In this video, I update you on our latest movements as we head back north to British Columbia. I show you around our latest camping spot Cape Blanco State Park, on the Oregon Coast. We stayed here for three nights in late March and lucked out with some sunny skies and mild temps. The cost … Read more
In this video, we take a day trip from Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay on the Pacific Coast Highway. (California Highway 1) Trip highlights include footage from Natural Bridges State Beach and Pillar Point home of the famous Mavericks Beach. Maverick is renowned for its colossal surfing waves. At Natural Bridges, we took a … Read more
The 2019/20 Snowbird trip continues with a quick 2 night stop at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, on the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. The campsites are well laid out, roomy, and easy to navigate. Our special off-season rate for a full hookup 50 amp site was $31 a night. The grounds are exceptionally … Read more
The latest RV snowbird journey has begun! We set off Nov 1st from Victoria, BC, across the Juan de Fuca strait aboard the Coho ferry to Port Angeles, WA. After a quick overnight at the local Walmart, the next day headed west to the Washington coast to check out Ocean Shores. We stayed three nights … Read more
In late September, Anne and I decided to take a little getaway trip over to explore the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia. We hadn’t visited since we were kids and wanted to scope out the area for a future RV trip. So we put the Cougar fifth wheel in storage and hit the road … Read more
In this video, we take the ferry over to nearby Quadra Island and explore the Lucky Jim Historic Mine. Then we take a walk along picturesque Rebecca Spit. I provide footage of the ocean spits large boulder and driftwood beach, views across to the coastal mountains to the east and the sheltered anchorage of Heriot … Read more
In this video, I have clips from our recent day trip to visit the tiny marina village of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island. Telegraph Cove is located on the north end of Vancouver Island about a 120-mile drive from Campbell River, BC. I show dashcam footage driving through the forest campground and marina RV resort. … Read more
In this first video, I show you a slice of the beautiful coastline of my old home town of Victoria BC. Greater Victoria is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, almost completely surrounded by the ocean. You’ll view video footage of its pretty harbor area and the beach along the Dallas road waterfront … Read more
In part one of our 2018/19 snowbird seasons final two videos, we take a look at Dosewallips State Park located on the Hood Canal in western Washington State. I show you our campsite area, and we take a walk out onto the nearby beach and tidal flats for a look around. This tidal estuary is … Read more
In this video, I take you along on a morning hike into the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. We hike from the John Kellenback Trailhead through a patch of coastal forest and out onto the sand dunes. This part of the dunes is pretty well untouched by ATV tracks and has one rather towering sand … Read more
In this video, I give you a look around Winchester Bay, Oregon, and its RV camping opportunities. The Douglas County Parks Department runs all the camping. We camped in the Salmon Harbor Marina area on a large paved earthen jetty between the boat slips. It’s dry camping for $17 a night $102 a week or … Read more
As we made our way south along the coastal highway 101 this November the weather was sunny and warm, strange for the time of year. Usually, it’s rainy and cool and we just want to get south as fast as we can. So, this year we slowed our pace to take advantage of the good fortune. … Read more
In this video, I show you a bit of the Harris Beach State Park campground. The campsites are set in a pretty forest on a bluff overlooking a beautiful beachscape. Access to the beach is a few minutes walk or drive away. Harris Beach State Park is located in Brookings on the Oregon Coast. We … Read more
In this video, Anne and I take a drive down the coast a half hour or so from where we are camped at Thunderbird RV Park in Campbell River to visit Miracle Beach Park. Miracle Beach is home to gorgeous ocean views and a remarkable rocky/sandy driftwood-strewn beachscape chock full of life. As the tide … Read more
In this video, Anne, the Beagle and I take an evening walk out on the Tyee Spit near the Thunderbird RV Park in Campbell River, BC. We spend our RVing summers here and absolutely love it. We wanted to see the Disney Wonder cruise ship pass by on its way south from Alaska and give … Read more