Mardi Gras du Krewe Cambre

Mardis Gras.  This is a post about 50 shades of.   Having been to MG in New Orleans back just after college (which I barely remember due to encroaching age and the alcohol-fog that seemed to describe the meteorological conditions in…

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To Lafayette

After leaving Vian, OK we headed towards Lafayette, LA for Mardi Gras. The first night we thought to stop, since we had SO MUCH FUN in Vian, OK, in Vi(vi)an, LA. There was a Walmart. And the Walmart had a…

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Vian, OK. Pronounced Veyeann…

Arriving near Vian,  our instructions from hosts, Dave and Lynn Gray went something like this:  “Your GPS will never get you to us.  So here is what you do…take a right at the (one) stop sign in “Downtown” Vian.  Drive…

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Bottoming Out…In Sedona!

  Well,  it finally happened.  We have bottomed out!  I don’t mean personally, chemically, emotionally, politically.  Well,  maybe politically.  But I am actually referring to the Tow-hitch on the bus.  We found a driveway with too big a dip.  Safety…

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A Flagstaff Valentine

We  stayed in Bullhead City, Az. overnight,  but NOT at the Moose Lodge.  We could have,  but I was worried about the entry to the lot—a very high driveway ramp looked like it would at the very least bottom out the…

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Marin-Time

Three days spent in Marin country having an AWESOME time with college-friend Mark and his charming wife, Tracy. Despite the rain.  And RAIN IT MOST CERTAINLY DID.  Enough to affect in some small or not so small way everything we…

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Half Moon Bay

Spending several days in Half Moon Bay, just south of San Francisco. This is more like we imagined our travels.  Up until now,  we have been pretty actively moving.  At HMB,  we have been pretty actively relaxing!   Our friends Mike…

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