Day 103. Hobe Sound
Hobe Sound Beach

Day 103. Hobe Sound

Drove south for 2 hours to the town of Hobe Sound. Parked up at the beach and went for a walk but it was windy with a rough sea and a fair few Portuguese men of war washed up. Went on to Hobe Sound Pa...
South Street
Bairs Cove ‐ Dec 27, 2024

+8

Day 102. Merritt Island Nature Reserve

Day 102. Merritt Island Nature Reserve

Had an interruptied night’s sleep due to rain. Drove to Merritt Island Nature Reserve for the day. They have a 12 mile wildlife loop where we saw alligators, lots of birdlife and few people. Also an e...
South Street ‐ Dec 26, 2024

Day 101. To Titusville

Left the luxury of the house and headed east. Stopped first to play Congo Falls Mini Golf. Good fun and they had large carp and alligators you could feed. Stopped at Walmart and McDonald’s. Finished a...
Walmart - Garden Center
Indian Oak Trail
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Dec 25, 2024

Day 100. Magic kingdom

Spent Christmas Day at Disney, along with 100,000 others! Got there at 8:15 to ensure we could get into the park. Spent 12.5 hours in the park on loads of rides, shows and parades. Finished off with a...
Indian Oak Trail

Day 99. Orlando

Spent the morning tidying and refilling the Motorhome. Joined Christmas Eve celebrations in Bournemouth via video link to sing carols. Nice to see everyone. Went to Denny’s for dinner which was disapp...
Kissimmee ‐ Dec 24, 2024

+3

Day 101. Orlando to Titusville

+3

Day 99. Kissimmee
Indian Oak Trail
Reedy Creek Improvement District

Day 98. EPCOT

Revisited EPCOT today. Did some of the rides we missed and repeated some. Queued to ensure we got seats for the Carol concert. Really impressive and narrated by Gloria Estefan this time.
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Dec 23, 2024
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Indian Oak Trail
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Dec 22, 2024
Reedy Creek Improvement District

Day 97. Animal Kingdom

Revisited Animal Kingdom today. Redid some rides and saw some new shows like lion king and bugs life. Bit busier than last week but not too bad with Zoe’s DAS pass. Left about 5:30 and watched Home Al...
Shelley Trail ‐ Dec 21, 2024
Kissimmee

Day 96. Orlando

A rest from Disney today after 4 long days and many steps. Did some shopping in the morning and then enjoyed the house, pool and sports room. Finished the day with some Christmas movies in the large T...
Indian Oak Trail

+3

Day 96. Orlando
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Dec 20, 2024
Reedy Creek Improvement District

Day 95. Hollywood Studios

Left our driveway (pecan pie in hand) and got an early check in to our Air BnB for the next 6 nights. Had a quick shower and then headed out to Hollywood Studios. Lots of rides and shows. Pretty much...
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Indian Oak Trail
28.306905, -81.473977
Lake Buena Vista ‐ Dec 19, 2024

Day 94. Magic Kingdom

Disney World’s main park today. Lots of rides we knew and some new ones such as Tron which Zoe loved. Park was closing at 6:00 for special ticked event but that was fine as knackered after 3 park days...
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
28.306923, -81.473881
Reedy Creek Improvement District ‐ Dec 18, 2024
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
28.306905, -81.473977
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Reedy Creek Improvement District
The American Adventure ‐ Dec 17, 2024

Day 93. Animal Kingdom

A day at Animal kingdom. Lots of great animals to see and some good rides including a jeep safari, roller coaster that Zoe screamed throughout and a flying birds show. The Pandora world was especially...

Day 92. EPCOT

A muggy night. Got up nice and early to book tickets for Disney and a pass for Zoe via a video chat. Decided to do EPCOT today - a 15 minute drive. Walked around the park twice hearing some good music...
Reedy Creek Improvement District
North Wind

Day 91. Back to Orlando

Left Titusville around 11 and meandered back to Orlando stopping at a state park to clean the inside of the motorhome. Boz and Zoe arrived from London at about 6:45 and we drove the 45 minutes to our...
Orlando

