Two things you NEVER want to see

When ALL OF A SUDDEN: No Steering Control!!! Whatsoever. With no warning! Yikes! We were on a 4-lane road with little traffic. The bus started to wander to the right (this part is normal…they don’t call them “Wanderlodges” for nuthin!).…

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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…

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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…

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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. …

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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…

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On the Road!!!

June 13, 2015! We made it all the way to Chicago from S. Louis (about 300 miles altogether) with Liz driving a chase car just behind me.  She reports that we did not leave an obvious trail of parts,  though…

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Bluebird Soon Come!

Looks like we might be driving down to St. Louis to pick up our BB soon. Maybe as soon as the 3-4th of June. Bus is basically operational. Title has been received in St. Louis. Unfortunately, our main contact is…

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