by Kristin Echols | Oct 2, 2017 | Travel
When we arrived at our campsite yesterday, I thought “oh how pretty and secluded, look at all the beautiful ferns”. Who was I kidding? It is creepy. It’s all dark and damp and slimy vines hang from the trees, and there are scary sounds coming from the bushes. I’m...
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...