+8

Day 100. Magic Kingdom

+7

Day 97. Animal Kingdom revisited

+7

Day 95. Hollywood Studios

+8

Day 94. Magic Kingdom

+8

Day 93. Animal Kingdom

+15

Day 92. Epcot
Orlando ‐ Dec 16, 2024
Orlando

+4

Day 98. Epcot revisited
Old Virginia Avenue ‐ Dec 15, 2024

Day 90. Titusville

Spent most of the day shopping for the coming weeks - Aldi, Walmart, Bank, etc. Tried to find dump station for grey water with no joy. Spent an hour in the evening talking to a Canadian couple on the...
Titusville
Old Kentucky Avenue ‐ Dec 13, 2024

Day 88. Titusville

Day 89. Titusville

A day of admin and relaxing. Even had some wind and rain! Boz got to Bristol OK and spent the day with Sammie, Andrew, Zoe and the cats.

Day 88. Titusville

Spent most of the day in/around the Motorhome doing admin and laundry. Boz got back to Swindon safely.
Orlando ‐ Dec 12, 2024

Day 87. To Titusville

Day 87. To Titusville

Had another Quick Look at the manatees and then headed south to shop at Florida Mall - they even have a Primark. Then after a Panda Express, dropped Boz at the airport for her flight back to the UK to...
Orlando
Spring-to-Spring Trail ‐ Dec 10, 2024

+2

Day 86. Blue Springs

+6

Day 85. Blue Springs

+10

Day 84. Blue Springs National Park

Day 86. Blue Springs State Park

Weather not as great today, so we chilled in the Motorhome and then went shopping for Skechers in the midst of a thunder storm. wandered down to see the manatees later in the afternoon.

Day 85. Blue Springs State Park

A leisurely start to the day and then walked to the manatees and had a look inside the 1870’s Thusbay’s house. Moved to a different pitch around midday and then visited the manatees and black vultures...
Blue Springs Landing

Day 84. Blue Springs State Park

Drove north west with stops at various shops along the way until we got to our camp site for the next 3 nights in Blue Springs State Park. Walked down to the boardwalk by the springs and were greeted...
Becker Boulevard ‐ Dec 9, 2024
Deland
New Smyrna Beach
Scottsmoor
Scottsmoor ‐ Dec 8, 2024
Cocoa Beach

Day 83. Cocoa Beach

Left the driveway by 9am and drove a short distance to the beach. Visited Ron John’s surf shop which has everything you could want related to surfing. Spent the day on the beach in some warm December...
Cocoa Beach

+3

Day 83. Cocoa Beach
Rocket Launch Viewing Area

+10

Day 82. To Cape Canaveral

Day 82. To Cape Canaveral

Reluctantly left Jekyll Island for the long drive south. Stopped for fuel and groceries and then had a Panda Express opposite the Daytona Speedway NASCAR track. Cruised Daytona Beach strip but didn’t...
Cocoa Beach ‐ Dec 7, 2024
Daytona Beach Shores
North Loop Trail
Sans Souci ‐ Dec 6, 2024
North Loop Trail

Day 81. Jekyll Island

Hung around the campground in the morning as we had to move pitches and do some marking. Cycled the short distance to driftwood beach which is where the sea has reclaimed a forest on the shore and kil...
Beach View Drive

+12

Day 81. Driftwood Beach
Saint Simons
Saint Simons
Jekyll Island Campground ‐ Dec 5, 2024
Major Horton Road
Ocean View Trail
Great Dunes Pavilon
Great Dunes Pavilon
Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Day 80. Jekyll Island

A nice relaxing morning, knowing that we don’t have to move today. Cycled around half of the island I. The afternoon - a really good cycle path network, keeping away from traffic. Jekyll Island was th...
Hostoric Distric Trail
DuBignon Cemetery
North Loop Trail ‐ Dec 4, 2024

+8

Day 80. Cycling around Jeckyll Island

+5

Day 79. To Jekyll Island

Day 79. To Jekyll Island

Said goodbye to the goats and drove south, stopping again at the wildlife preserve to have breakfast whilst watching an alligator. South towards Brunswick and then over the bridge to Jekyll Island whi...
Brunswick
Wildlife Drive
Ridgeland ‐ Dec 3, 2024
Wildlife Drive

Day 78. Alligators

Headed out from Coach’s Corner and drove through Savannah to look at the buildings and oak/spanish moss trees again. Visited the Savannah Wildlife Preserve and did the 4 mile drive around the park. Sa...
Placentia Canal ‐ Dec 2, 2024

