We spent several days returning to Chicago. Not directly. And staying in all sorts of places. I think this is a preview of our life on the road. Now some of the color and nuance. Our route was altered to…
Author: Dan Harris
Our first Rally
Our destination on this trip was the “Wanderlodge Owner’s Group” (WOG) Rally in Pine Mountain Georgia. This is definitely FUN. Meeting nice people. Seeing all manner of coaches from older and much more ragged than ours to gleaming hot rods.(There…
Immutable Law(s) of Vintage Diesel RV Ownership (and life)
We are learning a lot as with travel with our RV. Some of the lessons can be narrowly interpreted as engine and RV-related. Most have broader application. We’ll list them hereunder…
Road Trip #1 Part 2 (Revelations)
We have traveled as far as Frankfort Kentucky. It is here we learned an apparently immutable law of the universe: Here is our evidence; see if you agree. Last spring, we watched Blackhawks Playoff Hockey at BWW in Seymore Indiana. …
Oooops. Every trip has one (Apparently)
OOOOppps. Clearly, every trip is gonna have one. Sometimes it may relate to the bus itself. Sometimes to the accoutrements. On this particular sojourn, a couple already. Ooops #1. The VERY FIRST toll booth (on the Chicago Skyway) would not…
ROAD TRIP (for real!!!!)
Liz and I are embarking on what we consider to be our very first “Road Trip.” How do we define that? Well, remembering the 4 Retirement Rules that guide us, we have plotted out the following (being careful to not…
Our Friend – RIP
We had to put our best friend, travel companion, protector and gentle soul, Heddy, down today. She was 14. Increasingly immobile, unable to do stairs and even to stand up on our slippery floors. At night, when her legs twitched…
Go EAST young man. Near Sandusky, Ohio
Our trip was intended to be short…to see what else we could break — and then hopefully fix. Just to a State Park near Sandusky Ohio, to meet our good friends the McDowells. The trip did not start well. Even…
Second Trip, First Breakdown!
First “real” trip: 400 Miles to Minneapolis. This is an Extended Shakedown Cruise. One with Friendlies (and Parts sources) on the other end. Lots of first, actually. First “breakdown.” The bus sputtered to a stop just outside of Eau Claire. …
Our first “Trip”
Consisted of driving the RV about 20 miles to Liz’s Folks’ place in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. There we have spent a couple weeks “fixing” all sorts of things. Along the way, we have learned some things, as well. First…