This is the final post of my Toronto, Michigan and Wisconsin trip. If you missed my previous posts and want to read them in order click here. Better late than never, here’s what I got up to in Wisconsin! My flight from Detroit to Madison was due to leave at 8.27am (EDT) and arrive at… Continue reading Wisconsin
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Michigan #2
I think I slipped into the post-holiday blues last week, but I’m back with my final post about my trip to Michigan and will post about Wisconsin later this week. It was such a lovely visit with Annie and Michael. Annie is my favourite human on the planet, she has a great sense of humour,… Continue reading Michigan #2
Michigan #1
After the go go go of all the site seeing in Toronto, things have moved at a slower pace in Michigan. I’ve been helping Annie with some unpacking, sorting photos, packing boxes to ship to her eldest daughter in California. I found in one box this photo I’d sent Annie in 1992. It is me,… Continue reading Michigan #1
One more sleep to go…
My goodness it seems a long time since I caught a flight anywhere (2017 to Verona, Italy), but the next few weeks I’ve a few planned. First up is Toronto! I’m visiting Lucy, who I met on my trip to Peru and Bolivia in 2015/16. She is from the UK but emigrated to Canada a… Continue reading One more sleep to go…
Four holidays booked!
Despite travelling from Inverness to London every week, I still haven’t lost that urge to travel. Currently I have four holidays planned, ok so one is a trip down to stay with my folks…but still it lifts my spirits no end having holidays on the horizon. In September I have booked myself on a yoga… Continue reading Four holidays booked!
Portland to Seattle via Columbia River Gorge
20 June 2014 Bridal Veil Falls On the way to Bridal Veil Falls we spotted people parking on the side of the road and we started to get puzzled as to whether this was the parking, we decided to drive onwards and eventually found the official car park much further on, so I suspect the… Continue reading Portland to Seattle via Columbia River Gorge
Portland Japanese and Rose Garden
19 June 2014 The Japanese Garden is a bit out of the city centre and so public transport or a car is needed to get there. As it was summer we took the MAX to Oregon Zoo and then caught a shuttle bus up to the gardens. Out of season I think the transport changes… Continue reading Portland Japanese and Rose Garden
Bend to Portland
18 June 2014 The Three Sisters Mountains, Mount Hood, clear rivers, dense forests…I love this sort of scenery. There is something really special about seeing snow capped mountains and in Oregon there is certainly no shortage of them. Given that this was a day where we didn’t have anything specific to go and… Continue reading Bend to Portland
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
17 June 2014 Our interest in volcanoes and volcanic features was sparked during our trip to Hawaii in 2013. There is something so fascinating to me that all these different structures and textures can all be created by the Earth cracking or bursting open. Exploring the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, which covers a huge area… Continue reading Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
16-17 June 2014 I first heard of Crater Lake National Park when I was reading ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed. She was walking the Pacific Crest Trail on her own and the trail runs past the lake. It sounded pretty amazing from her description, so I googled it and started reading up about it. With Allistar… Continue reading Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 