Dec. 29, 2017, we headed to Vegas for the weekend. We came down to Vegas for a couple of different reasons. The main reason was to see our nephew who returned home from an LDS mission from Spain. Also to spend New Year’s Eve in Vegas, so why not, right. […]
Since I was with a friend (Brett) and he is a Marriott gold or Elite member or something like that. We had access to the M Lounge. This is located on the 18th floor and it had a great view of the area. This is where we enjoyed a free breakfast which […]
Los Angels bound. The day started off early, I was up at my normal time of 5 AM. Got ready for the day and the started heading to the airport and parking at Diamond parking since the airport is under construction. Got to the airport and walked thru security quickly, […]
The main thing about the Yaquina Head is the Lighthouse, but it has the followings: Tidepools Trails Interpretive center History Yaquina head is a narrow coastal headland formed by ancient lava flows. It has a mile-long pathway into the open sea and a mile-long pathway into the open sea for 4,000 years. […]
This is a scenic highway in northern California running thru the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is part of the old alignment of the U.S. Route 101. It is a two lane highway Founder’s Grove This consists of a ½ mile tour of the grove where you will see the […]
According to Wikipedia, this is Clear Lake: This is a natural freshwater lake located in Northern California. It has 68 square miles of surface area. It is known as the Bass Capital of the West. The warm water of Clear Lake makes it popular for watersports Swimming water skiing Wakeboarding […]
Today started out early well, 8 AM, we headed up to the last lighthouse up at Cape Meares in Tillamook. We stopped to look at the Cape Lookout State Park, it was a nice view of the ocean. Next stop is the Cape Meares lighthouse which was a short one, put […]
The day started out with a walk on the beach while the rest slept. When I got back the rest started to come alive. We ate breakfast and then headed out the door for Newport, Oregon, which is only 29 miles away but it is like a 45 min drive […]
The morning started out early we headed out for Northern Oregon and Washington. The first stop was Hug point: We found some caves and the beach was nice. Until the tide started to come in. It was a nice view of the ocean. Cannon Beach Next stop was Cannon Beach, […]
The Fourth of July, America’s Birthday was spent in Lincoln City, Oregon. We did the following: Flower Garden Went to Connie Hansen Garden This was an interesting place to go. We saw some pretty good plants to look at. Christmas in July There is a shop in Lincoln City, called […]
Monday, July 3, 2017, in Lincoln City, Oregon. We started off with a hike over at Drift Creek Falls Tr. The drive was on the usual thing we have seen on this trip very curvy and plus it was a one-lane road at times. We got there and there was no […]
Started the day off at the Light House Inn in Crescent City, CA and then we headed out to the lighthouse (Battery Point) there in town, it was low tide so we could walk over to it. It was a slippery walk and if you weren’t careful you could fall […]
Saturday, July 1 we left Eureka and I didn’t find Sheriff Carter. On our way out of town, we stopped by the Fort Humboldt Visitor Center which was built to make railroad ties from the redwoods. Trinidad Lighthouse After that, we headed over to Trinidad lighthouse and it was smaller […]
Reno Nevada… Not much to see. As we didn’t do much here. Just stayed the night and drove through on the way to Eureka, California. The day started out bright and early 6 AM and we were on the road at 7:35 AM. That is after doing the following: Showering […]
Let’s just stay it started off early this morning and it ended late at night. The drive-thru Nevada was boring as it could be. I have never in my life been this far on I-80, I have flown but never have driven. It was a long 8-hour drive. We decided […]
June 26, 2015, was a partial sea day and a stop in Victoria, British Columbia. I got up and did my normal thing had a doughnut and milk on deck 7 sitting on the promenade looking at the view. Went and had some breakfast, lounged around, had some lunch, took […]
June 25, 2015, was a raining day in Ketchikan, the first day of rain. It was a warmest they have seen it before, but today it was raining. We got off the ship and just walked around the shops and looked at what they had. Went back on to the […]
June 24, 2015, we didn’t get off of the ship for this adventure. This is how the day went Got up around 4 AM and went and got me a doughnut and some milk and sat on Deck 7 looking at the ocean while I was sitting there. Went back […]
June 23, 2015, was a day in Skagway we just got off the ship and walked around the city and did some shopping. Waited for our excursion to start. We went on the White Pass Youkan route. It was a train ride that went up into Canada. We did see […]
June 22, 2015, we arrived in Juneau, about an hour early, due to a medical emergency so nothing was open as we walked thru the shopping district. We had some excursions planned as well: Whale watching was one of them, we saw some whales breach the water. So it was […]
June 21, 2015, it was a nice relaxing day on the ship. Just walked around ate food and took a nap.
Morning time came and we got up and had a good hot breakfast finished packing, and called the shuttle. We arrived at the cruise terminal 91 (See the video below) the Crown Princess was on the left-hand side of the terminal. We did the following: Filled out the information Checked […]
Left the kids home on this trip, the oldest one had to work and the younger one went camping to Zion’s National Park. We got a morning flight to Seattle aboard Delta. Since we didn’t want to pay for an extra bag, we only packed a carry-on and a personal […]
The last few hours on the ship today which meant that it was packing and breakfast and leaving the ship. However, my previous day ended at 12:45 AM and started at 2:45 AM when I had to go look for my son, who was in the buffet with some people […]
Today is the last full day on the ship and we are in Ensenada, Mexico. We got up and had breakfast in the Mardi Gras Dining room and had a nice big breakfast, however, they did bring me double eggs, Sausage, and potato rounds. Went back and got ready to […]
We left Henderson, Nevada and headed to Long Beach, California. Oh my gosh they traffic was bad all the way to Long Beach. We should have arrived at the Hotel Maya around 2:30 PM but we didn’t get there until 4:30 PM. When driving only 20 to 30 MPH for […]
First port day of the cruise as arrived. Early morning came up and I didn’t get up and work out, I know, I know. Just didn’t feel like working out. So here is what happened today. Breakfast was in the Mardi Gras dining room and it was good, pancakes, eggs, […]
Embarkation day is finally here, and it started out way early when my alarm went off. I thought I turned off all the alarms, but this one I forgot about. Since the hotel didn’t offer the free breakfast, I guess that is what happens when you stay in upper-class places. […]
Today was a sea day, which meant a day on the sea. Today is a rough day. I have never felt the ship rock so much as I have on this cruise. I mean with all the cruising I have done, 4 cruises, this is the most consistent rocking back […]
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