Travels With Luca

(This blog is part travelogue, part advice on traveling with a dog, part discovery of what’s on the minds of Americans, Canadians and other nationalities, part commentary, and other musings.) I’m back in Pine Mountain Club from my awesome road trip with my wonderful dog Luca. Here are some stats and major lingering memories. (I hope in this blog I have also provided good advice on traveling with a dog, on great campgrounds, and on places you might want to visit, or revisit.) • Miles covered: 4,000 (from Pine Mountain Club to Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada and back). • Number of days of the journey: 35 (5 weeks) • Number of days/nights tent camping: 16 (nightly rates ranging from $7.50 to $40) • Number of days/nights in Oregon campground yurts: 2 (average rate about $55) • Number of days/nights in motels/hotels: 17 (average rate with taxes about $100. Some charge a pet fee while others, including La Quinta and Motel 6, do not. One be

(This blog is part travelogue, part advice on traveling with a dog, part discovery of what’s on the minds of Americans, Canadians and other nationalities, part commentary, and other musings.) My one regret is that I didn’t interview more people I met on my travels with Luca (other than people I knew who were originally from L.A. or, in one case, from a Canadian I met in Spain in 2016). But here are some memories: • The manager of the charming, beach-themed Deane’s Oceanfront Lodge in Yachats , Oregon (pronounced Ya-HOTS), who told me he didn’t hire anyone who didn’t have a dog. (The beach in front of Deane's Oceanfront Lodge in Yachats, Oregon) • The man who engaged me in conversation at a Shell gas station not far from Victoria, B.C., Canada who told me about the difficult time he was going through because his wife was dying from cancer. • The artistic director and a director at Theatre Inconnu , who told me about the thriving theater scene