Saturday February 25th,2023 We woke up this morning at our regular time of around 5AM. We had all of our luggage ready and staged at the top of the stairs by the front door. We took our vehicle to Katie's parents house and caught an Uber from there. The Uber got us to MSP on … Continue reading Utah and Arizona February 2023
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Italy in October, 2019
Venice After a sleepless red eye flight from Minnesota and couple hour layover in Amsterdam, we landed into Venice right before sunset. We figured out the first time we went to Venice over 5 years prior that the private water taxi for 100 euro from the airport on the mainland to the island is … Continue reading Italy in October, 2019
Lake Superior Fishing Trip September 2019
Last weekend my wife surprised me with an early birthday present! She chartered a fishing boat in Duluth and invited our amazing friends to go fishing on Lake Superior! After fishing we got to go to the Duluth Oktoberfest for a couple liters as well! When we pulled up to the parking lot there were … Continue reading Lake Superior Fishing Trip September 2019
EAST COAST TRIP 2018
We started planning this trip a year ago when Katie's cousin from Boston visited Minnesota for a wedding in the family. We didn't think too much about it at the time but the more research we did on Boston and New England we started to get excited and starting booking things! We decided we would … Continue reading EAST COAST TRIP 2018
Alaska October 2018
This adventure started with Katie surprising me with a 30th birthday trip to see my brother and sister in-law in Ketchikan AK!! They manage Settlers Cove State Recreation Area which is at the dead end of the main road on the island. Dave and Adrienne are living in Alaska working as camp hosts for Settlers Cove State … Continue reading Alaska October 2018
Western Road Trip July 2018
We usually try to plan our trips a year in advance. This year has gotten kind of turned around and instead of doing a 2 weeks SW Road trip in September/October, We are saving a week and going to meet Dave and Adrienne in Alaska in the fall. The other week we will be going … Continue reading Western Road Trip July 2018
Kauai, HI 2018 Part II
Welp if the suspense from the wait hasn't heightened enough that's okay because in this post we not only finish our Hawaii trip but we live thru the Hawaiian Ballistic Missile Scare of 2018. So where we left off on the last post of Kauai, HI 2018 Part I : was where the locals weren't too … Continue reading Kauai, HI 2018 Part II
Kauai, HI 2018 Part I
We booked this trip like we do a lot of our trips - a year in advance. We decided on January because it's cold here in Minnesota and it'll be nice to get away to somewhere warm! We booked an AirBnB, flight and rental car. We touched down in Kauai, HI after having a … Continue reading Kauai, HI 2018 Part I
PNW Roadtrip October 2016 PART 2
We were descending a desolate Mt Hood around 5AM and we rounded a turn on highway 35 and our trip took a crazy turn. We could see that the road was glare ice, feel the truck and trailer gliding as if it was on a well groomed ice rink and looked at each other with … Continue reading PNW Roadtrip October 2016 PART 2
PNW Roadtrip October 2016 PART 1
I am writing this trip report over a year after this trip actually took place. We had been planning this trip for a year and finally it was time to starting packing up the Tundra and camper. (little history: the year prior to the trip I started building a small camper with my dad on … Continue reading PNW Roadtrip October 2016 PART 1