Tuesday 3 Jan. We left Gulf Shores, but not without drama. Monday afternoon there were Thunderstorms and torrential rains training over us for hours. No problem…Blackhawks on TV. Just hanging out feels kinda good. Then, DURING THE Blackhawks game (Winter…
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A Couple Days of Forced Relaxation
Waiting for the Airbag Part to arrive for the bus, we took full advantage. New Year’s eve we drove the Clown Car to Mobile. There we spent the afternoon at Battleship park. The centerpiece is the Battleship USS Alabama, which…
Don’t make Plans and you won’t have Snafus…
After Xmas with our new family, the McNicols, (after they adopted us thoroughly for the raucous pandemonium of their family Xmas), we started our trip towards California. We spent some time considering our route and our strategy. We even emailed…
XMAS UPDATE from Jekyll Island, GA.
22 December finds us at a FANTASTIC RV PARK on Jekyll Island, Georgia. We are staying here until Tuesday 27 Dec. The island was a private club where the wealthy from the Northeast wintered in the late 18 and early…
The first four days of the rest of our life…
In a word: eventful. I am writing this in the parking lot of a Walmart about 40 miles east of Pensacola Florida. We have successfully escaped the frigid north, with the storm-of-the-century nipping at our heels the whole way. Here…
Construction is Done(ish)!
As many of our friends know, our “plan” was to construct a new, smaller unit for Los Harris in the basement of our home in Chicago. This unit was to be one we could “abandon” for months at a time…
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…
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…
Cozumel, 2015
As has become traditional, we book a “Last Minute Deal” to a warm place for our anniversary. This year, the destination was Cozumel, Mexico. While in Cozumel, we spent a lot of quality beach time. We also did more…
How Work ruins Vacations
As we took our first “Retired” trip, a very interesting transformation occurred. We really did not understand BEFORE retirement how the prospect of returning to work affects one’s vacation “mentality.” At least for me, it used to take a couple…