Larry and I intended to go to Hawaii for our 25th wedding anniversary, but thanks to Covid (and honestly how cost prohibitive it is when coming from the east coast) we postponed it until now. Leaving from San Francisco and using credit card points made it possible to enjoy this short vacation packed with luxurious… Read More Maui
The first time I stood at Tunnel View, Yosemite brought me to tears. Again, on the valley floor, I cried in gratitude, craning my neck to look at the wild and dramatic waterfalls and the immortal, towering El Capitan. Never have I felt so small and insignificant and fleeting and been so joyful to feel… Read More Yosemite
After Pinnacles we headed to Salinas, where we had agreed to house sit for a week. Actually, we had agreed to house sit AND cat sit, but sadly the elderly cat decided the week before to stop eating. Her mom brought her to the vet who told her it was time to say goodbye. The… Read More A Summary of Salinas
We did not originally have Pinnacles on our bingo card for this year of nomading. But when the circumstances of our stay in Salinas changed (see the Salinas post for those details) we pivoted. We camped at a super interesting and beautiful ranch within striking range of the park. We woke at 6am and drove… Read More Pinnacles National Park side quest
As I mentioned earlier, part of this year’s nomading includes folding in a few Trusted Housesitter gigs, and one of the sits I was selected for was for an 18 month old Great Pyrenees named Shiloh in San Luis Obispo. We strolled in the parks, we hiked in the foothills, we wandered the Thursday farmer’s… Read More Ten days with a fluff butt
We spent all day Saturday sea kayaking through the Channel Islands. There really are not enough words to describe the experience. So much flora and fauna. So much glorious sea and sun and surf. Then Sunday we visited Ojai, Solvang, and landed at San Luis Obispo. I’ll try to add more text later, but for… Read More A weekend in an incredible part of the world
Don’t get me wrong, the weather has been fine. But Palm Springs ruined me. Ireland kept up the charade of sunshine, so that by the time I got back to Larry in Southern California, I was mentally ready for my sunshine and t-shirt weather, and I was left wanting. We did not really get great… Read More Beachy areas; not exactly peachy weather
After Larry picked me up at LAX we headed directly east to a town called Claremont so we could get acclimated with the newest element of our nomading: pet sitting. Through the website, Trusted Housesitter, we agreed to house sit (and pet sit and plant sit) for a lovely couple who were traveling for 11… Read More The Claremont Chapter
Hey there – a little guest post from your favorite Red Neck Faux Bird. I had a lovely time exploring Southern California after dropping off Kim at LAX. I promptly made my way down to Long Beach in the famous LA traffic where I ensconced myself at a lovely little RV park right on the… Read More Larry and Louie’s beachy side quests
We’ve reached the portion of our programming where we took diverging paths for a week. We checked out of the Palm Springs condo and parked downtown for a few hours so that Larry could finish his work week. I almost got to see a friend from Alaska whom I haven’t seen in person in 15… Read More We interrupt the nomading for some side quests
Empty Nest Wanderings 