We left California about a week before the Hurricane made landfall, we were lucky enough to have had beautiful weather in California while we visited there. Our first day of travel took us to Yuma, AZ just a quick overnight stay on our way to Maricopa, AZ.  When we arrived in Yuma the temperature was…

Checked into our hotel early evening, which was in the Gaslamp District, for our four-night stay.  It was a perfect spot to explore the city and walk to the Padres game on game night.  The street our hotel sat on closed at 12noon until early morning because of the foot traffic.   There were multiple bars…

After the night Dodger’s baseball game we set out for San Juan Capistrano for a few days. The next day we toured the town of San Juan Capistrano. It is an old small town of Spanish influences with a few shops, eateries and historical buildings.  The Mission San Juan Capistrano is an historic landmark right…

Our next stop in California was Los Angeles area for a day. We reserved an afternoon small bus tour of celebrity homes in the Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Bel Air areas. The tour was 2.5 hours long and drove into the hills in and around Hollywood.  One of our sites was the Beverly Hills Hotel. …

We arrived in Anaheim area after a long drive from San Francisco so we definitely needed the remainder of the day to just rest.  Can honestly say that the traffic in this area is for real, it is craziness! Day two – Santa Monica Pier for a late lunch and afternoon site seeing and shopping. …

We have now been on the road for about 10 weeks and we have had nearly perfect weather the whole time, which is incredible. Drove in from Napa over the Golden Gate Bridge, which isn’t gold at all, too funny!  First stop was the Ferry Building Market Place, a small market with multiple vendors and…

We made our way to “Wine Country”!  Our first stop was Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville, CA, it was big and beautiful as expected.  Inside the main building was a small shop, a wine tasting room, a bar room and indoor seating as well as a movie gallery with many items from his films.  Beautiful…

We picked up some extra travelers for the next 2 weeks my sister Mare and brother-in-law Jim, it was nice having them along for our journey down the Pacific Coast! The first stop after our amazing Alaskan cruise was Portland, OR.  Many people said it wasn’t a great area to visit but we enjoyed it…

7-day Alaskan Cruise on the Princess Royal, it was a beautiful day in Seattle on our “bon voyage” day.  Most of our group arrived at the ship before us and boarded the ship.  We quickly caught up with them after lunch and made our way to the pool deck to enjoy the Sail Away Party.…

Arrived in Seattle a few days before we embarked on our Alaskan Cruise with family and friends.  It was nice to enjoy some family time because we were on the road for over 7 weeks at this point. While visiting the city we walked, drank, laughed and ate “a lot”!  One of the places we…