On the Road

Woo-Hoo!!! We're on the road, finally... About 90 minutes later than I would have liked, but we'll be fine. Tonight... Crater Lake. I'm making this entry while George gets the van filled with gas.

But first! Who's going? On this leg of our adventures we have myself, my boys Jakob (11) and Issac (about to turn 7), and one of our dogs, Taiko. My husband, George, will be joining us at The Woods for 6 days (keep reading), and of course for Wanderings Part 2.

Part 2? It comes in parts? Well, yeah. Part 1 is all about getting into nature and seeing the sights the Pacific NW has to offer. Part 2 - well, isn't.

Here's a brief run down of Part 1:

Tonight, of course, is Crater Lake.
After that we make our way to our family property outside Cle Elem, WA - The Woods. We'll spend about 10 days there making day or single overnight trips into Mt Rainier, Seattle, etc.
From The Woods, we make our way to the Olympic Penisulia. I've planned 6 days there, but I'd like to spend it camping in two different spots. Perhaps rain forest, and ocean. We'll see what works out when we get there. I'm sure the rangers will have some advice.
I'd like to visit Mt St Helens too - so we might take that in for a night or two on our way to the Olympics. We'll play that one by ear.
Then, from the Olympics, down the OR coast: 3 nights in Astoria, 3 nights near Newport, and 3 nights near Coos Bay. We're at a swanky KOA in Astoria - I figure we'll need to do laundry by then! LOL. And at state parks for the rest.

From Coos Bay - we head home. Are we finished with our wanderings? Heck no!! We've just warmed up, next comes Part 2!

Part 2:

I get a two day turn around... unpack, wash, and repack. LOL. Oh, and don't forget to drop off the dog and pick up the husband.

Then off to Disneyland for three days! We're staying at the Grand Californian - very swank. Best of all? I DON'T HAVE TO COOK! No more camp meals! Yee-haw!

From Disneyland we board the Disney Magic. 15 nights as we reposition the Magic from LA back to her home port in FL. Down the Mexican Riveria, through the Panama Canal, Cartegna, Aruba, Disney's private island, and home. Fly home quick! 'Cause school starts the next day!

After 4 weeks in a pop-up with two boys and a large dog - our itty bitty cabin on the Magic is going to seem like a palace!

I'll keep the tracking function of our SPOT on so you can check in to see where we are. This might be particularly interesting as we travel through the Panama Canal.

Well, gotta get the last of the stuff out the door, George will be back soon. Talk to you later!!