Can’t Escape Politics (Click Here) As mentioned previously, we cannot be on a “vacation” since we are not working. This is just our life, now. SO, “Kiwification” should not be confused with “Kiwi Vacation.” Instead it concerns how we are…
Full-Monty Kiwi Hospitality
Not a lot to be done in Matarangi…which is perfect! Festivities began with a swim in the ocean – repeated each day. As you might imagine, Cocktail Hour is more than one hour, and more than a little critical to…
Radio Harris is Back on the Air!
We hope you have enjoyed your little “vacation” from our missives… After a couple of weeks in Chicago, during which we spent altogether too much time with dentists and not enough time with friends, we departed for our Down-under adventure.…
To Vegas…”Winter” Wonderland!
Our stay in the bay area included lots of fun stuff. These last couple of Santa Cruz Pics wrap up that phase of our adventure. On the way out of town, we discovered (and therefore acquired t-shirts reflecting) for SURE…
The Bay Area — not like ANYWHERE ELSE.
We programmed several stops into our itinerary throughout the Bay Area. All of these for the purpose of visiting friends. So over the course of 2 weeks, we stayed in Marin County, Walnut Creek, San Mateo and Santa Cruz. Each…
Stuff Happens…
So, just after my post assuring everyone that we do not spend ALL our time making repairs…. As I write this, We are Stranded on the roadside! Stranded Right next to the beach! And, we have a hotel with us.…
Hunkering Down!
As we worked our way south, we headed over to the Oregon coast. First stop: Florence, Oregon. Our expectation was to spend a couple of days there…a few quaint shops, some good restaurants and Dunes along the ocean for walking.…
Is A Vintage Bus really an Online Dating Service?!
Some of you may be getting the wrong idea about the pace and focus of our lives in retirement. It may seem that we spend our days making repairs to the bus, with only occasional interruptions of reliability (and sightseeing…
An Appointment with Howard Hughes’ Quirkiness
We had about 10 days to get from Olympia to San Francisco, so some stops were in order. The first was in a town called McMinnville, Oregon. Peter had mentioned that Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose” now lives there at the…
Sorting Out Some “Vintage-ness”
As with most of the BB issues we have faced, this one was easily rectified with Pat’s (a willing and expert host’s) assistance and more than a bit of wrenching. But also as usual, the fan problem looked simple but…