by Laura | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
We Are Studs ! We’ve been gone for thirty-three days, traveled through twenty-four states (plus Washington DC) and put over eight thousand miles on Ollie and Stanley. Tonight….we are home. We left Sparks at 11:00 a.m. and stopped at Boomtown for breakfast...
by Laura | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Windy woke Dick up early today….good thing he’s an early riser….but 5:30 am is probably just a bit early even for Dick. I think it’s pretty funny when one of the dogs needs attention in the wee hours, they know the person to wake up. Shelby...
by Dick | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
For some reason, Windy got up about 5:30 am and woke me. I took her outside and then brought her back in while I went and took a shower. Then we took off for a long desert walk. We walked about a mile up onto a hill and were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise over the...
by Laura | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
There was quite a sharp contrast between what we woke up to yesterday and what we woke up to today. Yesterday, we had lots of open space and you could literally hear the sound of a bird’s wings as it flew by. This morning, our neighbor was only a few feet away,...
by Laura | Oct 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to even describe today’s experiences….everything was so amazing, but in different ways. The place we stayed at last night, the Wah-Weap campgrounds, was simply stunning. It is literally right next to Lake Powell, and is surrounded by...
by Dick | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is the best sunrise yet on the trip. Mainly this is my kind of landscape. I have some affinity for the desert and red rock country. Not sure why but for some reason it always moves me toward the spiritual side of things, and that isn’t common. We are on...
by Laura | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
We work up in Gallup this morning to sunny skies…..and more trailer issues. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice to say the toilet wasn’t draining properly. It took some time to get things flowing again, but now (thank goodness) everything...
by Laura | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
We were all glad to leave the Tucumcari KOA today…..it was pretty much a muddy mess. We’ve stayed at several KOA’s on our trip, and they’ve all had either gravel or cement pads, but not this one. Luckily, we had a large piece of outdoor carpet...
by Dick | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The morning started out a little dreary but soon cleared up and the sun came out. Skies are crisp cool and clear and you can see forever. Before leaving Tucumcari we made a stop at the Route 66 Museum. It was a compact interesting little Museum. There is a section...
by Laura | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Great Family Time This morning, Dick & Ken spent some time working on a wiring issue with the trailer, so I was able to take a longer shower than usual and relax with two cups of coffee 🙂 Luckily, the RV park has big cement pads and it wasn’t raining this...
by Dick | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
After a great lunch and visit with Ken and Laura’s relatives , we left southwest bound through Oklahoma to hit Highway 40 at Amarillo, Tx on the way home. The closer we got to the Texas Panhandle, the flatter the terrain became. I try not to judge people’s...
by Dick | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve been a bit absent but going to post a couple of reflections on the RV and travel we’ve been doing. Since I’m up early, and prefer to shower in the morning it’s not practical to use the bathroom in the RV. I’ve noted that most...
by Laura | Oct 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
We enjoyed our stay in the East Oklahoma City KOA campgrounds so much, we decided to stay put until mid morning. We didn’t have a pressing need to leave early, since our first stop was only a sixteen minute drive from the campground. The trailer needed a little...
by Laura | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our night in Conway, AR was nice & quiet…..the RV park definitely didn’t have all the bells and whistles we’ve grown accustomed to, but the owners were so nice……even telling us since we didn’t get in until 7:00 pm last night, we...
by Laura | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ken woke up today all refreshed……and anxious to hit the road again. He truly is a trucker at heart. We actually thought about staying in Nashville another day, since Ken didn’t get to see much of it yesterday, but he convinced us that he really...
by Dick | Oct 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Navigator assignment has been an adventure. Being out of my territory, it’s hard figuring out what is up or down, North or South. I laid in a good supply of AAA maps. I always enjoy using them to see the broader picture. AAA is the best for larger views and...
by Laura | Oct 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
We left Athens, Tennessee around 9:30 a.m. today for the hour ride to Chattanooga. It was raining when we left, but we had an easy ride and got to Chattanooga around 10:30 a.m. Some of you may know this already, but when I met Ken in 1975, he was working as a...
