Mission Viejo, United States Travel Blogs

fun in the sun
Jun 27, 2008 (4 photos)

We took a break today and spent the day by my aunt and uncle's pool.  My cousin, Kristen, brought her kiddos over and the kids swam for hours while the adults chatted. Lucy the standard poodle stayed nearby.  After days of lots of driving ...

Getting Started
Nov 7, 2008 (4 photos)

Big Two-Legs and Little Two-Legs finally got all their detritus into the movey-thing and we (Wadsworth and I) ensconced ourselves onto the pillows on the rearmost seat.  Haste and efficiency are more honored in their absence than presence with these ...

Mission Viejo
Jan 30, 2008

We spent today scanning and documenting family history.

The Day I Left
Jun 19, 2006

I'm just adding this page to mark my map starting point.

Mission Viejo
Feb 1, 2008

We spent the start of our last day in the U.S.A. having breakfast with a group of World War II or Korean War Veterans who live in the community.  These men meet each Friday morning and drive to one of two favourite cafes.  It was fun watching ...

Visiting Friends Along the Way
Sep 13, 2009 (11 photos)

... one night, and I’m sure if we lock our doors we’ll be all right. September 12, 2009 (Saturday) – Mission Viejo, CA (280 miles) Actually, we survived the Madera visit without mishap and traveled Hwy 99 to Fresno before cutting back to I-5 ...

Fire 2007
Oct 23, 2007 (8 photos)

... fires out in Southern California, including areas of LA, San Diego, and about 4 miles away from where I live and work in Mission Viejo / Laguna Hills. There's ash all over the place, and it's definitely hard to breathe. A couple of people at work had ...

Itinerary
Feb 27, 2006

We leave early WEDNESDAY, March 1st. Here is our itinerary Phoenix, AZ March 1 and 2 Sedona,AZ March 3 and 5 Albuquerque, NM March 5 Palo Duro State Park, TX March 6 and 7 Foss Lake State Park, OK March 8 and 9 Tulsa, OK March 10 for 2 week so ...

Carl and Erin Tie the Knot
Oct 18, 2008 (4 photos)

Once upon a time, there was a roadtrip, involving Mark, Jill, KC, Tommy and our friend the "Danimal"...we left at O Dark Hundred am on Thursday 10/16 and headed out to the OC.  Thankfully, we only met one nice law officer and he only slowed us down ...

Mission Viejo
Jan 29, 2008

We drove about 100 miles south this morning to Bill and Dorothy's home in Mission Viejo.  Their home is in a large gated community of homes for over 50 year olds.  Bill took us on a tour of the community, which has excellent facilities, including ...

Getting There
Nov 13, 2008

The two-legs bundled me and Wadsworth (Waddy) into the back seat onto a pile of pillows.   Wads spent the whole trip trying to leap the barricade into the front seat, but as for me it is quite a relief to be in the back.  These idiots ...

About to go
Nov 29, 2004

Im trying to do this travel log thing, but I may end up being too lazy. You can sign up to get notified if I post anything new. I dont know where I am going to live or what I am going to get a job doing, so as I find out, I plan to tell you too. I will ...

Mission Viejo
Jan 31, 2008 (4 photos)

Bill is a retired Disney employee.  He took us to Disneyland and showed us around.  The weather was perfect, sunny and mild.  It was wonderful to be with someone who knew his way around the place; and could take us in as his ...

Life in California and a little trip to Guatemala
May 18, 2008 (1 photos)

Well, we have been living in Ladera Ranch, California just over a month now and we're really loving it! The sunny weather, friendly people and gorgeous beaches are everything we had hoped for... We had my parents come down and visit, and it was really ...

Party
Jun 8, 2009 (1 photos)

Mark had one heck of a great birthday party.