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Bali – Ubud

Charis: The first place we stayed in Ubud was in a small villa along Subak Juwuk Manis, a pedestrian and bike only path to the north of town at the start of the rice fields. This gave us the perfect setting for many beautiful early morning walks, watching the ducks splash in the soaked rice…

August 16, 2024
Bali – Sanur

Derek: Up up and away! The US and Canada had been good to us over the last two months, but Asia had always been at the forefront of our minds in planning this trip. We had intended to spend several weeks in Japan, then South Korea, Taiwan, and continue south over the course of July…

August 6, 2024
Vancouver(s)

Derek: After a slight false start where we ended up 6th car left in line when the morning ferry filled up, we caught an early afternoon one and crossed the Salish Sea over to Victoria, entering Canadian waters halfway across. The Pacific ocean’s waves and weather come straight in through this 15 mile (24 km)…

July 22, 2024
Port Angeles and Olympia

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…

July 13, 2024
The Oregon Trail

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…

July 5, 2024
Much Ado About Redwoods

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…

June 13, 2024
Soaking in the forests

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…

June 8, 2024
Volcanoes, falls, and aliens

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…

June 4, 2024
Mendocino

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…

May 30, 2024
Cardiff to California

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…

May 21, 2024

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