Jim Update Before I detail our visit to Crater Lake National Park, just a note on Jim not feeling well. After Crater Lake, we drove for three days to get to Las Cruces, New Mexico to meet with the builder…
The Oregon Coast with Dr. Janelle
Look who we found on the Oregon Coast! It’s Dr. Janelle, PhD in Coastal Ecology. Whatever shall we learn? Come take a ride with us exploring along the iconic U.S. Highway 101. Before I go too much further, I should…
The West is calling
Well, our stay at home didn’t last long. We were back in Rochester for a whole 11 days. During that time, we had two dentist appointments, three doctor appointments and a visit with the physical therapist. We are healthy and…
Galveston – one last time
After New Mexico, it was time for the big highlight of the trip. Our youngest daughter, Janelle, was to defend her dissertation after 5 years of hard work at Texas A&M Galveston. So it was off to Galveston. We had…
The winds of Spring
We were told by our Las Cruces realtor that “Las Cruces has its windy season this month and next.” I believe he meant April and May. But I remarked back; “And come May, you will again say Las Cruces has…
Fall 2020 Trip Wrap-up
This blog post is way overdue. We have been home for a while, but have neglected to write a final trip post. So here we go….. In our last post, we were at the sugar beet harvest back in early…
Staying close to home, for a while anyway…
When we returned home after our Spring trip, the RV went into storage. It sat for almost three months while we did our part to stay safe. Our trips out consisted mostly of the grocery store and hardware store. New…
Sixty-six days of togetherness
It all started innocently enough. On February 9th, we received an email from our friends Dan and Amy that said: “Would it cramp your style too much to have traveling buddies for a month prior to FMCA? Whether you go…
Wisconsin meetup in the desert
Our next stop was Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction, Arizona (just east of Phoenix). Our full-time RVing friends Dan and Amy had told us that they were going to be there and their site number. Lost Dutchman is…
Gulf Coast and Galveston
We played on the west side of the Gulf of Mexico for a couple of weeks. Too bad the sun didn’t want to come to come out and play also! After our airboat ride, we continued to travel along the…