+8

Day 78. Savannah Nature Reserve
Isle of Hope
Isle of Hope
Colonial Village
Isle of Hope

Day 77. Savannah

Had quite a noisy night with trucks going by. Got the bikes out and cycled into Savannah town. Lots of beautiful houses and parks, all accompanied by old trees. Really nice to cycle around In the afte...
Isle of Hope
Savannah
Madison Square
Savannah
Savannah
Savannah ‐ Dec 1, 2024

+10

Day 77. Savannah

+2

Day 76. To Savannah

Day 76. To Savannah

Had a brief walk around the farm and then headed towards Savannah. Lots of tree damage from Hurricane Helene with tree stumps along the road side and many fallen trees. Passed cotton fields and peach...
Oak Ridge Court ‐ Nov 30, 2024

+3

Day 75. To Athens

Day 75. To Athens

Left Chattanooga after a chat with a very Christian American Rv’er. Stopped en route in Red Top State Park for some breakfast. Drove the ring road round Atlanta and stopped in Athens to look at the ni...
Red Top Beach
Chattanooga ‐ Nov 29, 2024

+3

Day 74. Chattanooga

Day 74. Chattanooga

Left the airport car park around 9:30 and drove south via grocery store. Stopped in Chattanooga and walked around the river front park in sunny but chilly weather. Then drove to our free Boon Docker s...
Chattanooga
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Nashville
Newark ‐ Nov 28, 2024
New York
New York
New York
New York

+10

Day 73. New York

Day 73. New York

Boz woke early to ensure she got a place near the front of the crowds watching the Macey’s thanksgiving parade. Really good but a little bit dampened by the incessant rain. Then we left our little hot...

Day 72. New York

Up at 3:30 to catch the 6:00 flight to Newark. Thought the airport would be crazy on day before thanksgiving but all really calm. Caught the trains from Newark to Penn Street Station and walked the st...
New York
New York ‐ Nov 27, 2024
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York Penn Station

+11

Day 72. New York
Newark
Nashville

Day 71. Nashville

Checked out of our little home for the last three nights and drove to a cinema to watch the film “Wicked”. Quite long and not as good as the musical. Spent some time shopping and then drove back into...
Nashville
Nashville
Nashville ‐ Nov 26, 2024

+5

Day 71. Nashville
Nashville
Nashville ‐ Nov 25, 2024

+12

Day 70. Nashville

Day 70. Nashville

Took a walk to the hill in the middle of Nashville and visited the state house. They are very proud of their “old” buildings. Included a plaque commemorating Tennessee being the last state to approve...
Nashville
Nashville
Nashville ‐ Nov 24, 2024
Nashville
Nashville
Nashville ‐ Nov 23, 2024

+9

Day 69. Nashville

+4

Day 68. To Nashville

Day 69. Nashville

Had a nice lie in and then wandered out to see Nashville. Went into the Country Music Museum and learnt a lot more about Country Music than we knew. Lots of very sparkly outfits. Then wandered own Bro...

Day 68. To Nashville

Left Pigeon Forge and drove for about 4 hours to Nashville with stops for petrol, groceries and a Boot Barn. Checked into our nice apartment for three nights and spent the evening just relaxing.
Kingston
West Meadow Court
Celebrity Theater

+7

Day 67. Dollywood

Day 67. Dollywood

A great day around Dollywood theme park. Got there at 11 and despite being cold, it was partly sunny and we wrapped up warm. Went on 5 big roller coasters and the dodgems which had virtually no waitin...
West Meadow Court ‐ Nov 21, 2024
Backcountry Parking #2

+5

Day 66. Smoky Mountains

Day 66. Smoky Mountains

Left sunny Asheville and drive into the Smoky Mountains. The main road (I40) was closed due to hurricane damage, as was part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, so we took windy backroads through the national...
Asheville ‐ Nov 20, 2024

+4

Day 65. To Asheville

Day 65. To Asheville

Left Waxhaw and drive three hours into N Carolina as far as Asheville. The recent hurricane has left a lot of damage to rivers and trees. Spent the night in a brewery car park and had a couple of drin...
Moss Lake Park I (Eastside)
Mineral Springs
Charlotte ‐ Nov 19, 2024

