We arrived in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island last Friday (ferry ride post in a couple of days). One of the first things I did after we got settled was look for a church to attend. There are two mainline Protestant churches on the island: Episcopalian and Presbyterian. We decided to try Friday Harbor …
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South Dakota Grand Canyon: Badlands National Park
The Grand Canyon of South Dakota is Badlands National Park. Tom and I spent a day hiking in the Badlands during our recent drive across the country. It was not our first visit to the Badlands. We saw the Badlands in 1990 and in 2006. We started our visit to the Grand Canyon of South …
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
On our drive across the United States, we took a break in South Dakota to check out a couple of National Park sites. Last Saturday, we parked the RV at a nearby campground and walked to the Visitors Center at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Minuteman Missile is a newish park: only 18 years …
Sea to Shining Sea: Driving Across the United States
Tom and I left St. Simons Island on April 24. We drove the 800 miles to Ohio, spent two weeks there, and then headed west and north to San Juan Island. Tomorrow we will take the ferry to our destination for the next four months. 2,500 miles from Ohio. From Atlantic to Pacific in less …
Fitzys Diner: Open 24 Hours!
Before Jackie and I went to see “Beauty and the Beast” last week, she took me to brunch at Fitzys Diner. The original Fitzys Diner address is 1487 Schrock Rd. in Columbus. Fitzys is one of the few places in Columbus open 24 hours. When Jackie said we were going to a diner, I pictured something …
Beauty and the Beast – New Movie
The new “Beauty and the Beast” movie came out in the middle of March, but it took until last Sunday for me to go see it. Even though Tom and I saw a lot of movies on St. Simons, Tom didn’t really want to go see “Beauty and the Beast.” So I put it off …
Super Duper Everything Party
Tom and I were only in Ohio for two weeks between the time we finished at Fort Frederica and leaving for San Juan Island. Much too short a time. We were not able to see everyone we wanted to see or do all the things we wanted to do. Tom and I had to fit …
Mothers Are a Gift from God (usually)
Have you ever noticed that Mothers’ Day is the sappiest, most sentimental holiday of the year? There is a reason why more people go out to eat on Mothers’ Day than any day of the year. And Mothers’ Day is second only to Valentine’s Day for flower sales. People with great moms are sentimental about …
Local Roots Restaurant in Powell, Ohio
On our short stay in Ohio, we still had time to check out a couple of new-to-us restaurants with John and Jackie. After we attended church at Powell United Methodist together, we headed just down Powell Road to the Local Roots Restaurant. Tom and I drive by the restaurant almost every time we go to …
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Tom and I had one day in Akron on this visit to Ohio. We saw our favorite dentist, went to CVS, and then had several hours free before meeting friends for dinner. We decided to go to Cuyahoga Valley National Park during that interim time. Over the years we spent a lot of time in …