After orgeon, we hopped on up to Washington and visited: Mt St Helens, Washington (drove to the wrong side, visited the Ape Caves Lava Tube)  Ashford, Washington (quick overnight)  Seattle, Washington (Pikes Place, Chihuly Museum, hiked Wallace Falls, dinner with family)  San Juan Islands, Washington (Orca kayaking without any orca sitings, but lots of seals)…

Our first stop on our official tour of the Pacific Northwest would be Oregon. So we repacked the car and head out!  Some of our stops along the way, and throughout Orgeon, included:  Hell’s Gate, Idaho (quick pit stop for some fishing) Joseph, Oregon (staying in a “glamping” tent in an RV park and hiked…

I really wanted to be back in Whitefish for our first anniversary. It was a nice way to celebrate our first year together. (Plus I wanted another taste of our delicious huckleberry wedding pie!) So we packed up the gear and planned a gorgeous drive through Grand Tetons National Park and Yellowstone National Park. You…

After Brandon, Jenna and I spent a couple of nights recovering from our Santa Fe hike in Colorado, we headed to the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming. We were taking this trip day by day and by the time we tried to book a camp site, they were all full. So we made our way…

When we got home from our trip, Brandon was hooked on the idea of moving to Oregon or somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. But since neither of us had ever been we decided it would be a good idea to go explore the area. So after packing up our Dallas home and putting it on…

We have clearly taken a hiatus from updating on our lives lately, so here goes my attempt to catch up. So there were two reasons we ended our overseas adventures. First – Brandon’s brother Scott and his (now wife) Christina were getting married in the Dominican Republic. The wedding was awesome! Figuring out flights from…

Our next and final stop on our BaD Journey was Medewi – a key stop for surfers in the area – with the plan to try to learn (or relearn) to surf. Both Brandon and I had taken a class or two in the past. But the biggest story to come out of my last…

After our INCREDIBLE (see what I did there?) few days diving in Komodo National Park, we were super stoked to continue diving in Bali. And that is pretty much all we did! From April 14 – 27, we were scheduled for 27 dives with our friends at Lazy Turtle Dive. This helped me more than double…

After getting sick during our live aboard in the Similan Islands, I was both nervous and excited to try another one. And once we finally made our way to Indonesia, it was the first item on our list. We were signed up for a 4 day/3 night live aboard in Komodo National Park with a…

The last country on our BaD Journey to Asia was Indonesia. We were stoked to do a ton of diving, relax on some beaches, and really soak up the last weeks of the trip. But first, we had to get there. Luckily we were able to fly out of Krabi. Unluckily, the route to Bali…

After our live aboard in the Similan Islands,  we had time for one more island stop before leaving Thailand. It was a toss up between Koh Lanta (with a day trip to Koh Phi Phi) or Krabi (with rock climbing in Railay Beach). If you have been following our journey, it is not a mystery…

After all our travels, it was finally time to hit the beaches and start diving! We (Brandon) had heard great things about diving in the Similan Islands in Thailand. And the best way to see them is on a live aboard. (A live aboard – or liverboard as some of my friends like to call…