Day 64. Flying to NC
Euless
Dallas

Day 64. Dallas

A surprisingly good nights sleep and drove the truck into Dallas downtown to have a quick Look around. Then back to the airport and a smooth non-full flight back to Charlotte. Impressed by Dallas airp...
Arlington

+5

Day 63. Dallas

Day 63. Dallas

Woke up at Tina and Sandy’s to the sad news that their friend (who we’d met 4 days ago) had died suddenly overnight. Reminded us that what we are doing is right- live life while you can. Tina gave us...
Euless ‐ Nov 18, 2024
Charlotte
Mineral Springs ‐ Nov 17, 2024

Day 62. Carolinas

Had a nice chat with our boondocker hosts before leaving Sumner and then drove north to a shopping mall near Charlotte. Watched Wales lose badly at rugby and then drove back to Tina and Sandy’s for th...
Pineville
St Julien Drive
Harry Hampton Visitor Center ‐ Nov 16, 2024
Bluff Trail
Boardwalk
Boardwalk
Harry Hampton Visitor Center
Poinsett Park Road

+7

Day 61. SC Parks

Day 61. SC Parks

Started off with a 1.5 mile walk around Poinsett State Park. A calm lake, turtles sunbathing and deer. Despite the warning sign about Alligators, didn’t see any. Then on to Congagee National Park. It’...
19
Shanks Creek
Palmetto Trail High Hills of Santee Passage
St Julien Drive ‐ Nov 15, 2024
Shelter #2

+3

Day 60. South Carolina

Day 60. South Carolina

Reluctantly left Waxhaw and after stopping for some groceries, drove south to Andrew Jackson State Park. Had a nice walk around the lake and took the opportunity to fill up with water and dump the was...
Mineral Springs ‐ Nov 12, 2024

Day 59. Waxhaw

Day 58. Waxhaw

+2

Day 57. North Carolina

Day 59. Waxhaw

A lazy day. Spent most of the morning planning future travel routes. Then spent time with Tina and Sandy playing cards and petting the dogs. Nice and relaxing.

Day 58. Waxhaw

Spent the day in and around Tina and Sandy’s house. Had coffee overlooking their lake, surrounded by their great dogs - real characters. Took two of them for a walk to see surrounding properties which...

Day 57. North Carolina

Drove another 4 hours today. Firstly to a small town for groceries and petrol. Then stopped for lunch at Pee Dee Wildlife Preserve. Then on to Tina and Sandy’s house in Waxhaw. They are letting us par...
Wildlife Drive
Aberdeen
Godwin Road ‐ Nov 11, 2024
Liberty Lane

+2

Day 56. Westwards

Day 56. Westwards

Drove for over four hours westwards into North Carolina. Initially, lots of bridges and inlets and then cotton fields and farmland. Stopped at Aldi and a thrift store and grabbed lunch at a Panda Expr...
Rodanthe ‐ Nov 9, 2024

Day 55. Outer Banks

+3

Day 54. Outer Banks

Day 55. Outer Banks

A day lying on the beach. Nice sunshine and less of a breeze than yesterday. Watched people trying to fish and squadrons of pelicans flying overhead.

Day 54. Outer Banks

Got a good early start from Williamsburg for the 4 hour drive south. Got stopped at one of the tunnels for not having our propane checked but nice patrol people let us off. Stopped in Kitty Hawk to se...
Williamsburg ‐ Nov 8, 2024

+3

Day 53. Williamsburg

Day 53. Williamsburg

Spent the day in the historic town of Williamsburg. They have recreated / refurbished the town from the 1700s when it was the capital of Virginia and ruled by the UK as a colony. The whole town is fre...
Williamsburg
Williamsburg ‐ Nov 7, 2024
Exmore

Day 52. South to Virginia

Day 52. South to Virginia

Drove out of Assateague and back onto the mainland. A long drive south. Stopped at Exmore Diner for lunch in a traditional 1950s Diner. Then over the massive (19 mile) Chesapeake Bay bridge/tunnel. Sa...
Bayberry Road ‐ Nov 5, 2024

Day 51. Assateague Island Park

+2

Day 50. Maryland seashore

Day 51. Assateague Island Park

A relaxed day. Spent the whole day at the beach and campsite enjoying the sunny weather and no requirement to drive anywhere. Caught up on some marking and booking of future stays.

