Jan 14, 2020 We were up and moving around 7 am. Since the sun sets so early in the evening, the sunrise is pretty early in the morning. Eva made pancakes for breakfast and we hung around camp for a while and burned our trash in the remnants of last night’s fire. In Baja the …
Category Archives: Road Trip
Clam Beach
Jan 16, 2020 Today was a down day with no travel. We just hung around camp or walked down on the beach. I did what I could to repair the brake caliper. It will have to hold until we get to town to find a bolt. Eva and I walked about a mile down the …
El Marmor Onyx Mine
The El Marmor Onyx Mine is an abandon open pit mine from the 50s/60s. The onyx was hauled by truck to the Baja coast where they would load the rock into small fishing boats and then use the small boats to transport the onyx to a large ship. The ships would then take the onyx …
On to the Motherland (According to Eva)
We were out of bed at 4:30 am and left Jenny’s house by 5:00 am. We needed to meet our group at the Denny’s in Chula Vista, California by 5:30 am for breakfast. During breakfast we met everyone and talked a little about the trip. At this time there are 6 vehicles starting the trip. …
On our Way to Mexico
The plan for our Baja trip is to meet the rest of our group in Chula Vista, CA, which is south of San Diego near the border. The plan is to meet them at 6:30 am on Sunday to cross the border as a group. We decided to leave early for two reasons. One is …
We Head South
Jun 30, 2013 It was Sunday and time to drive south back towards Anchorage. We slept in this morning and left Fairbanks at around 11:00 am. It took us about 1/2 hour to fill with water and find a dump to empty our tanks. We drove to Nenana to go to church, and arrived about …
As Far North as We Go
Jun 29, 2013 We got up, but not too early, and we all showered in the RV. We left Denali at around 10:00 am, but we did not get to Fairbanks until 1:30 pm. There was a delay for construction, and then we stopped in Nenana to see were the church was located. We planned …
The Big One – Denali
Jun 27, 2013 We slept in this morning and we all showered in the motor home so we left the campground a little late. We still had to drive 2 hours to get to Denali. We arrived at Denali National Park entrance after noon. We watched a video in the visitor’s center and then watched …
Windy at Exit Glacier
Jun 26, 2013 This morning we got up and everyone showered. It was a windy day, but it was sunny and warm. We dumped the RV tanks at the Seward city dump and then drove 20 minutes to Exit Glacier. We had scheduled the 10:00 am Ranger tour. The tour was a 1-1/2 hour. The …
Kayaking at Seward
Jun 25, 2013 This morning we were up early for our kayaking trip. Before we left camp we called Alyssa to wish her a Happy Birthday. We had an all-day kayaking trip from Miller’s Landing on Powell Point to Caines Head State Park. We paddled about 4.2 miles out, and then hiked 2 miles to …
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