Your Chariot Awaits....

 We thought it would be fun to be able to take Daffy with us on our bikes so we ordered a little Pet Trailer.

It came today!!

How did they know the box was for them??

Helping!!

Of course.... who is the first one to get in..??

Daffy is not so sure...

Attached to the bike now!

Gotta get some air in the tires.... Daffy is snoopervising!

Ready to roll!

Both in the trailer!

Let's go already!!

First we just rolled around the driveway to see how they did...

...and of course they did great!

When it cools off later we will take Daffy out on her maiden voyage.

The trailer also comes with a front wheel and handle to convert it to 

a stroller/jogger. That way TSK can come on dog walks with us too!

Stay tuned for an update....

Parade Day

Today was the Bend Pet Parade, held every July 4th for the past 80+ years.

You can read about it here

http://www.bendparksandrec.org/Recreation_Programs/Community_Events/July_4th_Pet-Parade/

So we thought we would participate this year with Daffy.

Daffy helped with making her outfit

Posing for the camera before the big event!

Yankee Doodle Daffy

At the parade.....

Red White and Goat

We met another Rattie from North Carolina

An opportunity to make new friends

Throngs of people come to watch

Steppin' and stylin'

Daffy was such a good girl!! She wore her costume the whole way and nary a bark.

We had a fun day out participating in a Bend tradition. 

Happy Independence Day to all!

oh... and shhhhhhh..... seems to be nap time...

Have a safe and happy 4th everyone!

There's no place like home...

....home, sweet home.

No matter how much fun you have while  traveling it's always good to come home.

No matter if you have been trekking in Nepal, cycling in Italy, climbing the Eiffel Tower,

or just a few hours away in the motor home.

Always good to come back home....

So after a fun week away it was time to head back to Bend

morning cuddles before hitting the road

TSK helping Jim navigate the roads

what????

...getting sleepy....

...zzzzzz .....

Are we there yet???

Well, our week in the motorhome was fun! TSK showed Daffy the ropes of RV living and they both did great. 

We saw some new parts of Oregon that we hadn't seen before, had some good bike rides, and saw some very pretty scenery.

Maybe we will head out on another trip this summer but for now we'll enjoy our fulltime vacation in Bend!

Riding the 101

Today is our last day in Newport, so we wanted to get another ride in before we headed out.

Today's ride was up the coast to the north, destination: Depoe Bay

First stop was at Beverly Beach

Beverly Beach is one of the many State Parks that are along Hwy 101

This park was lovely with its ferns, mossy trees, and dappled sun.

View from Foulweather Point

Made it to Depoe Bay!

Depoe Bay, worlds smallest harbor

Really, this is an otter.... really!

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

And the best dog waiting for us at home...

...along with her BFF cat......

Tomorrow we start to make our way back to Bend, have had a good time and Daffy and TSK are the best little travelers.