Day 50. Maryland seashore

Drove out from Delaware about an hour into southern Maryland. Stopped to get firewood and then found out that because of dry weather, all camp fires are banned. Parked up at our campsite in Assateague...
Old Oak Lane ‐ Nov 4, 2024
Shore United
McDonald's
Herring Point
Whiskey Beach

+3

Day 49. Delaware

Day 49. Delaware

Left the little farm and drove 2.5 hours into Delaware across a large bridge. Stopped at the Cap Henlopen state park and cycled about 10 miles looking at beaches, salt marshes and birdlife. Also, some...
Senator David B. McBride Beach Bathhouse
Senator David B. McBride Beach Bathhouse
battery 519
Fishing Pier Bathrooms
Post Lane
Cedars Stable Road ‐ Nov 3, 2024
Annapolis

+9

Day 48. Annapolis

Day 48. Annapolis

Clocks went back last night, so an extra hour to the day. Drove 3 hours from the chickens, goats and donkeys to Annapolis. It’s the oldest state capital and the Main Street and harbour are lined with...
Prince George St Office Annapolis
Annapolis
South Branch Rancocas Creek ‐ Nov 2, 2024

+3

Day 47. Heading south

Day 47. Heading South

Left nice and early and drove south via New York and New Jersey to a small rescue farm. Fed the animals and sunbathed for a few hours.
Bethlehem ‐ Nov 1, 2024

Day 46. Heading west

Day 46. Heading West

Left Cape Ann around 11:30 and headed west over the interstates. Lots of traffic and stopped for petrol and for groceries. Got to our pitch by a small lake on a farm anout 5:30 and had a peaceful nigh...
Gloucester
Salem
Salem
Salem

+11

Day 45. Salem

Day 45. Salem

Left quite early to ensure we had a parking spot in Salem. Cycled around the headland and then into Salem town. Lots of costumes and music as we strolled around. Went to the Salem witch museum which w...
Salem
Salem
Gloucester ‐ Oct 31, 2024

Day 44. Cape Ann

Day 44. Cape Ann

Spent the morning trying to plan the next few weeks of the trip. It takes time! Took a short bike ride to the beach and walked it from end to end. Nice and calm with some sunshine. Chilled back at the...
Gloucester
Gloucester ‐ Oct 29, 2024
Gloucester Landing
Rockport

+5

Day 43. Cape Ann

Day 43. Cape Ann

Chilled in the morning, trying to plan Florida stays. A lot colder last night - down to 2 degrees. Drove down to nearby Winaersheek beach for a breezy walk along the fine sand. Then drove to the prett...
Rockport
Gloucester
Gloucester ‐ Oct 28, 2024
Salem
Salem

Day 42. Salem

Day 42. Salem

Left the church car park fairly early as we had to stop for groceries and to replenish the propane bottles. Then on through Boston on the Interstate and on to Salem. Parked up and rode the bikes in to...
Salem
Easton ‐ Oct 27, 2024

Day 41. Massachusetts

Day 41. Massachusetts

A lazy day. Spent the. Morning chatting to a New Zealand couple in the RV next to us. They are doing a year around the states and are halfway through. Exchanged tips and ideas. Drive 15 minutes to a W...
Avon
Easton
Mansfield
South Station Silver Line (Inbound) ‐ Oct 26, 2024
The Battle of Bunker Hill Museum
USS Constitution
Paul Revere Footpath
Old State House

+7

Day 40. Boston

Day 40. Boston

Said good bye to the alpacas and after getting petrol, parked at Mansfield station and caught the train 45 minutes into Boston. Walked the Freedom Trail from Chinatown to the USS Constitution. Lots of...
Boylston
Boston South Station
Mansfield
Rehoboth ‐ Oct 25, 2024
Warren

+7

Day 39. Massachusetts

Day 39. Massachusetts

Had a chilled morning on the farm. Wandered the area feeding the chickens, geese, turkey, etc and bought some honey and eggs. Then a short drive to a laundrette to wash bedding and clothes. A short dr...
Swansea
Mayflower Experience
Plymouth ‐ Oct 24, 2024

+2

Day 38. Plymouth

Day 38. Plymouth

Were greeted by the farm chicken this morning - very friendly and happy to be picked up. Headed out and after emptying waste at a gas station, drove to the Plimouth/Patuxet village. They’ve redone two...
Swansea ‐ Oct 23, 2024
Groton
L. A. Dunton
Mystic

