A place to post updates along our journey.
The day after we got home we unpacked and posed for a pic with our pets.
We drove through Baltimore and Delaware and ate at Chipotle as we headed to Florida.
On our way south we detoured towards Hartford to Danbury and Ridgefield with a stop in Stamford for lunch with Camilla’s cousins.
We explored Sachuest Point and a topiary garden.
We toured The Breakers and Cliff Walk on our first full day in Newport, Rhode Island.
A long day of driving took us from Newark, DE through Stamdford, CT and Wilton, CT before arriving in Newport, RI.
After the Master Magi ceremony, we played ten pin bowling before continuing our drive to the northeast.
Woke up early to get wet and play Magic Quest and go to the arcade.
We started our first full day at the Great Wolf Lodge with waterslides!
Today’s the Fourth of July.
We quickly packed and headed to Winter Park to pick up Camilla early from camp to start our summer vacation.
On Mother’s Day we went to Leu Gardens after Camilla’s swim lesson.
Camilla had friends over for a pool party to celebrate her seventh birthday.
Linda’s friend invited us to tour her friends chicken farm in Winter Springs.
And then Camilla turned Seven!
On Thursday and Friday Linda worked so Camilla and I played outside before going to the Launch trampoline park that evening.
On our first day back we focused on preparing our yard for the future late birthday party.
On our last day we took Frankie with us to the beach.
We had a full Monday taking a walk, going to Captiva for lunch, and seeing wildlife.
The first day on Sanibel was Saint Patrick’s Day and we relaxed around the house.
On Saturday we started spring break with a friend’s birthday party at a roller skating rink.
The week after our return from vacation we experienced the Scottish Highland Games.
Our final day of driving before returning home.
We drove from Mt. Vernon, IL to McDonough, GA.
We drove through St. Louis from Iowa to Mt. Vernon, IL.
In Iowa we played indoor mini-putt, met baby Bowen, and Camilla made a snowman.
Our first day in Iowa consisted of going to Brueggar’s Bagels, a shopping mall, the Volvo store, the Botanical Garden, and dinner at Cool Basil.
On New Year’s Day we drove I-80 the rest of the way to Johnston, IA.
On the second day of a three day drive we made it from DuBois to Chesterton.
Saturday we said goodbye to Dentel’s and left Stamford to begin our drive to Des Moines.
Friday we drove to Trumbull, CT to check out homes a little further from the cities.
We took a day to return to Ridgefield to gather more info about the homes and schools.
We went for a morning swim in Danbury.
Woke up, it was a Cracker Barrel mornin’!
Merry Christmas!
We kicked off our winter break with the gift of Trans-Siberian Orchestra tickets from Linda’s work.
Green screen test; take 2!
Camilla was anxious to get home to her cats.
We drove south and found a Bruegger’s Bagel store on the way for lunch.
We got an early start on our drive so we could make a 9:40am Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater house tour reservation.
We ventured out to the falls again for a Behind the Falls tunnel tour today.
Camilla was tired of swimming so the morning of our checkout from Great Wolf Lodge we played in the arcade before going to a hotel by Niagara Falls.
We spent one full day at Great Wolf Lodge swimming, sliding, and playing MagicQuest in the hotel.
It took most of a day to drive from Montreal to Niagara Falls.
We spent our third full day in Montreal at the Biodome de Montreal.
On our second full day in Montreal we walked to the underground city and a tourist section of town.
On our first full day in Montreal we made two visits to the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal.
We drove to our first international destination Montreal, founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or “City of Mary”.
We spent a day at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is where the wild things are – or at least where the farm things are.
Nav computer issues meant our shorter driving day wasn’t that short after all.
A long day of driving meant rest stops and fast food.
We began our summer road trip after a Ballet Camp Recital of Nemo’s Adventure.
Green screen test; take 1!
There’s a Monster at the End of this Movie!
Introducing Camilla-Ba-Dilla!
How to Start a Veterinary Practice
Monday was a day of rest.
Sunday morning we toured the Salisbury House of the Weeks family.
Sunday afternoon we attended a surprise birthday party for Linda’s sister at the Madison County Winery.
Saturday night we went to see King Lear on the lawn at the Salisbury house.
We spent the midday at Living History Farms.
Des Moines food, Science Center of Iowa, and a quick tour of the State Capitol.
Camilla finally got to travel by plane for the first time, flying from Sanford (SFB) to Des Moines (DSM).
Pics of the kittens and us and notes on their everyday names.
Pictures of animals, flowers, insects, and fungi.
Pics of just the kittens =^.^=.
Aunt Christine stayed the weekend in Oviedo on her way to Sanibel.
Posey and Frankie in cars.
Someone brought three kittens to Linda’s work. They have invaded our home :).
We took a weekend trip to Sanibel for Fathers Day 2022 to see my parents.
Linda rescued more caterpillars this spring which have changed into something else.
The Sunday after our vacation, we found all the enchanted Fairy doors at Leu Gardens.
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.