A place to post updates along our journey.
The last stretch of our trek home started north of Atlanta.
Today we drove from Mount Vernon to Atlanta.
We started our three day journey back to Oviedo today.
Today we said goodbye to Russ and Lori and had dinner with Patrick.
Linda and Camilla spent the day outside on the deck enjoying the nice weather.
We ate fair food, saw animals, and rode fair rides at the Iowa State Fair.
Today we departed the California Zephyr in Osceola Iowa.
We spent all day today on the California Zephyr on our way east.
Today we boarded the California Zephyr route from Emeryville, CA to Osceola IA.
On our last day in the Bay Area we went to Berkeley for pizza at Linda’s brother’s.
This post shows some of the flowers and plants we saw at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco at Golden Gate Park.
A break from work left a day to go to Muir Woods and the Golden Gate Park.
On our first full day in San Francisco, Linda and Camilla drove to Berkeley to see Linda’s brother’s family.
We drove the rest of the way to San Francisco today and ate wood fired pizza around the block from our hotel.
We had a long drive from Oceanside, OR to Arcata, CA today. Arcata was a change of plans from our intended stop in Klamath Falls since there are fires in the area. Since the coastal road to Arcata had potential closures, we took the long way through a national forest.
On our last full day in Oceanside, the weather was beautiful. We ate lunch in the village, went hiking back at Cape Meares, played at the beach, and had dinner in the village.
In Portland we went to Washington Park where Camilla played on a playground, saw a rose garden, and toured the Japanese gardens. Then we drove to Cannon Beach before returning to Oceanside.
There was a light rain most of the day before we left for a night in Portland where we saw blue skies and sunshine for the first time in a while.
We went to the beach at low tide to explore a little further past the tunnel hoping to find a cave of sea creatures.
In the morning, Linda and Camilla went to the beach. In the afternoon, I joined them to go hiking at Cape Meare’s Lighthouse.
On our first full day in Oceanside, we walked down to the village for breakfast, explored the beach, and drove to Rockaway Trail Head to see the oldest Cedar in Oregon.
We picked up a rental car, saw Linda’s Aunt and Uncle for lunch, and drove to Oceanside Oregon today.
During our day in Seattle we walked to the Pike Place Market and the Space Needle.
The Empire Builder arrived in Seattle a few hours late, but, fortunately the delay was just long enough that when we arrived at our hotel across the street from the King Street Station, we were able to do an early check-in.
Friday was our full day on the train with meals in the dining car and a few breaks outside at short stops to stretch and get some fresh air.
Before departing for our train, we met Jared and Stephanie for dinner and a walk around Dodge Nature Center with my sister Christine.
Yesterday we boarded train 7 on the Empire Builder route to Seattle at Saint Paul’s Union Depot.
Linda, Camilla, and Aunt Christine visited the Como Zoo.
The plan for our third day was to make an early trip to the city lakes for a walk before meeting family and friends for dinner that evening.
Driving from Keokuk to St. Paul with a stop in Des Moines completed the final day of our three day trek from Oviedo to the Twin Cities.
A full day of driving brings us to Keokuk, IA.
One day of driving complete and two more to go on the first stretch of our journey.
Tomorrow we set sail for unknown shores as the first day of our month long trip across the country begins.