Where we are, June 5
Smithers, British Columbia. Yes, we’ve come a long way from Corrales, considering the motorhome went nowhere for five days. But we’ve got a ways to go before we even turn south (let alone start thinking about Nova Scotia in July). Fairbanks is just to the right and a little below the ‘S’ in US. Tomorrow [...]
Vancouver Variety
Posted by Sierra Vancouver, British Columbia, has many places to visit. Here’s a list of some of those places. You don’t have to visit all of them, just the good ones. Granville Island: Granville is a small island that is accessible by “aquabus” (Aquabuses are small boats that are NOT free and fit maybe 20 [...]
Books, Books and More Books
Posted by Daria The one thing we brought the most of—more even than clothes or food—was books. We have three cabinets filled with books. One contains Sierra’s schoolbooks. The second is filled with travel books that pertain to this leg of the trip (Corrales to New Jersey). The third contains travel books on Europe, Leg [...]
Things I Learned on the Sound Transit (Which Happens to be Full of Sound)
Posted by Sierra The Sound Transit, the bus system in Seattle, is the only way of getting anywhere without murdering your poor footsies to the point where they say, “Marge, I’m tired! I wanna go to bed!!” And Marge decides not to differ, so you’re walking around Seattle with two fast-asleep feet that aren’t gonna [...]
Stuff We Brought
Posted by Daria and Sierra How do you pack for a 15-month trip? So far, it seems that we brought way too many clothes—except for Sierra, who has no fleece or sweatshirt and, until we went to REI in Seattle, had no hat. We looked at fleeces in Whistler but decided to try to find [...]
What You Need to Know About Mount Rainier
Posted by Sierra Q: What exactly is Mount Rainier? A: Mount Rainier is a 14,410-foot sleeping volcano. It is also a national park. Q: SLEEPING? Isn’t it DEAD? A: No. In fact, it can and may easily erupt in the future. Q: How was it formed? A: The volcano was built up above the surrounding [...]
Sierra in Seattle
Posted by Sierra Seattle, Washington, sports the proud nickname of “The Emerald City.” It, like any other city, boasts tall buildings, fascinating sites, and buses that take you many places. One of Seattle’s most famous landmarks is the Space Needle (here’s a photo of me at the base). Built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, [...]
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