For those of us that travel by the seats of our pants, weekends in high season present a challenge. We try to identify campgrounds that might be less popular and to arrive early in the afternoon. Today we headed west from Newhalem, stopped at the Cascadian Farm Produce Stand for Raspberry Chip Ice Cream, coffee, vine ripened cherry tomatoes, and fresh sweet corn out in the middle of some gorgeous farm fields. Took the opportunity to call Elsie to order a couple of things for the T@B and chatted pleasantly for a bit. She requested more scenery pictures! We made our way to Sedro-Woolley’s Riverfront RV Park and got Site #19 for one night. If the place had shade we’d consider staying longer. But it gave us the opportunity to retreat into the air conditioned T@B for a siesta before venturing into downtown for Cherry Pie ala Mode, admiring the street art, and grabbing a Geocache smiley.
It was an incredible experience to actually walk the streets of Pompeii, once a bustling resort town in the Roman Empire until 79 AD when an apocalyptic explosion buried it under 20 feet of volcanic ash. Archeological excavations since the 19th Century continue to reveal evidence of a thriving community.
Once the largest cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas will be our home for the next seven nights as we cruise the Western Mediterranean and explore the eighteen decks of this behemoth.
Our recent travel misadventures seriously curtailed our time in Rome pre-cruise but we did get to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel before making the trip to Civitavecchi for an overnight in the port city of Rome preparatory to departing on Allure of the Seas tomorrow.
For those of us that travel by the seats of our pants, weekends in high season present a challenge. We try to identify campgrounds that might be less popular and to arrive early in the afternoon. Today we headed west from Newhalem, stopped at the Cascadian Farm Produce Stand for Raspberry Chip Ice Cream, coffee, vine ripened cherry tomatoes, and fresh sweet corn out in the middle of some gorgeous farm fields. Took the opportunity to call Elsie to order a couple of things for the T@B and chatted pleasantly for a bit. She requested more scenery pictures! We made our way to Sedro-Woolley’s Riverfront RV Park and got Site #19 for one night. If the place had shade we’d consider staying longer. But it gave us the opportunity to retreat into the air conditioned T@B for a siesta before venturing into downtown for Cherry Pie ala Mode, admiring the street art, and grabbing a Geocache smiley.
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