In the center of San Pancho, just a block off the beach, you will find the Plaza del Sol. It is the central square, surrounded by homes and businesses and the town’s only church. There is a stage, an open air building, a park with benches and shade trees and a basketball court. The space is well used by the community – we saw yoga classes, birthday parties, martial arts demonstrations and concerts. But Tuesday is Market Day, and on…
Ah the warmth… that is the first thing we noticed. The sun seems to soak into your bones. Everything hurts a little less. You move a little easier and stay out a little longer. Bienvenidos a México. We flew direct from Calgary into Puerto Vallarta. After a very efficient customs and immigration process, we crossed the pedestrian footbridge from the airport to the other side of the highway, to a small restaurant called Tacon del Marlin. They do a very…
I am a planner. I like to have a plan and stick with it. But with our somewhat nomadic life style, I have had to learn to go with the flow. Never more so than earlier this year, when our travel plans had to be put on hold. You may have read our post about the trouble we had down in Texas and the long drive in a rental car to make it home in time for Christmas. It turned out,…
Throughout our 7 month road trip in Canada and the United States, we had been blessed. With good weather and safe travels through 40 States and 7 Provinces, we could not have asked for a better experience. So when we turned north to head home for Christmas, we were feeling great. Our drive home would take us through Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Alberta. It was December and we wanted to make sure we were in the best shape to…
Oh New Mexico. Land of adobe, O’Keefe, and Hatch chiles. We began our introduction to the Southwest in Santa Fe. We decided to camp just outside of town on the road leading to the near by Santa Fe Ski Hill. It turned out that New Mexico Stake Parks were some of the least expensive camping we found, with a lovely spot, including electric, to be had for $14 per night. Our next door neighbours, Frank and Kathy, were from New…
At every National Park we have been to, there has been a Park Ranger set up to answer the children’s questions and hand out the badges for the Junior Ranger program. I have always been a bit of a collector – rocks, stamps, coins, disney videos (back when videos were a thing). When I see those little kids with their badge-ladened vests stroll into the visitor centre, a twinge of envy creeps up on me. Why can’t I get the little…
We have now been on the road for a little over a month and it is a good time to reflect on how our decision to take this little adventure has impacted our lives. At the beginning of the year, I saw a post on Facebook that really resonated with me and I shared it on New Year’s Day. It seemed as good a list of resolutions as any, and knowing what we had planned, it seemed apropos. Being a…
We decided to take a swing through Colorado, primarily to go to Colorado Springs, having heard such wonderful things about it. It was drizzly and grey during our visit, but the scenery did not disappoint. All of the state park campgrounds were full, so we ended up staying in a pricey RV park, where they had us packed in like sardines. We felt so small in there with all of the behemoth motorhomes and fifth wheels. But just down the…
After our week in the desert we were desperate for cooler temperatures and a good shower. We headed to Colorado and soon we were back in familiar territory – our beloved Rocky Mountains! We prefer to stay off the interstates, so we looked for a campground – with showers and laundry. Our Passport America membership gives us 50% off member campgrounds and RV parks and the nearest one was in Leadville, so that is where we headed. Leadville turned out…
Someone told us that more than two thirds of the State of Utah is public lands, and we don’t doubt it. The State has such a wealth of National Parks and State Parks it was difficult to choose which ones to go to visit on our first trip through. After a couple of nights at a hotel in Salt Lake City recharging our batteries (literally and figuratively), we headed down to Moab. Moab is a small desert town which sits…