When planning our return trip to Los Angeles, I decided to check out what else we might see while ww were there. John gave us lots of suggestions. The list of freebies and budget-priced attractions was long and very appealing. I narrowed it down to about a dozen options, then sat down with David to pare down the list to a reasonable schedule.
Read MoreWhy has the Santa Monica Pier always been the traditional end of Route 66? It makes sense. Since it was built in 1916, the pier has been a place of celebration with a sensational backdrop of the Pacific Ocean sprawling endlessly over the horizon. After traveling 2,448 miles to complete the Mother Road, this definitely seems like ‘the end of the trail’. For sure, it’s a more dramatic and fitting end to the Mother Road than a rather nondescript city street intersection.
Read MoreWe were prepared for the steep ascent. We’d read about it and David had downloaded an altitude profile, but actually walking it was far more difficult than anticipating it.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
