2024 was a big year of transitions for us, as August left for college, Ari left for grad school (after a year back home working post-college graduation) and we went down to only three people at home full time. Travel-wise, we had only two kids on the big summer trip with us most of the […]
Terra Nova National Park and Newman Sound Campground: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
travel dates: July, 2023 Here we said goodbye to Nana and Grandpa and also learned that it gets actually, genuinely hot sometimes in Newfoundland. And it’s pretty much always humid, so it’s an unpleasant, wearying sort of hot. Terra Nova is Newfoundland’s oldest national park. Out of two: it’s only competition is Gros Morne on […]
Niagara Falls: Canada Edition
travel dates: June, 2024 We spent a couple of days in Niagara Falls in 2021, but that was back when Canada was still closed, so we were restricted to gazing longingly across the water from the US at the bright lights of the considerably more touristy Canadian side of things. So we were excited that […]
Four Days on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula: Beyond Puffins. RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
travel dates: July 2023 The Bonavista Peninsula, on Newfoundland’s east coast, seems to fly a bit under the radar, tourism-wise, compared to some of its flashier counterparts. It has plenty of stunning ocean views, but lacks the dramatic peaks of Gros Morne. It doesn’t have the “getaway for the rich and famous” vibe that Fogo […]
Elliston, Newfoundland: It’s Finally Time for Puffins!
travel dates: July, 2023 Look! I put a puffin picture right at the top, so no one would have to wait for puffins for another second! Puffins are amazing. And the little town of Elliston in Newfoundland is one of the best places in the world to see them up close. Lots and lots and lots […]
A (Very) Quick Trip to Denver
travel dates: September, 2024 Usually what happens when we take a short, non-summer, often non-RV trip, is that I figure I’ll blog about it when I’m caught up on summer trip posts and then, predictably, I’m never actually caught up on summer trip posts, so these shorter trips are lost to history. No more! Or […]
A Day in New River Gorge National Park: the Summer Trip Begins!
travel dates: June, 2024 Our big theme for this year’s trip was “Canadian Cities,” and, as you might already know, New River Gorge National Park is not a Canadian city. But it is America’s newest national park and happens to be located in West Virginia, one of the few states we still needed to check off on […]
15 Things to Do in St. John’s, Newfoundland with Kids and Teens (and Parents and Grandparents)
travel dates: July, 2023 This is going to be a long one! “Go east and then keep on going. You’ll eventually find the oldest city in North America,” tweeted the Newfoundland and Labrador tourism account back in 2018. They meant St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital and its biggest city by far (it’s nine times […]
Pippy Park, St. John’s Campground Review: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens
travel dates: July, 2023 I’ve been reflecting a lot on RVing cities this summer, since our trip took us to Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, and Washington DC (so much city!)…and what I keep coming back to is that city camping doesn’t get much better than Pippy Park in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Pippy Park is right […]
Hollywood Studios and Port Orleans French Quarter: Disney Day 3
Travel dates: January 2024 We’re back from another summer trip now…another summer trip during which I fully intended to get some blog posts up and then failed to do so. So! Back at it! I’m picking back up with our first actual park day at Disney World, having already recounted our Skyliner day This […]