Less than three hours of driving planned for today, but with two national parks to visit, Capitol Reef and Arches. After we hit up the small and somewhat lacking breakfast buffet at Broken Spur Inn we were back on the road toward Capitol Reef National Park. https://goo.gl/maps/rt41ZCU5hAcBypcGA Food is sparse along this route and although…Read more
This is the longest day of driving on the trip. Four hours in the car seems to be around the limit where it starts to feel like too much. This is particularly true when you have back to back days of long driving. But when the day is broken up it with stops, rests and…Read more
The tribal park at Monument Valley has a 17-mile scenic drive which includes following a dirt track through the park. At the time we visited the drive was only open to official tours or to people who stay at The View. It is a nice additional perk of staying at the only hotel within the…Read more
After sunrise we took advantage of the cool morning weather and walked along the rim. The morning sunrise crowd dispersed and we were able to enjoy some quiet views before eventually exiting the park and heading south toward Williams, AZ and Route 66. https://goo.gl/maps/cLPD2YyEc2218ZJW7 Route 66 To see the entire Route 66 through Williams you…Read more
A side-trip out and back to Oatman, AZ and a stop at the Hoover Dam wrap up the last day on the road. Total driving time was 3.5 hours today which left time to visit the Route 66 museum in Kingman. We ended up stopping there on the way back from Oatman. It was a…Read more
When planning a route around Iceland there are a lot of variations that you can select based on how much time you have. There appears to a general consensus around the route in southern part of the island. However in other parts of Iceland it seems like everyone takes a different route. This was the…Read more
My first thought when stepping off the plane at Keflavik Airport was, “What am I doing here instead of a nice warm beach?” The plane arrived around 6am after a very long flight and stopped on the tarmac, away from the terminal. Buses waited to drive us the rest of the way, and as…Read more
The Golden Circle begins and ends in Reykjavik making it a very popular day trip for tour buses. It is also a good option if you are visiting Iceland for only a few days. Different buses make different stops along the way, but they all stop at the three highlights: Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss and…Read more
After two days in Iceland we were finally ready to set off on the ring road. Thanks to jet lag we were once again hitting the road very early. This was fortunate, because we had a lot of stops planned for the day. Day 3 Map Route Urriðafoss Keldur Turf House Seljalandsfoss Gljúfrabúi Skógafoss Sólheimajökull…Read more
The road from Vik to Hofn was very pretty. We passed glaciers, lava fields, and so many waterfalls. The landscape changed hourly between green grasslands, barren lava rock and mossy plains. All the time random sheep waddled around at the edge of the road constantly eating. We had fewer stops planned for the day and…Read more