August 17, 2024 As planned, we got ready and headed to the Ilwaco Farmer’s Market in the morning. What a beautiful setting for this Farmer’s Market! We came to a large fruit and vegetable stand that we couldn’t resist. I picked out a few apples and some peaches. They were ALL FREESTONE peaches! It was… Continue reading Ilwaco Farmer’s Market & Bike Ride
Category: Thousand Trails & Encore Parks
Sunset & Bike Ride on the Discovery Trail
August 15 was a very rainy day in Long Beach, WA, but when I glanced out about 7:45PM I noticed some sun had broke through and the sky was looking quite pretty for a possible sunset. Barry and I quickly put on our shoes, grabbed our jackets, and headed to the beach. We didn’t continue… Continue reading Sunset & Bike Ride on the Discovery Trail
TT Long Beach RV Campground & Oysters
August 11, 2024We left Oceana TT today for the Thousand Trails Long Beach RV Campground. We had lowered our expectations coming here after being told that the sites were super close to each other making it tight to get into. There were only about 3 sites available for us. One site had a tree and bush… Continue reading TT Long Beach RV Campground & Oysters
Ocean City, WA
We had never been to Ocean City, WA, so we began our “Beach Weeks” here. We arrived at the Oceana Thousand Trails on July 28, and made this home for the first two of our five consecutive weeks at Pacific NW beaches. Barry was a little tired from the winding, up and down roads getting… Continue reading Ocean City, WA
WOW! Total Solar Eclipse on Path of Totality
We were not able to make it to the 2017 total solar eclipse, so Barry immediately looked at the path of totality for 2024. Texas made the most sense for us. Being in the Dallas area for the 2024 eclipse became our priority from which the rest of our 2024 travels would be planned. (The… Continue reading WOW! Total Solar Eclipse on Path of Totality
Cape Cod: Visit To Plymouth
Getting there: Driving through New Hampshire I experienced something new. Official highway signs alerting you to the location of a liquor store – and lottery tickets! Seriously!?! I had to get a picture. I think the signs began about two miles out from the exit. I was ready with my phone and captured the last… Continue reading Cape Cod: Visit To Plymouth
Moody Beach TT-Last Days in Maine
September 9th we arrived at Moody Beach Thousand Trails in Wells, Maine for four nights. It was our shortest travel day of our trip. We only relocated about 25 miles! Spending the day at Kennebunkport, ME We enjoyed walking around downtown Kennebunkport. There were some unique, fun shops. Quite the line up for lunch at… Continue reading Moody Beach TT-Last Days in Maine
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
September 5 and 6, 2022:A day of rain dampened our exploration, but we needed to use the day for laundry and other things. The next day was expected to clear about 2 PM, so we set out to see a couple lighthouses. We had a SHORT time at Bug Light without any rain. Bug Light… Continue reading Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Back to Pio Pico for 4 Weeks
September 1 we returned to Pio Pio Thousand Trails in Jamul, California. We visit here fairly regularly to have quality time with our grandkids. I also get a lot of good pickleball in at Mackenzie Creek Park since it is only about 10 minutes away–and close to the kids. This post is mainly about the… Continue reading Back to Pio Pico for 4 Weeks
South Jetty Adventures
South Jetty adventures began with the drive getting there! Aug 10Barry really got his turn at tight curves, narrow roads, etc. today. I’m so glad I agreed he should go ahead and drive again today. Selfishly, I THOUGHT I’d have some quality time to catch up on the writing of a blog post or two…wrong. … Continue reading South Jetty Adventures