The headline may seem confusing: Bremerton is west of Washington state, and San Francisco is two states down, in Northern California. But that's indeed what happened the next 3 days: after made an appointment with our dermatologist back in San Francisco and flew down, while Lisette and Sheila hung out with Meri, Sophie and Brewski […]
We were lucky to have found an incredible spot by the water with no signs that said we couldn't stay there overnight! In the morning, it was cooler and foggier, which meant that there were no signs of Mount Rainier in the distance anymore, as it was enshrouded in cloud. But we were able to […]
In the morning, we found that a car had parked directly facing us, making it more challenging (but not impossible) to exit, but we'd have to back out and drive around them. We never found out who the driver was, but it was weird as there were literally more than a dozen other spots this […]
There were no signs of the deer we saw last night, but the big truck that also stayed overnight was still in his spot. We had a decent drive of about an hour or so to Spokane, the most populous city in eastern Washington with about 230,000 people. Spokane (pronounced Spo-KAN), is named after the […]
When we woke up, Michael commented that the trees smelled kind of weird, as he exited the RV to give Sheila her breakfast. Lisette sniffed the air, and it didn't smell nice. It later dawned on us that there was a rug that had been disposed of in the trees in front of us, and […]
After 2 nights of wet wipe showers, we hoped to change our fortunes today, with Michael heading to the RV shop that we parked alongside overnight. The RV shop had not one, or two, but THREE water pump replacement options--success! Michael was able to install it in record time where we had parked, and it […]
We woke up to sound of cows, still making hilarious high pitched or drawn-out mooing sounds from across the water, as if the cows were actually being impersonated by a person. Fortunately it had been a quiet night with hardly any traffic. We ventured to the RV park that we weren't able to book the […]
Lisette awoke not to the pleasant sound of the stream alongside where the RV was parked, but by Michael shaking her awake so we could move from our parking spot. Someone had shown up by 6am to go for a jog, and there'd undoubtedly be more people arriving in the lot. Lisette is definitely the […]
The best time to see animals at Yellowstone National Park is early in the morning, so we were on the road by 6.45am, ready for another exciting day. We'd heard some of the best places to see animals like bison, elk and antelope was Lamar Valley, so we headed there as the fog was still […]
At around 2am, we woke up to the sound of wolves howling in the distance! Michael excited woke Lisette up before 6am, as the fog was lifting at Elk Ranch flats, to see the beautiful sunrise. While there weren't any wildlife here (yet), it's a very popular spot to see bison, elk, pronghorn, and other […]
In the haste to make sure the guys in the car were not breaking into Harry's truck he was a little heavy handed opening our side door and happened to break off the door handle. His luck continued.... The sun is up before 6am these days, so we were up early the next morning to […]
Lisette's love of tea means that she has amassed a lot (but perhaps for her, still room for more) types of tea in the RV. This morning, she realized that one of the loose leaf packets of chai from Aussie brand T2 was almost finished, which she'd bought over a year ago. Because Michael likes […]
We were still within Hot Springs State Park, and the only thing left for us to check out was the road where we could potentially spot bison. We'd been told yesterday at the Visitor Center that the bison gave birth the previous month, so the park now had a total of about 30 bison, including […]
Sheila was sick all night, constantly needing to go to the toilet and try to purge her body from whatever bug was in her body. We'd both had a poor nights' sleep (Michael faring much worse as the lighter sleeper, Lisette can doze through anything), to take her outside at all hours of the night […]
We'd slept at a gas station in Newcastle, Wyoming (news to us there was also a Newcastle here, much smaller than the one in Australia or the UK though!). Fortunately compared to other times we'd slept at a gas station, there was much less noise and the street lights weren't as bright overhead. Initially our […]
One thing that was rapid when we were at Rapid City: the heat! It didn't take long for us to be uncomfortably sweaty in the morning, with temperatures rising quickly to the mid 30s Celsius (around 95 degrees Fahrenheit). Storybook Island: A Fun and Free Park for Families One of the most adorable places we […]