Our Travels

Oxnard

Apr 29th, 2014

We bought this house out of short sale in Oxnard on the harbor.

This was the view from our fire pit

And the harbor went on for miles

Bora Bora, Tahiti

2014-02-07

This was our second trip to Bora Bora, and Kara got the Denge fever, so it will be our last, but still so beautiful!

Todos Santos in Baja Mexico

2013-04-30

During our visit to Cabo, we took a bus tour up to Todos Santos. What a wonderful little town. We had WAY to many margaritas, but check out this food. I would eat this food every day!

This was our last stop on our trip around Lake Michigan. Reed and Tammy met us there and we spent a nice couple of day, including visiting some skates blues clubs, including Buddy Guys world famous club.

Paradise Lighthouse on the upper Peninsula

2012-09-07

We drove up the Peninsula and stopped to see Paradise Lighthouse and Lake Superior. There is great meaning in this area for all of the ships that did not make it.

Mackinac Island

2012-09-06

We drove from Chicago over to Detroit, then we planned to drive to the upper peninsula. Even though I lived in Birmingham Michigan, a Detroit suburb, I had never been to the upper peninsula. On the way we saw a sign for Mackinac Island, check it out!

Las Vegas with Tracy

2012-01-07

When our niece Tracy came out for two weeks we took her to Las Vegas. Sitting in the Paris Hotel looking down at the fountain is special. Check it out.

The Queen Mary with Tracy

2012-01-03

We really wanted to give our niece Tracy Herman the best vacation in So Cal possible, so we took her to Long Beach and visited the Queen Mary. The ball room looks so amazing!

Lion cubs in Cabo

2011-11-18

They had a booth set up where you can have your picture taken with lion cubs from the local zoo. If it claws your face, I guess you could sue yourself because good luck, you are in Mexico. We had a timeshare at Pueblo Bonito where we stayed for at least 10 years.

Emerald Bay, Mazatlan, Pueblo Bonito

2011-03-22

We decided to trade our Cabo San Lucas Pueblo Bonitos timeshare unit for one at their sister property in Mazatlán. What an amazing week we had there. We once again risked our lives doing something crazy, traveling into the heart of the city by open cab, called a pneumonia, to visit a night spot we had seen during our day tour. We found out later that shootings had taken place around the city during our visit, and trucks with armed police were all over the place. Tour ships had stopped coming to Mazatlán because of the street violence. But as usual, we had a blast that night!

The Mission Inn

2010-12-12

If you find yourself in Los Angeles at Christmas, you MUST drive out to Riverside and stay at the Mission inn. We made it out almost every year for 5 years. The way they light it up is magical. So many U.S. Presidents have stayed here! If you can't make it, check it out here!

Whales of Magdalena Bay

2010-07-14

The journey to Magdalena Bay to see the gray whales and their babies is not for the faint of heart. You have to drive into the heart of Baja on very sketchy road, with who know who on those roads. What an amazing adventure it was. Check out my video of the day!