Author: Vicki Henry
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Fall Roadtrip..Crater Lake, Klamath Falls and home
We slept in and then left Medford via Oregon Hyw 62 to Crater Lake. The storm had brought in rains and winds but we decided to keep our plans to go to Crater Lake and then over to Klamath Falls for the night. Off we went towards Crater Lake with the big Pacific Northwest Storm…
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Fall Roadtrip. .Southern Oregon
Up early and we took Oregon Hwy 238 from Medford, thru Jacksonville and out to Applegate to visit our friends, Marcos and Heidi. They bought a 68 acres abandoned farm with woodland area last year. It’s their new ‘life project’ to renew the farm land with grape vines, large vegetable garden and remodel the 100…
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Fall Roadtrip..Burney Falls, CA
A beautiful morning, had a quick breakfast at our motel. Then headed back to Hyw 89 North to Burney Falls State Park. We heard about this from our good friends that passed thru this region as they completed the Pacific Crest Trail this year. First, we drove out to Lake Britton which is part of…
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Fall Roadtrip..Hwy 89 North
Beautiful Highway 89 North from Truckee, CA. We left Truckee searching for beautiful fall colors and new destinations for us. Driving north towards Hobart Mills, thru the small cattle town of Sierraville, on to Graeale a golfers retreat, Quincy and Keddie. We had been this far in the past. We continued on to Lake…
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Fall is in the air…
Yes, I know this isn’t the next post about the Galapagos. This is a detour post to share the joys of fall. I will get back to finish the Galapagos posts as soon as I have time to get thru the pictures and sit at my computer. In Truckee, the cold nights have brought out…
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Galapagos – 13
This post is about day 3 of 8 days on the Anahi Catamaran, Sunday, April 24, 2016. We went to South Plaza Island and Santa Fe Island. We woke up early in a cove between South and North Plaza Islands near Santa Cruz Island in the ‘mistral’ which we would call fog. At first you…
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Galapagos – 12
Red Footed Boobies Enjoy these pictures of Red Footed Boobies. They are the only boobies that nest in trees. The largest colony of Red Footed Boobies is on Isa Genovesa in the Galapagos Islands.
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Galapagos Islands – 11
Isla Genovesa, Darwin’s Bay and Prince Phillip’s steps Overnight was the longest single motor trip we would take. We had put on patches for sea sickness upon arrival and never had any problem. There was some rocking of the ship during the trip and it was interesting to walk in the cabin in the middle…
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Galapagos Islands-10
Welcome back! The Galapagos Islands were everything we hoped for and more! Cannot thank our crew and guide enough on the Anahi Catamaran for the outstanding crew, captain, tours, food and accommodations. Also, Rainforest Cruises for helping us select this boat and upgrading our cabin. I plan to give you an overview of the islands…
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Peru and the Galapagos – 9
Guayaquil We had an early morning flight from Cuzco, Peru to Guayaquil, Ecuador by way of Lima. This flight was just about a week after the big earthquake in Ecuador centered near the coast about 300 miles from Guayaquil. Needless to say, we wondered what damage we would see. Luckily, Guayaquil suffered small physical damage…