Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
A few months ago, when talking to (texting) Matt, a young friend of mine, he said, “Oh yeah I forgot about the blog! I will check it out.” The blog already had over 150 entries. I’m not sure how much he read, because I didn’t hear from him again. I think it was overwhelming to... Continue Reading →
March 20, 2023 We took a slight detour from our route to Rockport to stop at our favorite food truck in Port Lavaca (this place is a gem) . Their crunchy tacos are the best. We learned of a new treat on the visit. The guy behind us ordered two pounds of Barbacoa so we... Continue Reading →
March 17th Left home and drove through heavy snowfall. Make it to Arcola Illinois. Still a cold 31 degrees here and forecast 18 degrees tonight. We didn’t expect that. Woke up to 14 degrees and a little snow on the ground. Buds on trees came out in Salem Illinois. Today is Bryant Arkansas and a... Continue Reading →
We are on the road again. This time we are not taking the rig. This is a trip abroad to celebrate our 40th anniversary with the kids and some close friends. day one we made it to Huron Ohio. It’s a quaint lakeside city on Lake Erie. You can see Cedar Point across the water... Continue Reading →
Shrimp Salad, A simple delicious no cook meal. Bag salad (my favorite is a maple bourbon bacon chopped kit), frozen cooked shrimp. Mix the salad, thaw the shrimp and pinch off the tails. Yummy, simple and no pans to clean
All of the blogs we have been reading tell us that it is extremely difficult to find places to stay while traveling in your RV. Because of the pandemic, many people have purchased RVs and taken to the road. Many national parks require reservations just to drive into them. Campgrounds are sold out and overcrowded.... Continue Reading →
We had never really been to Arkansas, and don’t know many people who have. So it was a curiosity to me. Interestingly, more than one of the locals we spoke with hailed from Texas. We heard from several people that they liked Arkansas because, “They have four seasons here.” We chatted at length with an... Continue Reading →
We really didn’t expect to go to Seattle from the southeast, but that’s what we’re doing! We didn’t spend a lot of time in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park because we had been there before. We got on the road Monday morning and drove west. We did notice, however, that the great Smoky Mountains... Continue Reading →
Here she is, our new truck camper! Meet Clark. We have named the truck Lulu after the bear that was being chased by its bigger, mama bear in Haines, Alaska*. So we will be traveling in our rig, Lulu and Clark. Tonight will be our first night in Clark. We picked her up Friday afternoon... Continue Reading →
It was like a member of the family. But, like when kids grow up and need to leave the house, it was time for Arvi to go. Tom listed Arvi in RVtrader.com. He had a few bites, and after about a month it sold. We believe Arvi is going to a good home. It went... Continue Reading →
While we spent the months of November, December, and January celebrating holidays and skiing cross country in the beautiful woods near our cottage, Arvi basked in the sunlight at a camper megastore parking lot in Fort Myers, Florida. The megastore was unable to sell Arvi. We were given conflicting reports on why the vehicle didn't... Continue Reading →
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