Well, we haven’t even left Chicago and our trip is already off to an EXCELLENT start! Over the years, we have had “discussions” about the volume of accoutrements (practicing my French) we travel with (i.e. suitcase size). One of us…
The Trip “Plan”
Liz and I have been discussing a trip to Paris for our 25th Wedding Anniversary (23 Feb. 2016). Well, actually, Liz has been strongly suggesting and I have been listening, which might be one of the reasons we have arrived…
What our Travel-Life Will Look Like?
We spent several days returning to Chicago. Not directly. And staying in all sorts of places. I think this is a preview of our life on the road. Now some of the color and nuance. Our route was altered to…
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…
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…
Road Trip #1 Part 2 (Revelations)
We have traveled as far as Frankfort Kentucky. It is here we learned an apparently immutable law of the universe: Here is our evidence; see if you agree. Last spring, we watched Blackhawks Playoff Hockey at BWW in Seymore Indiana. …
Oooops. Every trip has one (Apparently)
OOOOppps. Clearly, every trip is gonna have one. Sometimes it may relate to the bus itself. Sometimes to the accoutrements. On this particular sojourn, a couple already. Ooops #1. The VERY FIRST toll booth (on the Chicago Skyway) would not…
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…
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…
Go EAST young man. Near Sandusky, Ohio
Our trip was intended to be short…to see what else we could break — and then hopefully fix. Just to a State Park near Sandusky Ohio, to meet our good friends the McDowells. The trip did not start well. Even…