After leaving San Francisco, I made my way to Yosemite and on to Arizona for warmer weather! Horsetail Falls was not running very strong because it was the fall dry season. Spring with the snow melt is the time to see it! El Capitan. Yosemite Valley. Half Dome. Half Dome. Bridal Vail Falls. Tioga Road …
I left Newport, Oregon and drove down the coast on the US-101 and CA-1 to San Francisco. Lots of lighthouses, rocks, and ocean views plus some redwoods! Heceta Head Lighthouse. Umpqua River Lighthouse. Stairs inside Umpqua River Lighthouse. Arch Rock. Seals on the docks of Brookings Harbor. Brookings Harbor. Too many Rocks and ocean views …
I left NC in my new Winnebago Revel to circle the country and see places missed in previous trips. Being a sucker for anything rail related, I couldn’t pass up this bridge over the New River in West Virginia. I got all the way to the badlands of North Dakota before being inspired to take …
After returning from France, I hit the road to the mountains of North Carolina then to the usual places I have explored in Florida for the winter. I stopped in a couple new places coming back north, and after a minor accident, I settled in Walnut Cove, NC waiting on car repairs and a knee …
On our first day exploring, we visit Bayeux and the Bayeux Cathedral. In the afternoon we explore the Normandy Beaches where the D-Day invasion occured. After stopping at Juno Beach, we move on to Omaha Beach where there were installations commemorating D-Day. Be sure to watch the video I did for a full experience. I …
On day 2 we visit Deauville, Trouville, and Honfleur seen below.
On day 3 we visit the home of Claude Monet in Giverny. In the afternoon we visit Rouen and see the Rouen Cathedral painted over 30 times by Monet. This is also the town where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. There were decorations up around town.
On day 4, we visit Fecamp, home of the Palace Benedictine Museum and distillery of the liqueur Benedictine. For the afternoon we travel to Étretat, a beach town famous for its arches and cliffs painted by Monet and others.
On day 5, we visit Saint Vaast la Hougue, a coastal town where we boarded a boat to visit the Island of Tatihou. Afterwards, we boarded two horse drawn carriages for a tour of the town. Once we got to the island, we walked around to look at the gardens. It was raining so we …
On day 6, we visit Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site and the most popular tourist attractions in France. The abbey is constructed with the abbey and monastery on top; below this, the great halls, then stores and housing, and at the bottom (outside the walls), fishermen’s and farmers’ housing. The abbeys position—on an …