Travel Blog
Day One, Seattle Weather: 75° and sunny. On Friday, May 30, we departed from Seattle pier 91 at the base of Magnolia in bright sunshine. As we embarked, we accidentally followed some people into the exclusive Reserve, an area on the 16th floor right in the front of the ship that you were supposed to…
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On Wednesday, May 7th, we boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to San Diego, CA, for Tegen’s Graduation from Marine Boot Camp. Ashley, Tim, Patrick and Emma traveled with us. We rented a Chrysler Pacifica, the cadillac of mini-vans, so that we could drive together. Once we arrived at the hotel, Town Suites by Marriott at…
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For our first adventure in our 2023 Keystone Cougar we spent two nights up at Fort Casey on Whidbey Island. This is our fourth or fifth time camping here, and this time was special. Besides it being our first time in the new trailer, the weather was outstanding for April. It was 65 to 70°…
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We took a day trip to the Tulip Festival in Mt. Vernon. This was only the second time we have attended the festival. Everything was in full bloom! The pictures tell the story. Last time we went to Tulip Town. This time we attended the RoozenGaarde. We arrived early, right when they opened. The weather…
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After selling Cooper, our Winnebago Micro Minnie, Karen and I began our search for our next trailer, which should also be our last trailer. We narrowed it down to a Cougar Keystone 22 MLSWE. We love the floorplan! It features a forward facing, walk-around bed, a larger bathroom and side-by-side recliners, a dinette, and a…
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(Photo taken Christmas Day, 2024) On February 22, 2025, we sold our Winnebago Micro-Minnie 1808 FBS, nicknamed Minnie-Cooper. So, we’ve renamed our blog, SK-Travels, “SK, for Steve and Karen”. In the three years we had Cooper, we had so many great adventures. During that time we: Drove from Edmonds to North Carolina once, June 2022…
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We left our home on September 16th and returned on December 27th, after 3 and 1/2 months on the road. We had some great adventures, but it felt great to be home. We spent $764.50 in gas from home to Apache Junction, AZ, $339.02 to drive from Apache Junction to Dixon, MO, $332.16 to drive…
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On Thursday, December 26th, we drove the 320 miles, up the coast, through the Redwoods, from Fortuna, CA to Newport, OR. The first half of the drive was decent, intermittent fog but no rain. We were surprised to see two large herds of elk along the way. The second half of the drive was heavy…
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Looking ahead at the weather, we decided to spend Christmas Day driving from Lodi, CA to Fortuna, CA, located on the coast, just off of Highway 101. We bunked down at Riverwalk RV Park, a place we had stayed twice before. Just to the north of us, between Crescent City and Newport, OR, they were…
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On Christmas Eve we drove from Anaheim to Lodi, CA, some 380 miles. We arrived in time to relax a little before getting ready for mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 15 minutes away. It was a huge church with a very long center aisle, and not surprisingly, the church was full to capacity. The…
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