by Kevin Thom | Apr 20, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
I’m back now. The last day was relaxing, mainly because we didn’t have to pack up and check out before 11am, as we did for most of the rest of the trip. I felt pretty lazy all day. We walked from the hotel down to the the famous Pike Market, where normally...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 18, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
We drove out to the coast again. After hours on Interstate 5 and then smaller highways weaving through the stubbly, clear-cut hills, it was a relief to see the Pacific again when we reached Newport. We quickly found a room at the Shilo Inn, which had a fabulous view...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 16, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
Today we hiked in Redwood National Park. We didn’t really have a plan, or a trail map, which led to some minor anxiety as we realized that trees are not good landmarks for finding your way back to the car. The scenery was magnificent though. The trees in this...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 15, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
Yesterday, we drove from Fort Bragg to Crescent City today, stopping for a picnic on the beach. Each turn in the road brought a new spectacular vista. Further north, we entered the giant redwood forests, where trees live up to 2000 years. Today we’ll do some...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 14, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
We checked out of the Intercontinental at about 11 and left our stuff in the luggage room. We wanted to spend a couple more hours enjoying San Francisco before hitting the road. After a light breakfast consisting of a small bottle of superfoods juice blend from...
by Kevin Thom | Apr 13, 2008 | Secret Trip 2008
So far the secret trip has been a big success. We got up at 4:30am to go to the airport, and I didn’t say what we were doing until we got to Terminal 1 at Pearson. Then I explained that we were flying to San Francisco, spending the day there, and then driving up...