+8

Day 37. Mystic

Day 37. Mystic

Not too noisy a night in the boat yard forecourt, and left for the short drive to Mystic - an old whaling town on then Connecticut coast. Spent 3 hours wandering the seaport museum. Like a skansen wi...
New London
Cross Campus

+4

Day 36. Yale & New London

Day 36. Yale & New London

Had a peaceful night on the drive in Connecticut. Drove half an hour to have a look around Yale. Lovely campus in the fall colours. Had a look into a number of buildings and very like Oxford in it’s f...
Shelton ‐ Oct 21, 2024
Milford
Alvord Beach

Day 35. Connecticut

Day 35. Connecticut

Reluctantly left NY (after finding a drain for our grey waste) and navigated the interstates out into Connecticut. Stopped at Sherwood Island State Park for a few hours in a sunny beach looking out to...
New York ‐ Oct 20, 2024

+6

Day 34. Brooklyn

Day 34. Brooklyn

Started the day with a cycle down to Brooklyn to the tabernacle for a service. Lots of raised hands and praise to the lord but left after half an hour or so. Then on to a glass factory which was havi...
New York
Community Island Pond
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York ‐ Oct 19, 2024

+9

Day 33. New York

Day 33. Cycling in New York

Had a bit of a lie in to recover from two days of walking. After a breakfast of pancakes, blueberries and banana, we got on the bikes and headed for the ferry. Caught the boat to 90th street and cycle...
New York
Community Island Pond
New York
Corlears Hook Park
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York
East 90th Street Ferry Terminal
New York
New York ‐ Oct 18, 2024

+13

Day 32. New York

Day 32. New York

Knackered! Set off at 9 and caught the ferry to Wall Street. Walked to battery Park and queued for 59 minutes for our ferry to Liberty island. Decided not to get off at Statue of Liberty as good enoug...
New York
New York
New York
New York
Washington Square Fountain
Little Italy
Columbus Park
9/11 Memorial & Museum
New York
New York
Jersey City
New York
New York
Community Island Pond
New York
New York
New York ‐ Oct 17, 2024
New York
New York

+9

Day 31. New York

Day 31. New York

Started off with a walk through Little Poland near the Motorhome and then caught the ferry two stops to 34th street. Ambled inland via the Chrysler building and Grand Central Station, ending up at NYC...
New York
New York
New York
New York
New York ‐ Oct 16, 2024

Day 30. New York

Left the Garden Centre and after photographing a couple of pumpkin farm shops, we stopped for breakfast at Connetquot state Park. Did a 2.5 walk around the lake and trout hatchery. Then onto the busy...
New York
New York
New York

+6

Day 30. New York
New York
New York
West Club Road
Laurel
Southampton ‐ Oct 15, 2024
East Quogue

+8

Day 29. Long Island

Day 29. Long Island

Left early ish from our car park and after getting petrol and DEF, crossed some big bridges on the way to New London. There is no way for a non-US car to pay tolls on these, so hopefully no nasty fine...
Quogue
Orient
New London Municipal Dock
Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps ‐ Oct 14, 2024

+4

Day 28. Newport RI

Day 28. Newport RI

Sorted out the Motorhome and left our campsite in light rain - nice not to have driven for a few days. A long drive out of Cape Cod with the Columbus Day holiday makers and then stopped at a Walmart...
Truro ‐ Oct 13, 2024
Provincetown

+2

Day 27. Provincetown

Day 27. Provincetown

Got up late and did some chores and then had pancakes for breakfast. Caught the free bus into Provincetown and wandered the main drag. Stopped to see some drag artist singers and later a brass band wi...
Truro ‐ Oct 12, 2024
Provincetown

+3

Day 26. Provincetown

Day 26. Provincetown

Had a lazy start to the day but then got on our bikes and road the 7,5 miles into Provincetown. Very atrong headwinds along the coast. Walked around Provincetown (or Ptownas they call it) which is ful...
Truro
Coast Guard Beach Truro ‐ Oct 11, 2024

+4

Day 25. Cape Cod

Day 25. Cape Cod

Had a good night’s sleep on the boat yard forecourt. Drive to Nickerson park to ride what was billed as one of the best bike paths in New England but it was an old railway line in cuttings and shaded,...
North Truro Campground
Brewster
41.688178, -69.951482 ‐ Oct 10, 2024

