On Our Way (slowly)Toward Big Bend
After a break for the holidays (2019), we eagerly anticipated hitting the road again. The next leg of our journey across Texas is going...
- Jul 6
- 9 min
"Galveston, oh Galveston"...
It's the town Glenn Campbell sang about in his subtle yet haunting song about a soldier pining for his girl back home in Texas.....
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- May 9
- 10 min
On our way to Galveston, Texas
From Waco we continue our southward trek toward the city of Galveston, we hope to spend a few weeks there and enjoy time at the beach. It...
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- Feb 25
- 9 min
Waco, Texas: As I remembered it..
Fortunately, the city was nothing like what I expected. After leaving Dallas, we headed south to our next campground at I-35 RV Park and...
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- Jan 23
- 5 min
Everything You've Ever Heard About Texas..
(......... wait for it ........) IS TRUE!! Yep, that's right, it's ALL true... Everything is BIGGER.. FASTER: CRAZIER: OFF BEAT.. And,...
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- Nov 16, 2021
- 8 min
OKC:"Voted One of America's *Least* Glamorous Cities!"
Next stop Oklahoma City! A short two hour drive from our last campground in Tulsa. If you've ever wondered what the state of Oklahoma...
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- Oct 11, 2021
- 7 min
Peaking Behind the Curtain: Tulsa Part 2
After one year on the road (we were here in October, 2018), one of the most impactful aspects of our travels has been the opportunity to...
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- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
Every Stop has a Story
So, where to next? It's a question that we ask often. And it is pondered carefully. One part of us excitedly looks at the roadmap laid...
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- Jul 10, 2021
- 8 min
Branson, Missouri (a lot like Vegas, just with more Jesus and less gambling)
I don't remember who brought up the idea but somehow as we looked at a road map of Missouri, this iconic family destination was added to...
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- May 29, 2021
- 9 min
Gateway to the West (and my 100th post!)
And I've only chronicled about a third of our journey! We've seen and done so many fun and exciting things that it's hard to find the...
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- Apr 3, 2021
- 6 min
"SHOW-ME!":
After an enjoyable tour of Iowa, we continued our southward journey into the state of Missouri. Never having been to the Midwest, we were...
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- Feb 6, 2021
- 6 min
IOWA (Part 2) - "Going Where No Man Has Gone Before!"
During the few days we spent in Iowa, we stayed at the Newton/Des Moines KOA in the centrally located, small town of Newton. NEWTON IOWA:...
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- Jan 11, 2021
- 7 min
IOWA - "Frank Lloyd Wright, Buddy Holly, and Dwight"
We arrive in the Hawkeye State! When you cross the border from Minnesota into Iowa you pass into the heartland of America. And the...
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- Nov 30, 2020
- 6 min
Pivot Points Along Our Path
One of the questions we are most frequently asked is how do we plan our travel route. No, we don't throw a dart against a wall map, no we...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 8 min
Beautiful Wisconsin..
I had never thought much about the state of Wisconsin. It's not in the news very often. It doesn't have a major tourist attraction like...
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- Jun 30, 2020
- 9 min
Home of Laverne and Shirley!
If you're too young to remember this late 1970's TV show, it was about the misadventures of two best friends Laverne DeFazio and Shirley...
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- May 21, 2020
- 10 min
Lincoln and lots of Corn!
After leaving the Hoosier State we decided to visit the last of the Great Lake states: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Our first stop...
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- Apr 21, 2020
- 11 min
Time to play catch-up: INDIANA
So I thought I'd use this down time during Lorraine's recovery from surgery (and the quarantine) to catch up on my travel journaling. I...
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- Mar 22, 2020
- 6 min
Breaking Ankle
Well, it was probably only a matter of time.. After visiting 36 states and hiking hundreds of trails of various terrain and difficulty,...
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- Jan 14, 2020
- 8 min
How has travel changed us?
This past Christmas, we left our RV in Pahrump, Nevada and flew back to Delaware to spend time with family and friends. [Many thanks to...
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