Living on the road isn’t a living vacation. All the normal tasks everyone has, when not on vacation, fall upon us as well. So we decided to take a vacation last weekend. Oh what fun it was! The Journey to and from I’ve always had a fascination with trains, not Sheldon level, but still IContinue reading “Ferrys, Trains and Automobiles”
Author Archives: Tom Coakley
Forty Days and Forty Nights
As you may have gathered from the title, it rains in Washington during the winter. Since most of the people who may read this warned me over and over about rain in the area this is surely not a surprise. I am not currently building an arc, and I am not certain it has rainedContinue reading “Forty Days and Forty Nights”
Into the breath of the ocean
I have visited the Pacific Northwest many times in the last few decades, and explored as extensively as my aging legs possibly could. However; most of my time was spent in Oregon, barely venturing into Washington. I anticipated it being very much the same as Oregon, and in many ways it is. Washington is gorgeous,Continue reading “Into the breath of the ocean”
Stumptown
We love Portland. Being on the road is amazing, but Portland is hands down the best city we have visited. We celebrated Christmas in Portland once before and are pleased to be doing so again. Yes it is cold and rainy, I know you were wondering. It usually gets into the forties through the dayContinue reading “Stumptown”
Waterfall Heaven
We now have nearly a year on the road under our belt and are getting better at the lifestyle. We had originally planned to spend the Thanksgiving week in the Valley of the Giants, but toward the end of our week in Fort Bragg Kendra was recovering from a bout of cold symptoms and myContinue reading “Waterfall Heaven”
Happy Thanksgiving
We are sitting in Oregon enjoying the crisp air and great hiking. Shortly we will head into Salem for a way too large meal and I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Last week when we were hiking along the Mendocino bluffs we came across a falcon playing in the wind coming offContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving”
Roses and Rainbows
If you have read my past entries, you know that being on the road has it’s own special challenges. However; sometimes the stars align and life is very good indeed. This week we have spot right on the bluffs, and work has been light affording me time to really enjoy the location. When we wakeContinue reading “Roses and Rainbows”
Bragg about it
Last week was a blur for me. The culmination of a year of effort at work resulted in a lot of over time as we finalized for launch on Monday. That meant I ended up doing very little other than working and didn’t get to enjoy the location as I typically would. We spent throughContinue reading “Bragg about it”
Off to see the wizard
A little rant to begin the entry, because sometimes people drive me nuts. As we transitioned from Avila Beach, more on that later, into the foothills near Sacramento we stopped for supplies in Fresno. If you are visiting California Fresno should be on your do not visit list. Passing through was unpleasant and I cannotContinue reading “Off to see the wizard”
Ocean View
Welcome to the post formerly known as Viva Las Vegas. We spent last work week at Lake Meade and visited the strip one evening. It was amazing and disappointing at the same time. I’ve never been to Vegas before so my expectations were set by movies. I was expecting flashy lights, cheap drinks, cheap food,Continue reading “Ocean View”
Torta Log 