Category Archives: USA

Jay Peak Resort

Posted on March 24, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Jay Peak Resort sits on the side of a mountain with Jay Peak looming above – sometimes. The peak with an elevation of 3,862 feet can go from fully visible to shrouded in fog in a matter of minutes. Jay … Continue reading →

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Cedar Camp #6

Posted on March 17, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When choosing Lake Crescent as a destination in Olympic National Park because it is one of the few places with accommodations in the park, it was a bit of a disappointment when I went to book about a month and … Continue reading →

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Back-to-Back on Different Ships

Posted on January 6, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

People often take two cruises in a row, though it is usually on the same ship. After disembarking Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas at Port Canaveral we set sail for our next cruise on MSV Meraviglia the same day. … Continue reading →

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Lake Crescent

Posted on December 30, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Lake Crescent sits entirely within the boundaries of Washington State’s Olympic National Park. This deep glacial lake averages about 300 feet deep, but drops to 624 feet at its deepest. The crescent shape gives the 17-mile long lake its name. … Continue reading →

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Go Port Cruise Shuttle

Posted on December 16, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Port Canaveral is the most inconvenient of any port we’ve sailed from. The nearest airport is in Orlando, about 40 miles away so it’s a bit far for uber or taxis. You can book shuttles through cruise lines, but the … Continue reading →

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Northeast Scenic Drive

Posted on December 9, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Traveling from Stoddard, New Hampshire to Jay Peak, Vermont, we took the long way so we could cross the Cornish-Windsor covered bridge. This bridge links Cornish, New Hampshire to Windsor, Vermont across the Connecticut River and is the longest wooden … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park

Posted on November 25, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Olympic National Park Olympic National Park covers a significant portion of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Most of the park is in the center of the north end of the peninsula, but there is also a strip along the coast. The … Continue reading →

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Halloween Decorations

Posted on October 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Traveling to the northeast in October, we saw some pretty fancy Halloween decoration displays in a few places along the way. It’s always fun to travel near holidays when there’s extra things to see at the places where we stay. … Continue reading →

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Fall Colors of the Northeast

Posted on October 21, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

I’d always heard about the fall colors of the northeastern USA and thought there isn’t really anything so special about that. After all, there are deciduous trees in the northwest too. They turn colors in the fall. Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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Pinto Deer of Clallam County

Posted on September 2, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Normally deer are pretty much just brown. They might have black tails or white tails, and fawns have white spots, but deer of any specific variety all look pretty much the same as one another with a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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