by Laura | Oct 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have NO idea what happened, but we didn’t break camp and leave Asheville until almost 11:00 a.m today. I think I’ll blame it on that late night dinner we had at the Sierra Nevada Brewery…..all that food must have slowed us down. Of course when I...
by Laura | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
We got a little bit of a late start today….but rolled out of the RV park by 9:30am. We were only a few miles away from Appomattox and got there a half an hour after it opened. It was a beautiful morning for site seeing…a but chilly, but when we got to the...
by Dick | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Appomattox Court House site was far better than I anticipated. The restored Village has been very well done in both buildings and exhibit presentations. The docents and NPS Rangers were outstanding. I would recommend this stop as a must for anyone in this area who...
by Dick | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
You probably have guessed I get up early. I have noted two types of RVers. One group likes to get up and gone by 0700. The others don’t even come out until 0830! Although I am an early riser, I do find it hard to get up, walk the dog, have coffee and...
by Laura | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Everyone had a better night’s rest at The Lake Fairfax Park and we were raring to go this morning. Steve’s flight was at 11:30 a.m. and we wanted to get him there in plenty of time, so we left for the airport at 9:00. The traffic was light and we were...
by Dick | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Well, we made Appomattox. We pulled in early to a campsite. Time to do a little laundry, rearranging and home cooking. Not all RV life is party, party, party! Laura will catch up on the day but I thought I would show you how normal evening fifth wheel life is...
by Dick | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The morning drive on Va-29 South for Appomattox has been beautiful. The sun is out and sky is bright blue. The Blue Ridge Mountains are gorgeous . This has been a great drive off the interstate! I know it will lock in as my first memory when somebody talks about the...
by Laura | Oct 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
After our night in The Big Apple, we were ready for a good night’s sleep….but mother nature had a different idea. The wind started blowing something fierce after midnight, literally rocking the trailer back and forth. Every once in awhile, we could hear a...
by Laura | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The 911 Memorial Museum Going to ground zero was the main reason all of us wanted to come to New York. I visited the reflection pools a few years ago, and had been wanting to come back ever since to go to the museum. It’s a somber experience to be walking around...
by Laura | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is a follow-up to Dick’s earlier blog about our journey to New York today. WE MADE IT – sort of. We’re staying at an RV Park across from Manhattan, but it’s actually located in Jersey City. Technically, we are not in the City, but...
by Dick | Oct 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are on our way to New York! Had an easy start to the morning. We are getting the hang to breaking camp. Between the four of us everything was put away, closed up, and packed up in a timely manner. We left the campground around 10 AM. The drive-up has been...
by Laura | Oct 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
What To Do Today? We weren’t sure what we wanted to do today., but since it’s our last day in the D.C. area, we wanted to do something and not stay at the RV park. We thought about going to the grand opening of the Law Enforcement Museum here in Washington...
by Laura | Oct 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Five Hour Night Tour The RV park we’re staying at specializes in working with DC tour companies, and we signed up for one the other day & went on it this evening. The tour guide, John, was full of interesting information about all of the different...
by Dick | Oct 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
After a substantial down pour last night the skies parted revealing a beautiful fall morning in the Capital city. There was a brisk cool breeze blowing and the humidity had been driven out of the area. Ken and Steve took off to get the Ford truck (The Ox) serviced...
by Laura | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
We had a lazy morning and it felt good! I made sausage and eggs for breakfast while we talked about what we wanted to do today. Ken was pretty worn out from walking all over the battlefields yesterday, so he really wanted to lay low today. I think he really just...
by Dick | Oct 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are on our way to Washington DC to do a little more walk around touring. It was raining hard in College Park this morning. I walkes to the showers but should have just stepped outside with a bar of soap….would have had the same results! Fortunately, it...
by Laura | Oct 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
A Trip Back In Time We left Collage Park this morning for a two hour trip to Fredericksburg, VA where several significant civil war battles took place. We didn’t want to leave the dogs alone after yesterday’s long day by themselves, so we took them with...
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