tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59881863102506122692024-03-15T18:09:43.361-07:00Life on the Open RoadThe continuing adventures of a fulltime RVer.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-62218754117894056862022-02-12T20:20:00.000-07:002022-02-12T20:20:56.015-07:00Okay, Now I'm Really Far Behind...
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSaxT_JDPKtxImfgKtoe1fs0kDl2H9512R3GfzylccsDCqfYjOfaOuZLTEHBD7iul9wUK19FBvRtW-YAybViqkKfxb77H8Hc23YNascxaeObLBg2RSOC8_0EfZGtdmHMfC_Wz2pg1eUltSimjjxiKAYCnFnnhPDrE4D_9ckUcyPjICNQl1tjSmTaWQ=s1200" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSaxT_JDPKtxImfgKtoe1fs0kDl2H9512R3GfzylccsDCqfYjOfaOuZLTEHBD7iul9wUK19FBvRtW-YAybViqkKfxb77H8Hc23YNascxaeObLBg2RSOC8_0EfZGtdmHMfC_Wz2pg1eUltSimjjxiKAYCnFnnhPDrE4D_9ckUcyPjICNQl1tjSmTaWQ=s400"/></a></div>After my time in Apache Junction, I moved to Yuma, the sunniest city in the US. I first stayed at Paradise Casino, within walking distance of the Colorado River.
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-33715086940328756792021-11-29T19:42:00.000-07:002021-11-29T19:42:11.177-07:00Yes, I'm Still Alive!I know it's been a long time since I posted, but I hadn't been doing much. But after I got back to Apache Junction, AZ, my life picked up.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvqq0XbYaCVVVdoSfwlO8inYLPoPDIDHSnILIhne4LE8angbpN-8I6Rne8_MGjpk_28UZK_i2LMei91r5kpEZQLp2RqsADp6-4Ry0qV3wQh29JF-i0miXr83Em0vqqGUsaTfkLcnj-zQeoeDjMGWxEyiPD5COpDuzjHCqiYZJ2VLW-YlTMQX3s8DBw=s1200" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvqq0XbYaCVVVdoSfwlO8inYLPoPDIDHSnILIhne4LE8angbpN-8I6Rne8_MGjpk_28UZK_i2LMei91r5kpEZQLp2RqsADp6-4Ry0qV3wQh29JF-i0miXr83Em0vqqGUsaTfkLcnj-zQeoeDjMGWxEyiPD5COpDuzjHCqiYZJ2VLW-YlTMQX3s8DBw=s400"/></a></div>My favorite hike in the area is off of First Water Road, just past Lost Dutchman State Park. You can walk right up to the Superstition Mountains!
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-25914247734222913552021-10-26T19:11:00.000-07:002021-10-26T19:11:06.921-07:00 I Found a Cowboy!
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Did I mention I like cowboys?
He and his horse also do stunts in movies. The horse is extremely well trained, and will fall down when told to. Then as they were leaving, he told the horse "Turn left," and he did!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-79943453548942692332021-10-17T19:33:00.000-07:002021-10-17T19:33:44.254-07:00Hanging Out in Bishop, CA
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-38241968001367561942021-10-10T20:04:00.000-07:002021-10-10T20:04:31.193-07:00Heading Down Highway 395
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There are lots of nice hikes in the area. This one starts out at Lake George.
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Can it get any better than this? Stay tuned!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-7915737640176766942021-10-04T19:00:00.000-07:002021-10-04T19:00:37.142-07:00I Can Never Go to Too Many Hot Springs
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I'm now headed down Highway 395, one of my very favorite routes. More hot springs to come!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-53417999769774267552021-09-28T19:06:00.000-07:002021-09-28T19:06:29.608-07:00There's Lots of Lava in Bend
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Like I said before, Bend is one of my very favorite places. So much diversity!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-19302141800933651132021-09-23T19:48:00.000-07:002021-09-23T19:48:50.851-07:00Bend Oregon is Beautiful!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuowFTkyS6dL9O_YX82Z0bqOU9x-bHcRQAsUsvCUolGWN2kygsX9kMqjnBbfxbOPrP4dSZL02QZgFXIsGHcB0FYBZDD4Rccv_Z52t-k-BvbWhX3YkT4bddJpLsPaZSeC5C54mlS2JuwVs/s1200/20210826_150823.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuowFTkyS6dL9O_YX82Z0bqOU9x-bHcRQAsUsvCUolGWN2kygsX9kMqjnBbfxbOPrP4dSZL02QZgFXIsGHcB0FYBZDD4Rccv_Z52t-k-BvbWhX3YkT4bddJpLsPaZSeC5C54mlS2JuwVs/s400/20210826_150823.jpg"/></a></div>Downtown Bend is absolutely beautiful! The Deschutes River runs right through town, and provides lots of activities for everyone, including surfing on a wave!
