Pago Pago, American Samoa
Pago Pago pronounced Pango Pango on the island of Tutuila is the capital of American Samoa which as the name suggests in an American territory and one of only two below the equator. The island group is roughly the size…
Oahu, Hawaii
This was my second visit to the Hawaiian Islands and I have a feeling I will come back again to do Big Island and Maui. Also a longer stay in Waikiki would be rather jolly good. Susan and Brenda thought…
Cruising to Hawaii
I joined the Maasdam as a 4 Star Mariner which entitles me to half-price wine packages, tender priority and of course the biggest boon of all, free laundry. They'd taken my Swiss Army knife away at security. Apparently they'd changed…
Las Vegas to San Diego
We left early as we had a 1pm lunch reservation with Brian at a golf club in Palm Springs and he thought we wouldn't make it. Dora expressed an interest in seeing Joshua Tree National Park which was on the…
9 Go Boating on Lake Powell
Lake Powell straddles southern Utah and northern Arizona and I do like a straddling lake. The Powell is a curious lake not only because of its straddling qualities but also its shape. Like tentacles spreading in all directions rather than…
Bluff to Lake Powell
I awoke early at my 2 star hotel and was on the road by 6:30. I drove back through Monument Valley as the sun was rising and it was a splendid experience. I arrived at Lake Powell at what I…
Ignacio to Bluff
So after a night on an Indian reservation albeit in a plush hotel (not a wigwam) I'm heading to Bluff, Utah which promises to be one horse short of a one-horse town. I was looking forward to the nightlife. Perhaps…
Dodge City to Ignacio
I awoke early, showered, had breakfast and decided it was time to get out of Dodge. I've been waiting ages to say that. I had a mammoth drive ahead of me. 500 miles so a mighty long day behind the…
Kansas City to Dodge City
Today I managed to drive another one of America's most scenic drives across Kansas. I'm not sure who voted it as "scenic". In fairness, the towns are the best parts of the drive. Kansas is big and flat (not as…