by Kristin Echols | Oct 2, 2017 | Travel
For my birthday last month, my 4-year old grandson, Malcolm, gave me a dinosaur. He is about 3 inches tall and named Steve. We usually see Malcolm a few times a week, so two weeks without seems like a long time. I decided to bring Steve along on vacation so that we...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 1, 2017 | Travel
Everyone camps differently. We used to be that family that tent camped, but we brought a lot of stuff to keep us comfortable and amused. Now all that stuff is neatly tucked away in our camper. At the Benbow KOA we had the extremes of camping on each side of us. On...
by Kristin Echols | Sep 30, 2017 | Travel
We are going on our first real trip (not a BBQ competition) in our fifth wheel. Fourteen days traveling from Sacramento up the coast through Northern California and Oregon over to Portland and then back home down I-5. Being from Northern California, I do not refer...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 27, 2016 | New Zealand, Travel
We had big plans for the day, but our rafting trip was canceled. Instead, we drove into town for lunch and a bit of souvenir shopping. Something I really like about New Zealand is all the outdoor dining. I think almost every eatery we’ve been to from roadside...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 26, 2016 | New Zealand, Travel
We left Te Anua this morning for the final destination on our trip…Queenstown. The countryside near Te Anua is very barren and dry looking compared to the green rolling hills we’ve seen during most of the trip. The hills are covered with short tufting...
by Kristin Echols | Feb 25, 2016 | New Zealand, Travel
At 7:00 AM we were standing in the rain waiting for our bus to Manapouri and our final destination of Doubtful Sound in the Fiordlands. We switched to a ferry to cross the lake, and then back to a bus to finally reach Doubtful Sound. The sound got its name when...
