One of the great things about taking a cruise is exploring the ship. As soon as we get aboard, Tom and I start walking level by level getting oriented. The Eurodam, one of Holland America‘s ships, has 2,000 passengers, 800 crew, and 11 stories so there was plenty to explore. The Eurodam is nine years …
From October 2017
Cruise to Hawaii on the Eurodam
Tom and I recently returned from a 17-day cruise to Hawaii on the Holland America ship Eurodam. We had a fantastic vacation and I will be writing about it for at least the next three weeks. Several people asked what we did with our RV while we were on our cruise, so I am going …
Prayerwalk by Janet Holm McHenry
As part of my morning devotions, I recently read two books on prayer. One was an old book that I have read and used to lead prayer groups many times. “What Happens When Women Pray” by Evelyn Christenson. The other was a new to me book, “Prayerwalk” by Janet Holm McHenry. Both are valuable resources …
Toutle Diner, RV Park and Laundry, Washington
After spending several hours at the Mount St Helens Visitors Center, we headed back down the mountain to the Toutle River valley. Our RV is parked at Silver Cove RV Park just past Toutle. We noticed several interesting landmarks on our way up the mountain and had time to explore them more thoroughly on the …
Mount St Helens National Monument
The day after we went to Mt. Rainier, we headed to Mount St Helens National Monument. The two mountains are very similar in size and composition, but their recent history makes them look very different. Mt. Rainier is a National Park in the Department of the Interior but Mount St Helens is administered by the …
Mount Rainier National Park Washington
At 14,410 feet, Mount Rainier is the tallest volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range. Mount Rainier is also the most glaciated mountain in the continental United States. You can see Mount Rainier for miles from every direction, so of course, we visited it while we were in southwestern Washington. John Muir said, “Of all the …
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park spans the border of Washington and Oregon where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. When Lewis and Clark made their epic journey across the United States, the finally spotted the Pacific Ocean from the Washington side of the river. But the coast there wasn’t a good place to …
Sunrise Always Comes
Who or what can you count on? Who is there for you every single day? Who do you know that always has your back? What can you depend on no matter what? Even in the darkest, worst times of your life? Those questions came to mind when I recently read this poem by Celia Thaxter, …
Powells City of Books in Portland Oregon
As we explored southwestern Washington, we made a quick dip into Oregon to go the Powells City of Books. Powells bills itself as the largest bookstore in the galaxy and it may well be. It covers an entire city block and has four stories filled with over a million new and used books. Tom has …
Fort Vancouver National Historic Park
After moving the RV further south, we started exploring southwest Washington. Our first stop was Fort Vancouver National Historical Site. We applied to work at Fort Vancouver, but they had a turnover in staff. Currently they do not have any RV volunteers. Fort Vancouver is our favorite kind of National Park site because they have …