Exploring 17 Mile Drive, Monterey and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California

Yesterday, I left my Airbnb in Santa Cruz and drove to Monterey, about an hour away to explore areas around Monterey and Carmel. Although I’ll be spending two nights in Carmel, the weather forecast doesn’t look the greatest, so I … Continue reading

Sights to see driving from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, California

Yesterday, I drove almost three hours from Mill Valley to my Airbnb in Santa Cruz.  I stopped in Pacifica to check out the pier area.  It was very foggy driving there but then it cleared up some. I stopped a … Continue reading

Mount Tamalpais East Peak, Views of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Rodeo Beach

I got started early yesterday morning, leaving my Airbnb at 6:40 a.m. and drove half an hour to the top of Mount Tamalpais East Peak. The road was very twisty with amazing views of the Valley enveloped in fog below. … Continue reading

Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Yesterday I drove 5.5 hours from Paso Robles to Point Reyes National Seashore and hiked the 1.8 mile Chimney Rock Trail. It was a nice, easy beautiful hike, but very windy. I thought my hearing aids were going to blow … Continue reading

A day of pampering in Paso Robles and Sights to see in Morro Bay, California

I started my day yesterday with a 90-minute deep tissue massage at River Oaks Hot Springs Spa in Paso Robles. Next I soaked in the mineral Hot springs tub and had a facial. I haven’t had a facial since my … Continue reading

Exploring Prince Edward Island

I Left my Airbnb by 7:00 a.m. this morning and drove 45 minutes to the 2.7 mile Greenwich Dunes Trail. About a third of the trail was a floating boardwalk. I didn’t encounter another soul on the trail, except for … Continue reading

Exploring Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and my Airbnb in the country

This morning I left my Airbnb at 6:45 a.m. and drove a little over two hours to take the hour and 15 minute ferry ride from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island. It was a white knuckle drive, pouring … Continue reading

Driving the Cabot Trail and hiking the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton National Park

This morning my Airbnb host had breakfast prepared at 6:30 a.m. so that I could depart early for a 186 mile drive on the Cabot Trail, a very scenic loop highway on the island of Cape Breton. It took me … Continue reading

Exploring Halifax before and after the rain

I awoke before 5:00 a.m. and checked the weather forecast. The rain was going to start some time this morning and seemed it would stick around for most of the day, so I decided to drive a few minutes from … Continue reading

Crossing the Bay of Fundy via ferry from Saint John, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia

This morning I arrived at the ferry terminal in St. John, New Brunswick at 6:45 a.m., and 15 minutes later, they began boarding for the trip across the Bay of Fundy. We departed at 8:00 a.m. and the crossing took … Continue reading