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