Well, Liz returned from New Jersey, and we were determined to do NOLA right. That was to begin with a visit to the WWII Museum and/or the French Quarter (weather dependent). And speaking of weather, that brings me to the…
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We won’t be “Ringing out the Old…” We live in it!
Our 2018 travel season has ended with a ritual we have come to appreciate: An annual visit to our friends at Lazzari Truck Service in Daphne Alabama! You may recall from the pages of this blog that these guys took…
More Hospitality…It Takes a Village to Save us from Ourselves
We left the Lake Wales/Tampa Area in a caravan, since the new car could not yet be attached to the bus. Our next stop was Beverly Hills (Fl), where friends Randy and Sonia Shrimplin live (right next to the Drysdales,…
Hit-and-Run Chicago
Our Thanksgiving trip north was a three-legged extravaganza. Minneapolis was in the midst of its usual transformation into a Winter Wonderland… This was followed by a week and a half in Chicago, and then a return to Tampa. The Chicago…
HAIR ON FIRE Emergency…
…No, Really! Liz and I, first and foremost, hope everyone had a GREAT Thanksgiving holiday, and wish everyone the best for the remaining holidays and festive times of the year. Thanksgiving is really our favorite holiday of all…there are no…
We Meet the NICEST People…
Our time in Florida, after leaving Syd and Vic, continued with a visit to new friends, Bob and Nancy Weaver. We met the Weavers only briefly before – at the Bluebird Rally we attended in Cape Cod a month or…
End of an Era…
In previous posts we described a change we were planning in our lifestyle. Specifically, the Clown Car has reached the end of its usefulness for us. Not that it has not been reliable and effective for the purpose, which is…
Another first…
Thot for the day (click me) I don’t want to say we are getting immune to all the strangeness we encounter, but I can say almost nothing surprises us anymore. Because “Surprise” would imply that we have expectations, which we…
DOWNRIGHT PAINFUL
The Wanderlodge Owners Group (WOG) Rally is probably our favorite (well at least MY favorite) because of all the mechanics in attendance and all the mechanicals discussed. The guys at this rally (and some gals, too!) have been under buses…
A Sobering Experience…
As mentioned previously, several Bluebird Friends were in Michael’s (Harms) way. We had time, flexibility and a self-contained dwelling unit, so we planned to head south to pitch in at Randy and Carol Dupree’s place. According to Facebook, at least…