+6

Day 24. Brown Uni & Chatham

Day 24. Brown Uni & Charham

Left the distillery car park and stopped at Brown University in Providence for a stroll around the quadrangles and buildings. Very Ivy League and American. Then a drive eastward to southern Cape Cod a...
Carpenter Street ‐ Oct 9, 2024

Day 23. Providence
India Point Park

Day 23. Walmarts and Rhode Island

Finished the admin in the Motorhome and were questioned extensively by locals on our right hand drive peculiar vehicle. Some great Boston accents. Drove off in the direction of Rhode Island, stopping...
East Brimfield

Day 22. Engine issues

Drove off from the Maple Farm and within 5 miles the car was shouting about transmission and engine errors. Pulled over and after faffing for half an hour decided to drive to nearest Chrysler/Ram deal...
Storrs Hill ‐ Oct 7, 2024
Woodstock

Day 21. Vermont

Day 21. Vermont

Survived the truck stop despite rain and loud engines. Drove to Walmart to get some super glue for the roof light shade which has worked loose and ended up buying a bike also. Once we get another one,...
Telemark Village
Waitsfield Village Historic District
Berlin ‐ Oct 6, 2024

Day 20. North Vermont

Drove in the morning most through Stowe and into the Ben and Jerrys ice cream factory where we took a tour and sampled some ice cream. Now owned by Unilever. Then drove to Burlington which is a lovely...
Vermont State Capitol
Waitsfield
Waitsfield
Starksboro
Perkins Pier Park

+4

Day 20. Northern Vermont
Waterbury
Stowe ‐ Oct 5, 2024

+2

Day 19. Into Vermont

Day 19. Into Vermont

Had a quiet night apart from some rain and woke to a calm lake and brightening sky. Drove north to Newport near the Canadian border in Vermont - Montreal is only 2 hours away. Walked round a farmers m...
Stowe Village Green
Pomerleau Park
Littleton ‐ Oct 4, 2024
Littleton
New England Ski Museum
Flume Gorge & Visitor Center

+9

Day 18. Franconia Notch

Day 18. Franconia Notch

Left the campsite as they had no vacancies for Friday and drive the few miles to Flume Gorge. Were going to skip as $21 per person but a coach party lady kindly gave us two spare tickets. Walked aroun...
Lafayette Campground ‐ Oct 3, 2024
Lincoln
North Conway
Lincoln

+5

Day 17. Kancamagus Highway

Day 17. Kancamgus Highway

Had a good night’s sleep with no bear attacks. Showered and grabbed some groceries from Lincoln before heading East and driving the Kancamagus Highway - renowned as the best route for fall colours in...
Franconia Notch ‐ Oct 2, 2024

Day 16. New Hampshire

Left the Brewery and drove into New Hampshire, stopping at a view of Mount Washington and it’s hotel where Roosevelt set up the IMF and World Bank in 1944. Drove on to Crawford Notch Park for a short...
Hart's Location

+4

Day 16. New Hampshire
Carroll
Bethel ‐ Oct 1, 2024

+3

Day 15. West into Maine

Day 15. West into Maine

Had a peaceful night in our orchard site and left after emptying the grey water to irrigate the trees. ;) After stopping at Walmart to return the unusable SIM card, we headed west into Maine to find t...
Appalachian Trail
Franklin ‐ Sep 30, 2024
Ellsworth
Bass Harbor ‐ Sep 28, 2024

Day 14. Acadia National Park

Had a lazy start with home made Sausage McMuffins and then chatted to a guy from Oregon about travelling in an RV to pick up some tips. Headed back to the park and had a lovely 3/5 mile walk around Jo...
Somesville
Bar Harbor

+3

Day 14. Acadia national park
Bar Harbor
Thunder Hole

+7

Day 13 - Acadia National Park

+6

Day 12 - Canada to Acadia Park

Day 13. Acadia National Park

Left the campsite around 9:15 and after driving part of the loop road in the Park, stopped near Thunder Hole and did a 3.5 hour hike around the headland and then up and over Gorham Mountain. Lovely vi...

