Please don’t pet the fluffy cows
While the people we’ve encountered in campgrounds have, in general, been reasonable (you can’t really live this lifestyle without a modicum of common sense), we’ve seen what we will charitably call “inexplicable human behavior” in a number of places, most recently in Yellowstone Park. Yellowstone (America’s first national park) is beautiful, but it can […]
Great museum and park experiences
During a typical week, we work Monday – Thursday, explore Fri – Sun (navigating around travel days, of course). That does not allow a ton of time to check out the highlights of each region (another reason to slow down a bit going forward), but we’ve managed to fit in some extraordinary hikes, museum visits, […]
California’s Central Coast – Wine, Wine, Wine (and some food)
Wow, we are really behind on these posts… our time on the Central Coast of California was way back in MARCH! However, we remember that experience as if it were yesterday (which, at this point, is a minor miracle — we are constantly asking each other which thing happened at which campground at what point […]
People are people.
One of the questions folks often ask is “so, have you met a ton of interesting people along the way?” We’ve met some lovely folks, to be sure. Kenny and Emma at the RV Park at Napa Valley Expo turned a “no-frills” park into a delightful visit with their incredibly welcoming attitude, entertaining stories, and […]
It’s not all rainbows and breweries.
We hate the whole “your life looks fabulous on social media” thing, so we feel it’s our duty to present all sides of this full-time RV adventure. Early on in our travels we had the issue with our bedroom slide getting stuck—here are some other challenges (probably more like annoyances) we’ve had to manage through. […]
Rain, rain… go away!
Can you say “atmospheric river?” Unfortunately, we can! Since December, we have witnessed a number of major weather events — thankfully, mostly from the sidelines. When we were in Long Beach CA at Christmas time, the weather was primarily cold and rainy. Right after we left, the region was hit by a series of rainstorms […]
Beautiful Borrego Springs… goodbye desert (for now)
Our final stop in the desert (this time around!) was at Borrego Springs, a fabulous wrap-up to our desert adventures. First of all, Palm Canyon Hotel and RV Resort was delightful! It had a very fun vibe, a wonderful burger restaurant (with salad and sweet potato fries for Michele), and a funky little bar that […]
Stumbling into delightful discoveries.
We continue to work on the balance between planning and serendipity. While the broad strokes of our trip really do need to be planned carefully, once we arrive at a site we allow for a fair amount of wandering and the associated delightful discoveries. A few of those experiences: Tanque Verde Swap Meet: The night […]
Getting our kicks on Route 66*…sort of
We discussed the power of experience in an earlier post. For us, Route 66 was a “non-experience” (and we fully recognize that might not be a popular opinion). Admittedly, we only saw a small portion of the storied road (Kingman, Seligman, and Oatman), and it was the dead of winter… but that particular stretch of […]
MOIF: What makes a great RV resort?
While jumping from location to location, we tend to listen to three different types of content: 1st Wave on SiriusXM (because… 80’s music, of course), various comedy channels, or The Dave Chang Show podcast. If you’ve ever listened to Dave Chang, you know he’s incredibly opinionated…so much so that there’s a standard bit on the […]