I eventually exhausted myself worrying about animals in the campground enough to fall asleep but was abruptly awakened by car doors slamming by my neighbors getting an early start to the day. I did the morning thing and was on the road early because the campground had no showers. The fog looming over the mountains with the sun occasionally breaking ( Read more... )

Today marked the first day of a 2-week, multi-city, off-season adventure. I originally had planned on attending a cruise with Phil in the Caribbean, however for many reasons, the trip did not pan out. This left me with a week of scheduled vacation time to burn. It could not have come at a better time, as I was beginning to burn out at work and San ( Read more... )