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I love Bend! I could end up living here someday!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-3408307917926778662021-09-19T19:25:00.000-07:002021-09-19T19:25:04.887-07:00Bend, Oregon - One of My Favorite Places!
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Lots more to see here - stay tuned!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-6571371403691955192021-09-07T20:36:00.000-07:002021-09-07T20:36:33.570-07:00Moving Farther Up the Oregon Coast to Florence
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-45285123822681926242021-08-22T19:22:00.002-07:002021-08-22T19:22:53.405-07:00Hanging Out in Brookings
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-55660079026202988802021-08-12T21:06:00.000-07:002021-08-12T21:06:26.097-07:00Moving Up the Coast a Bit
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-68855451763874364332021-08-02T19:15:00.000-07:002021-08-02T19:15:22.954-07:00Hightailing It to the Coast
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The next day, I went to see the local lighthouse, Battery Point. Make sure you get here at low tide, or you would have to swim over...
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-77813295044185631902021-07-23T20:12:00.000-07:002021-07-23T20:12:32.917-07:00All Good Things Must Come to an End...
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And last but not least, here is a video that our Galapagos guide did of our time in the islands. It is really good, and if you are interested in the Galapagos, definitely worth a view.
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/39m-SgiZjuA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-50668164860122677602021-07-21T20:35:00.003-07:002021-07-21T20:35:48.505-07:00Lots To See in the Jungle!
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We saw a lot of animals today!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-3090665977564391632021-07-19T21:20:00.000-07:002021-07-19T21:20:28.226-07:00Our First Day in the Jungle
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-56781609478520859692021-07-17T19:28:00.002-07:002021-07-17T19:28:34.798-07:00We're Off to the Jungle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixokmWBow0zAEAaYLSVILtHRf071tf71ki3NCDSxgd04MPUfArMSyEaheevfE01tx_OXfhGIiDBHLzCpboeExgR-D3s_voUhtnCujUdwBFTksw-eVJSGoPX14g7Clc2DpZL0uOLkr4alI/s1200/20210621_100535.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="675" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixokmWBow0zAEAaYLSVILtHRf071tf71ki3NCDSxgd04MPUfArMSyEaheevfE01tx_OXfhGIiDBHLzCpboeExgR-D3s_voUhtnCujUdwBFTksw-eVJSGoPX14g7Clc2DpZL0uOLkr4alI/s400/20210621_100535.jpg"/></a></div>After 2 nights in Quito, we were off again, on a short flight to Coca, the gateway to the Equadorian Amazon.
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<iframe width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cgD84T5rmqo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Even though we were going very fast, it still took an hour and a half or so to get to our destination. Click on the video to see how fast we were going.
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Lots more to come!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-10883222430131563552021-07-16T21:00:00.000-07:002021-07-16T21:00:16.791-07:00A Fun Day in Quito
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCGUA4OG1rA_dGeC4O9Gat3EVq_hC3QSOie60bsKXkxxPwPOFeguTCb4UTb9-VJXqc0Fqwwn4eIb9p7qm08V3EkQY5NcTpYwAqQKV6AI1P5ecmObGGGxqyH7fZF-E0a7vv7O8_vqTJr8/s800/IMG_7466.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCGUA4OG1rA_dGeC4O9Gat3EVq_hC3QSOie60bsKXkxxPwPOFeguTCb4UTb9-VJXqc0Fqwwn4eIb9p7qm08V3EkQY5NcTpYwAqQKV6AI1P5ecmObGGGxqyH7fZF-E0a7vv7O8_vqTJr8/s400/IMG_7466.JPG"/></a></div>After flying back from the Galapagos, we had a full day tour scheduled from Quito. Of course, the first thing we had to do was go to the Equator, just north of Quito.
