Paris, the Start of Our European Vacation

Paris, the Start of Our European Vacation

European Vacation to France, Italy, and Spain In 2008, my wife Mary, three daughters, and I went on a Mediterranean cruise, our first trip to Europe. At the time, the cruise made sense for us. Meals, lodging, and many language issues were taken care of for us. We’d...

The Oregon Coast Revisited

Rugged Coastline with White Sand Beaches The Oregon Coast is rugged, beautiful, and fun, so when a forest fire in the North Cascades cancelled our backpacking plans, we happily switched to a fall trip back down to the Oregon Coast. I say “back down,” because we’d made...