Author Archives: Susy

We were still north of Auckland and had explored a bit on one side of the narrow stretch of land between the Hauraki Gjulf and the other side toward the Tasman Sea. Today we were going on a half-day trip … Continue reading

A sewage treatment pond? Really? But look at the Black Swans! This was our bird-watching tour’s first stop and offered some unexpected sightings, at least for me. After meeting and greeting and loading our luggage into the van and picking seats … Continue reading

As the taxi pulled up to our house in the dark, I realized that yes, we were actually going to do this! We were going to New Zealand! This would be my first trip to another country except for a … Continue reading

After hiking in Arches National Monument we camped at Green Rivers State Park in Green River, Utah. This was a quiet park, or at least it was for us, and shaded by native cottonwood trees as well as Russian Olive … Continue reading

We drove as far as the campground in Arches National Park, turned around and then stopped on the way out at Wolfe Ranch. We’d left the trailer in the parking lot at the entrance as signage recommended. The Wolfe Ranch … Continue reading

Before reaching Bluff (previous blog post), Utah, while still in Arizona, we passed some beautiful red-rock bluffs and the Anasazi Inn. We were at 6,000 feet elevation. Got gas an more iced tea in Kayenta. a Navajo Nation community near … Continue reading

It was dark as I left my tired, cranky spouse in the car and crossed the parking lot to enter a store in the town of Tuba, Arizona to ask whether there was any kind of trailer park in town. … Continue reading

Did you know there is currently a proposal to build a tramway to the bottom of the Canyon, below the east rim, as well as a hotel? In addition more hotels, motels, RV sites, fast food restaurants and other development … Continue reading

All of this constant traveling began to get to me every now and then. And I wasn’t even the one doing the driving! We did have a goal in mind though—we were heading for the Grand Canyon, which neither of … Continue reading

We found in our travels that some Southwest rest stops are much different than ours on the west coast. For instance several had signs warning of possible dangers, particularly for pets or small children. I’m not quite sure how the … Continue reading