Have you ever wanted to hold a baby tiger, feed a baby leopard, maybe play with a baby lion? Who doesn’t want that? West Coast Game Park Safari offers interacting up close and personal with baby exotic animals and so much more! It is probably my favorite zoo, although I suppose a more accurate term is petting zoo. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a...
There are only two beaches on Easter Island, Anakena Beach and Ovahe Beach. They are close to each other, but most people hang out at Anakena leaving Ovahe pretty secluded. Danny and I went to both, he liked Anakena Beach better, I preferred Ovahe. However, my opinion is extremely tainted because we had so much fun at Ovahe Beach goofing off. We went snorkeling in...
Towards the end of our trip, we rented a car with some people we met at the camp and decided to use our bandana map (a souvenir we purchased in Hanga Roa) to see the remaining ruins. Even though we did not go during the tourist season there was still a little “market” where the locals sold souvenirs at the entrance to the ruin. Unlike my earlier post...
Sometimes you just want to be a kid again, to just be silly. I love having fun and being random, that is one of the reasons I love to go to these road-side tourist attractions. They always have something to offer, this one did not disappoint. There was something unique about each drive thru tree, of course my favorite part of this tree was the drive to get there! I...
Ahu Tongariki was my favorite Moai monument. I loved it for two reasons, the first is it is that it has been restored, it was amazing to see the toppled Moai, but it was breath taking to see them restored. Ahu Tongariki is the largest of the Moai monuments. It was restored after being toppled by a tsunami, most of the Moai are toppled, historians believe they were...
Something I recommend everyone do at least once in their life is drive up the 101. Danny and I both agree this was our favorite vacation. We started in Monterey Bay and finished at the Washington/Oregon border. We would have loved to continue all the way up Washington but we had to be at work on Monday in Spokane, Washington where we lived at the time. We went whale...
If you are going to see the Redwoods you have to drive thru at least one tree. Its cliché, its touristy, and it is a must! When we drove up the 101 we went through every tree you can drive through (there are three). One of the things we really liked about this one was it was large enough I felt comfortable driving through it. I am that annoying car driver that will...
You know that moment where you witness something incredible, something that they say can happen but rarely does. If you go to Canada you may see Aurora Borealis, by the way been there haven’t seen it, maybe if I can get to Alaska. Or perhaps you were told if you are on the ocean in Key West at sunset you will see the Green Flash, been there done that, was not...
Bear Country USA is a wonderful family activity and great for all ages. It is a drive through wildlife park, located off highway 16 and easy to spot from the road. The website says that it is open May to late November although we have went in the middle of November and it was closed due to snow and ice, we have been there three times and this is the only time it has...
