Charis: For us, Washington’s main destination was Port Angeles, as the current home of our two fabulous friends, Ben and Katie (who were our witnesses for our legal marriage back in 2016!). As well as being wonderful humans, they are also foodies, so our first stop in Washington was in Tacoma at H Mart, a…

Charis: The last few weeks had been pretty hectic, so we decided to take it easy and plumb in a rest day. After leaving Crescent City we ventured just over the state border to Brookings, where we found a lovely little brewery with a vegan food truck for lunch (and a lambic style sour beer…

Charis: Our next stop was Ashland, a lovely little artsy town in Southern Oregon. We spent the first morning wandering around Lithia Park – a large park with Ashland Creek running though it and lots of shade which was nice for such a hot day! We stopped in at the very cute Dobra Teahouse for…

Charis: As with Crater Lake, our first foray into Oregon and the Umpqua forest was muted, with the heavy fog and dense forest making everything a bit eerie. We made it to the little campsite we were staying in (in what felt like the middle of nowhere!) and settled in for the evening, with rain…

Charis: Burney was a bit of a change of pace for us, with Derek heading out to a teaching course at the nearby Hat Creek Observatory and me taking a couple of chill down days to work on my latest crochet project and have a mooch around a slice of small town America. A bit…

Derek: From Calistoga we drove several hours north and west to the county and town of Mendocino, located right on the coast and among the redwood forests. After a few days of Calistoga breaking 30C it was nice to have cold evenings and cool mornings, with highs barely reaching 25C. The house we stayed in…

Charis: We made it! Long ole flight but made it in one piece. Used the opportunity to watch a lil trashy romcom – Anyone But You. Then got recommended Bros, which is a bit less PG-13, make sure to check who’s behind you! Also finally watched Wish which was alright, but actually felt a bit…