When we arrived in Omaha on Sunday, August 2, Curtis “checked in” with his new command by phone, and then began two weeks of “quarantine” before reporting to work. I use that term very lightly because unlike in Hawaii where the quarantine was very strict, here all that meant was that he wasn’t allowed to…
Island to Inland PCS Road Trip | Day 4 | July 28, 2020 | John Day, OR to Boise National Forest, ID On day 4 of our road trip, we packed up our campsite and drove back to John Day. Today we were wrapping up our time in Oregon and planned to camp in Idaho…
Touring the Iolani Palace • Downtown Honolulu • April 8, 2018 Of the many metrics that we use to measure our travels, one of them is to visit the state capitol buildings of each of the states. To date we have had the pleasure of visiting eight of them (SC, VT, PEI, NY, RI, CT, MA,…
Moving to Hawaii • Curtis’ last days on the Mainland • Salem, Canby, and Portland, OR • September 17-19, 2017 Our final days on the Mainland were forecasted to be rainy and dreary days, which was exactly how we were feeling now that our vacation was coming to an end. We decided it was time to take it…
Visiting Downtown Hartford • Talcott Mountain State Park • Stratton Brook State Park • Salmon River State Forest • July 29, 2017 • Written by Curtis & Jess The weekend after visiting Rhode Island’s state capitol, we thought it was about time we visit Connecticut’s. We got up early and hit the road on Saturday, driving North directly into the…
Road Trip around Rhode Island • July 22, 2017 If you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you’ll know there are a number of goals we have of things to see or do in each state. The main ones are, in no particular order: hike to the highest point, see Peter Toth’s Whispering Giant statue,…