NOTE: The purpose and intent of this post is NOT aimed at providing a review of the cruise ship. In April, we embarked on an 8-night western Caribbean cruise aboard Royal Caribbean Rhapsody of the Seas. Rhapsody was built in 1997 and is Royal Caribbean’s second-oldest ship. Our three prior cruises had been on newer ships, … Continue reading 2026 Western Caribbean Cruise
Over Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend, we traveled to Port Angeles, Washington and Olympic National Park. For years, we had talked about visiting this area of the country. Now that we live in Northern Idaho, it is more convenient to do so. The reason we chose to go that weekend is because it coincided with the … Continue reading Olympic National Park & Crab Fest
We ventured to Cascade and McCall, Idaho for Labor Day weekend. This is an area of Idaho that we have wanted to visit since first moving to Coeur d’Alene in September of 2024. Cascade/McCall is located in Central Idaho, about a five-hour drive from us. To split up the drive, we stayed one night at … Continue reading Labor Day 2025: Cascade/McCall, Idaho Adventure
Recently, we returned to Libby, Montana to explore more of Lake Koocanusa on our kayak, The Big Mango. During our earlier trip, we had kayaked two different areas of the lake, but the wind prevented us from completing a long-distance paddle. This trip, however, we got really lucky! We parked the truck at Rexford Beach … Continue reading Libby, Montana Adventure II
Four weekends ago, we visited Libby, Montana, an area of Montana that we had never previously ventured to. Libby, located within the Kootenai National Forest, is just a short distance from Troy. We followed the Kootenai River along US Hwy 2 from Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The river can be seen through the trees and amongst … Continue reading Libby, Montana Adventure
Over 4th of July weekend, we ventured to Montana. We had high expectations for paddling many miles on three different bodies of water. Like all of our previous trips this summer, the weather did not cooperate with our aspirations. However, in light of the horrific flood that had recently occurred in Texas, we cannot complain. … Continue reading 4th of July in Montana
We recently camped for a weekend in Leavenworth, Washington, where we stayed at Icicle RV Resort campground, located about 30 minutes from Lake Wenatchee State Park. Last winter, we had high hopes of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing in Lake Wenatchee State Park; however, it had rained during our weekend there. For this summer camping trip, … Continue reading Lake Wenatchee, Washington