S/V Loomba-Loomba

We were only home for about two and a half months this summer  so we didn't have enough time to do everything we wanted to do  and see everyone we wanted to see.  We spent most of the time working on our houses (mostly the yards) and spending time with  Simon, Kelsey and RL. Simon on the ferry on the way to visit Grandma and Grandpa Walking to Battlepoint park to pick blackberries Grandpa shows him how Barlow and Simon enjoying Simon's yogurt RL and Jim finishing up Heyer's new deck We spent several afternoons playing in Lake Washington On our way to Thai! Simon is RL's biggest fan Grandpa and Simon playing in Heyer's back yard These trees in our back yard were sick and needed  to go - before the next big wind storm ;( We also had a great camping trip to  Mount St. Helens and Cape Disappointment..... Funny Faces and got out on the water a few times..... Su...

Loaded with two kayaks, two paddleboards, camping gear, food, our clothes, a set of oars and mucho misc. boat gear. On our trip home this year we drove 3,311 miles,  through eight states: Arizona New Mexico Colorado South Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington We visited  five National Parks: Petrified Forest Great Sand Dunes Rocky Mountain Badlands Wind Cave four National Monuments/Memorials: Painted Desert Petroglyph Mt. Rushmore Devils Tower  and many National Historic Sites and Museums. The majority of the time we were at an  elevation of 6000' and above. We saw some beautiful country, much of it was greener  than normal due to the weird weather this year. We met some interesting people,   visited old friends and some family. All in all it was a great trip. Just a warning: this is a lengthy blog post! Don't feel obligated to read it:) When we left San Carlos we ...