Teresa’s Musings
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European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 3: Portsmouth & Southampton, UK)
Read more: European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 3: Portsmouth & Southampton, UK)SUN., MAY 31st thru FRI., JUN 5th, 2026 We left Folkestone for Portsmouth, UK on Sun., May 31st (2026). We hugged the staff goodbye at the Burlington Hotel. They’ve all been wonderful. The restaurant manager even packed a few of Gary’s favorite pastries for the road. So sweet! Five trains and 4 transfers later, we…
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European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 2: Folkestone & Dover, UK)
Read more: European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 2: Folkestone & Dover, UK)WED., MAY 27th thru SAT., MAY 30th, 2026 We were up early on Wed., May 27th (2026), to make our way from Paris to Folkestone UK. The benefit was seeing a fabulous sunrise from our apartment. We ubered over to Europe’s busiest train station, Gare du Nord (Paris North Station). It was completed in 1864…
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European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 1: Paris)
Read more: European Adventure Spring 2026 (Part 1: Paris)FRI., MAY 15th thru TUES., MAY 26th, 2026 Gary and I are headed off this evening, Fri., May 15th (2026) to France, England, and Norway for 5 weeks. Our first stop is Paris. Once in Paris, we’re planning on traveling via train for three weeks thru France and England before boarding a Celebrity ship for…
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Olympic National Park, LaPush WA
Read more: Olympic National Park, LaPush WATHUR., SEPT. 5th, thru SUN., SEPT. 8th, 2024 We had a gorgeous 88-mile drive along Highway 101 also known as the Olympic Loop Highway, as it’s called in this area. We passed in-and-out of Olympic National Park with spectacular views of Lake Crescent. This pristine lake is 18 miles long and glacially carved thus the…
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Port Townsend & Olympic NP, Sequim WA
Read more: Port Townsend & Olympic NP, Sequim WASUN., SEPT. 1st, thru WED., SEPT. 4th, 2024 We traveled 86 miles north along scenic Highway 101, also known as the Olympic Coast Highway, to arrive in Sequim, Washington (pronounced Sqwim with the “e” silent). It was a beautiful ride passing a Christmas Tree farm, mud flats, an oyster farm and lots of greenery. It…
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Washington State Capitol, Shelton & Olympia WA
Read more: Washington State Capitol, Shelton & Olympia WAFRI., AUG. 30th, thru SAT., AUG. 31st, 2024 We traveled 112 miles southwest from Sultan, WA (outside Seattle) to Shelton WA (outside Olympia), and spent 2 nights at Little Creek Casino Resort. Nice campground and spacious sites. Gary played blackjack and came out $100 ahead. Not bad! Temps have been warm, but since there is…
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Sultan & Seattle, WA
Read more: Sultan & Seattle, WASUN., AUG. 4th, thru THUR., AUG. 29th, 2024 We left Mount Rainier, catching our final glimpse of that iconic landmark, to arrive at the small town of Sultan located about 50 minutes northeast of Seattle. It was a 115-mile ride that took about 3.5 hours. Oy. There was heavy traffic at various points on practically…
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Mount Rainier NP, WA
Read more: Mount Rainier NP, WATUE., JULY 30th, thru SAT., AUG. 3rd, 2024 We traveled 170 miles northwest from the town of Prosser in Washington’s wine country to Mineral, WA, located 30 minutes from the entrance to Mount Rainier NP. We’re very much looking forward to exploring this Washington icon! But, oy, we had a circuitous route getting here from…
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Warden & Prosser, WA
Read more: Warden & Prosser, WATUE., JULY 16th thru MON., JULY 29th, 2024 The pod arrived at Sage Hills Golf & RV Resort in Warden, Washington on Tue., July 16th (2024), after traveling 148 miles southwest from Coeur d’Alene, ID. The town of Warden is in the southeastern portion of the state. Washington is the #1 producer of apples, blueberries,…
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Coeur d’Alene, ID
Read more: Coeur d’Alene, IDSUN., JULY 7th thru MON., JULY 15th, 2024 We left West Glacier and traveled 149 miles south. The Flathead Lake, with its 185 miles of shoreline, was by our side for part of the journey. Beautiful. We also saw a bright yellow crop growing profusely in this area. My app said it was “rapeseed,” a…
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Glacier NP, Montana
Read more: Glacier NP, MontanaTHUR., JUNE 27th thru SAT., JULY 6th, 2024 We had two back-to-back gorgeous travel days even though we were driving through some rain both days. The second day was truly one of the prettiest ever! First, we drove northwest 169 miles from West Yellowstone to Three Forks, Montana and then the next day traveled 171…
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Yellowstone NP, Wyoming
Read more: Yellowstone NP, WyomingFRI., JUNE 21st thru WED., JUNE 26th, 2024 We traveled 75 miles north thru Grand Teton NP to arrive in Yellowstone at Fishing Bridge RV Park. We passed thru old fire damaged areas in Yellowstone, and we also passed by beautiful Yellowstone Lake and the Absaroka Mountain Range. At the campground there were dainty white…