We hope that wherever you find yourself this Memorial Day weekend, you are surrounded by whatever inspires you – nature, friends, family, good times, wine, solitude. We’re still hanging out in Elkhart with folks still lingering post-Escapade, and took care of some medical errands this past week. It’s been a blast being here, and seems […]
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Reflections on the Escapade
On a rather last minute whim, when we left Mitch’s castle we decided to head east instead of west – towards Goshen, IN and the 54th Annual Escapade, the annual rally of the Escapees RV Club. After attending the big FMCA rally down in Perry earlier this year, we had been told to expect quite […]
Reflections from Seven Years on the Road
Seven years ago today, after several weeks of hectic preparations – Chris and I set off together as full time technomads. I consider May 10 to be my personal ‘Nomadiversary’. He had already been on the road for a bit over a year solo, although we spent a lot of that at my Florida home together, […]
A Wonderful Time in St. Louis
Chris has family in St. Louis. And over the years of us stopping in, I’ve just fallen in love with the city. This particular trip back had some goals: Spend time with Chris’ grandma, who had taken quite a spill earlier this year. She’s doing great! Move some boxes from our bus bay that we’ve […]
Following the Mississippi River – Memphis & Columbus
We were on our way to Memphis to rendezvous with our friends Kristin & Jason when we had our ‘brake-down’. Chilling in Memphis After getting back on the road nearly 24-hours later, we made the final two hour drive and happily parked next to our neighbors who assisted in our rescue! While we had big […]
Bus Maintenance and Oliver Travel Trailer Factory Tour
On Tuesday, April 1st – Chris’s 8th Nomadiversary, we departed our sweet little spot at F. D. Roosevelt State Park in Georgia and headed north to Chattanooga. Our purpose, as it always is, is routine bus chassis maintenance at Choo Choo Express Garage. Choo Choo Bus Maintenance Wednesday morning our mechanic Joel got right to […]
Food Restrictions and Full Time RVing
When I reveal to folks that I have food restrictions – this inevitably leads to questions of how to deal with various dietary concerns while on the road. Can you really get the foods you desire while traveling to a variety of rural and urban places? Will you feel you’re missing out on cultural experiences […]
Tin Can Tourists 94th Convention – Brooksville, FL
The Tin Can Tourists is an organization dedicated to preserving the history of vintage RVs. They host rallies and gatherings across the country, and we were inducted as members last year during their 93rd convention in Brooksville, Florida. We had a great time, and made a lot of new friends. The timing worked out for […]
Introverts Swimming in a Pool of Social
Whew. The past few weeks have had us tapping into our reserve tanks to muster up some spare social energy. We never imagined when we booked a spot in Cedar Key how many folks would be joining up with us. Don’t get us wrong, we have absolutely LOVED meeting so many people and many new […]
Cherishing the Bright Spots
[dropcap type=”2″]A[/dropcap]nother week passes in Cedar Key, and like most of the rest of the nation – it’s been a chilly one. This January has had far more cold days than warm ones as compared to our time here last year. The weather has definitely made it more difficult to get motivated to get out […]