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-60026344348483607992021-07-13T20:33:00.000-07:002021-07-13T20:33:13.035-07:00Time to Leave the Galapagos, But There's More to Come!
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirllu11ommwNu5VSwmC6eE_b7YkfCDrr7hjSjVnrsIZT_0xEXahn9C3nRlRgI8F4GmUMJv-oBLjNqbeVvmwiiVq7OlYE5iyQjE0yphA3v1so51Hg28rnT10ih-m-IaiHhY3E8O4DFuOAY/s1200/20210619_071301.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirllu11ommwNu5VSwmC6eE_b7YkfCDrr7hjSjVnrsIZT_0xEXahn9C3nRlRgI8F4GmUMJv-oBLjNqbeVvmwiiVq7OlYE5iyQjE0yphA3v1so51Hg28rnT10ih-m-IaiHhY3E8O4DFuOAY/s400/20210619_071301.jpg"/></a></div>On the day we left the Galapagos, we got off the ship at the southern side of Santa Cruz Island, and got on a bus to go to the airport. On the way, we stopped at the Charles Darwin Research Station.
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PsdpLs5fuiMvftw6GkenhqvPpEUQTjqlcxkmW9t2FjET1sEws7Rj5Nrk13CbLOCJpn7iITJP1X8fRZr337Nyv3ZoOjBNCuJeWS8ZFD-Sudyl55pKXImWUy0V0EPDewOZ4NCuRwibFRY/s982/thumbnail.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="982" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PsdpLs5fuiMvftw6GkenhqvPpEUQTjqlcxkmW9t2FjET1sEws7Rj5Nrk13CbLOCJpn7iITJP1X8fRZr337Nyv3ZoOjBNCuJeWS8ZFD-Sudyl55pKXImWUy0V0EPDewOZ4NCuRwibFRY/s400/thumbnail.jpg"/></a></div>Here's a map of our route in the Galapagos. We started and ended on Santa Cruz, going counter-clockwise.
There's more to come on our vacation!
Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-37460716368659898632021-07-11T11:57:00.001-07:002021-07-11T11:57:37.041-07:00Day 6 on the Galapagos
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6JDb5jxbAoR5c8g14hyc2-PGeUrvfme-ltZyo3Z0fQCC4x6d-iNdJznqhTS-fzeb8pT9gS73UouAsugt3igRgBbpjCaXLzzpb57duuXdGawd8-qktfEYSM-_fMdnnvHJkYxSQNEBXBA/s800/20210618_070953.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6JDb5jxbAoR5c8g14hyc2-PGeUrvfme-ltZyo3Z0fQCC4x6d-iNdJznqhTS-fzeb8pT9gS73UouAsugt3igRgBbpjCaXLzzpb57duuXdGawd8-qktfEYSM-_fMdnnvHJkYxSQNEBXBA/s400/20210618_070953.jpg"/></a></div>On our last full day on the ship, we woke up to see buildings! We were at the town of Puerto Villamil, on the southern tip of the island of Isabela.
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-27290608640808537932021-07-09T15:11:00.000-07:002021-07-09T15:11:35.413-07:00Day 5 on the Galapagos
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-19038102322175185312021-07-07T21:31:00.000-07:002021-07-07T21:31:40.816-07:00Day 4 on the Galapagos
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Early in the morning, we had a wet landing at Urbina Bay. Jonathan found a skull to examine.
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-48877649951636768652021-07-06T19:46:00.000-07:002021-07-06T19:46:23.045-07:00Day 3 on the Galapagos
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-90844396854581312682021-07-04T09:18:00.000-07:002021-07-04T09:18:30.485-07:00Day 2 on the Galapagos
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Whew! That's a lot for one day! Much more to come!Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988186310250612269.post-23098114621690757872021-07-02T12:01:00.000-07:002021-07-02T12:01:26.373-07:00And I'm Off Again!
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