by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 2, 2026 | Astoria, Oregon, United States
Here we go again, living in an Airbnb for one month. We are all about the view, and what a view we find in Astoria, Oregon. Watching massive cargo ships and tankers pass below the 4.1-mile-long Astoria-Megler Bridge puts us in a trance. This behemoth crosses the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 28, 2025 | Alaska, United States
After traveling to over one hundred different countries (only once on a cruise and that was a small ship to Antarctica) people often ask which is our favorite place. A tricky question, due to the uniqueness of each country. However, the answer glares at us – the USA...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 29, 2024 | Canada, Newfoundland
Live music fills the streets and pubs of downtown St. John’s as if it is the Austin, Texas of far northeast Canada. Day or night, Irish music rules this city. How far northeast is it? The most easterly point in North America. From this point, if you stand at the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 16, 2024 | Canada, Labrador, Newfoundland
We have neither seen nor eaten Cod Tongues for seven years, the last time we ventured into Labrador. It is one of the food treats we look forward to revisiting. Let us celebrate completing the roughest part of the Trans-Labrador Highway with a three-night stay at the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 4, 2024 | Canada, Quebec, Trans-Labrador Highway
Time for a “Canadian bucket-list” adventure. Drive the Trans-Labrador Highway, an epic road trip that promises “unparalleled wilderness, persistent bloodsucking insects, and moose hell-bent on suicide by automobile.” We cannot wait, but first we must gear up in...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 12, 2024 | Camping New England, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
We load our belongings into the truck and head out into the woods. Scenic two-lane backroads twist through forested mountains and small towns along the way from the Appalachians in Pittsburgh to our destination of Rockland, Maine Lobster Festival. All seven of the...
