Monthly Archives: October 2011

                    We did the touristy thing in this blog. We drove through the Avenue of the Giants, beautiful Redwood country. They really are magnificent trees. And it was great to be able to see these forests up close and personal. Anyone thinking of visiting California really … Continue reading »

              The following is Trev’s account of our experience. We were camping right on the beach at the base of a hill in a little town that was near a town that was smashed by a tsunami in 1964 killing 12 people. This was all due to an earth … Continue reading »

  Left the lovely South Beach Campsite in Newport, south west of Portland after enjoying a stint down at the beach. As usual, our kids managed to expend a lot of energy and whilst doing this, Trev took some lovely shots of interesting things on the beach.                 … Continue reading »

          We left the friendly town of Kelso, Washington and drove 20 minutes to arrive in Portland, Oregon. This seemed to be a pretty city, reinforced by the gorgeous Japanese Gardens in the centre of the city. We parked near a pretty cool playground, which was filled with young children and … Continue reading »

Nearly 2 weeks ago, we arrived in Washington State, America.  We were there to visit my friend Tiara who had joined me at Bunbury Senior High School for the first half of this year. She had spoken with her high school and they said that I was able to join Tiara in classes for however … Continue reading »