Day 12. Canada to Acadia National Park

Left our Boon Dockers pitch after a chat with the owner and drove to the Border where a very pleasant immigration officer admitted us after a brief inspection of Bison. Stopped for Petrol and drove th...
Paradise Hill 88 m
Ellsworth
Farrar Hill
Saint David Parish, Canada
Saint John ‐ Sep 27, 2024
Fundy Trail Parkway

+13

Day 11. Fundy Trail Parkway

Day 11. Fundy Trail Parkway

Didn't catch any mice in the traps under the bonnet overnight and after a couple of boiled oeufs left the golf course in rain and mist. Driving through the forests it appears even to us colourblind fo...
Moncton Parish ‐ Sep 26, 2024

Day 10. Moncton

Day 10. Moncton

Left Dartmouth and drove for 3 hours through forests, passing towns called Stewiacke and Pugwash. Stopped at magnetic hill - a bizarre optical illusion making you think you're rolling up a hill. Then...
Bore Park
Dartmouth ‐ Sep 25, 2024

+2

Day 9. Shubie campground

Day 9. Shubie Campground

A 5am start for Zoe's annual review zoom meeting and she seems to be doing ok. Next off to Walmart to get some necessities. $200 dollars later we have food for 3 days, including some 'farm fresh" a...
Dartmouth ‐ Sep 24, 2024
Dartmouth

Day 8. Collecting the Bison

Is it really only this time last week that we boarded the plane to Canada? Feels like a month. Woke in our Airbnb - a basement in a home complete with games area. The lucky teens who live here also...
Dartmouth
Goffs
Halifax
Susie Lake Crescent
Burbridge Avenue
Windsor Junction ‐ Sep 23, 2024

+12

Day 8. Collecting the Bison from Halifax Port
Martinique Beach

+6

Day 7. Martinique beach

Day 7. Martinique beach to Halifax

Started the day with a 2 hour walk along Martinique beach accompanied by sand pipers and other sea birds, then drove back to Halifax. Unloaded some stuff in (hopefully) the last Airbnb - a basement in...
Pleasant Point ‐ Sep 22, 2024

Day 6. Pleasant Point

Day 6. Pleasant Point

Didn't do much today as it was too windy for canoeing as planned. Did some admin, rested, and as we have a kitchen here attempted (but failed) to make a decent home cooked meal.
Pleasant Point ‐ Sep 21, 2024

+15

Day 5. Passboro to Musquodoboit Harbour

Day 5. Passboro to Musquodoboit

Woke on the first day of Autumn at "Parrsboro mansion" for a breakfast served by the South African owner who'd fled SA after getting stabbed in the neck. Next went for a walk over Partridge Island hea...
Lower Truro
Parrsboro
Partridge Island Look-off
Parrsboro
Parrsboro ‐ Sep 20, 2024
Town of Stewiacke
Brooklyn
Windsor
Baxters Harbour
Annapolis Royal ‐ Sep 19, 2024

+10

Day 4. Annapolis Royal to Parrsboro

Day 4. Annapolis to Parrsboro

Checking the sea radar the Atlantic Sea docked in Halifax this morning. Frustratingly they need 2 days to customs clear it and with a weekend in between, we can't collect the motorhome til Tuesday. Le...
Digby
East Ferry

+12

Day 3. East Ferry, Digby, Annapolis Royal

Day 3. East Gerry, Digby, Annapolis Royal

Reluctantly left our lakefront house and set off on unpaved roads in what felt like wilderness towards East Ferry and the whale watching tour. It was the last trip of the season and we set off with lo...
Meteghan Station ‐ Sep 18, 2024

+27

Day 2. Nova Scotia South Coast
Yarmouth
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada (Seaside Adjunct)

Day 2. South coast of Nova Scotia

Woke at 5am (9am UK time) and headed straight to Walmart for a few basics. Food prices are at least double what they are in the UK. Realised we'd overstretched ourselves with tonight's stopover so had...
Lunenburg
Mahone Bay
Chester Basin
Dartmouth ‐ Sep 17, 2024

+7

Day 1. Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sands at Salter

Day 1. Halifax, Nova Scotia

After saying our goodbyes to Steph & Ryan took an Uber to Gatwick North Terminal. WestJet Flight WS 25 took about 6.5 hours to get to Halifax. Flew right over Minehead (and Zoe), Woolacombe, the west...
Dartmouth
Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Canada ‐ Sep 17, 2024

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