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…
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!).…
Feeding Mosquitos
Sitting around 30 June and thinking about “stuff.” Working on the house (sort of). Not much that can be done since we are STILL awaiting our building permit. It has been over a year now since that process started. You…
We’re Baaaack!
Although we are currently undergoing severe croissant withdrawal in addition to Jetlag, we have successfully navigated our way back to Chicago. I suspect it will be a few days until we manage to stay up past 8:00 and sleep past…
The LAST “Fun” in Austria (Salzburg again)
Sunday we went back to Salzburg, stopping for coffee at a beautiful Alpine Lake in between. Our mission in Salzburg was “Sound of Music” immersion. As mentioned elsewhere, we booked a “Bob’s Tour.” The beauty of such organized tours is…
STILL Fun in Austria! (Vienna)
Yesterday we took the train to Wein. Which was a little puzzling to me until I realized that was “Vienna,” which we had discussed and intended to visit. Once I had achieved that level of clarity, I was ready for…