We’ll be on the road all next week—well, starting this week, really, since we’re leaving Friday night—on our way to visit my brother in San Diego. Road trip! From Bend, San Diego is about a 16 or 17 hour drive. Since the kids are little, we’re spreading that over three days each way, taking it… Continue reading San Diego or bust
Category: Travel
Greyhound quits Bend
As reported on Bend.com, Greyhound is leaving Central Oregon: It is eliminating 260 stops, leaving 99 in the 13-state region. In Oregon, the list of 35 communities losing Greyhound service ranges (alphabetically) from Albany to Zigzag, with Bend, Klamath Falls, La Pine, Madras, Redmond and Warm Springs among those in the middle. Too bad. I… Continue reading Greyhound quits Bend
Zoo
This weekend we were in Portland, visiting the Zoo and hanging out with our friends Justin and Raegan. It was a good trip, but damn hot; fortunately, we had brought the kids’ wagon along and I pulled them around the Zoo rather than having them walk/run everywhere in the heat. They had a great time.… Continue reading Zoo
San Francisco Trip, Day 3
Ha, fooled you. The third day of the trip was pretty basic: caught the hotel shuttle to the airport, caught the airplane, made it home. Okay, well, something happened: when we got to the airport, we found out that the corkscrew we had bought the day before at Viansa Winery would be taken away if… Continue reading San Francisco Trip, Day 3
San Francisco Trip, Day 2
Saturday the 12th in Frisco was the busy day; we took the Napa Valley Wine Train, which ate up about 8 hours. It was a lot of fun. The tour bus that took us to Napa only had 3 other couples on it, so there were 8 of us total. The driver was a really… Continue reading San Francisco Trip, Day 2
San Francisco Trip, Day 1
Herewith the beginning of several entries detailing our anniversary trip to San Francisco last weekend (the 11th through the 13th). It was a good trip! We had to get up too early, though: five in the morning on Friday, so we could be at the airport by 6 or so (our flight was 7:15). I… Continue reading San Francisco Trip, Day 1
San Francisco
This weekend my wife and I are going to San Francisco for our (5th) anniversary trip. Leaving early early early Friday morning, coming back Sunday. It should be a fun trip. Friday night we’re doing a dinner cruise of the Bay, and all day Saturday we’re taking a train tour through wine country. Ah, le… Continue reading San Francisco
What are all the colors of the rainbow?
Our trip to Portland today was definitely one of the odder ones. In short: The good news is, Kaitlyn’s eyes are as good as they’re going to get, according to the doctor, which is pretty damn good. No more surgeries. The bad news is, the doctor recommended a second eye surgery for Brandon, before he… Continue reading What are all the colors of the rainbow?
There and back again
We just got back yesterday from a week-long vacation on the Oregon Coast. I should say, “We just got back and recovered,” because a week in hotels with young children is taxing. But, it was a good trip. We started out in Newport, and the weather for the first few days was crappy: chilly, foggy,… Continue reading There and back again
Portland recap; To-do list
Portland was really good. We picked a good hotel this time (we’ve stayed in some real dives) and the Portland Spirit dinner cruise was fantastic. I’d highly recommend anyone looking for something nice to do in Portland, check this out. TODO list for chuggnutt.com: Get blog search working Get the featured “Check it Out” link-thing… Continue reading Portland recap; To-do list