Yesterday was a family day and we sure had fun hanging out with Tiffany, Scott, and our three granddaughters. In the morning we all had some errands to run. Scott, Hailey and I went into Show Low to pick up some metal for a project Scott and I will be working on today. When we […]
We all change and evolve over time, including fulltime RVers. While Terry and I have reached the point where we prefer the comforts of a full hookup RV park, we are no strangers to dry camping. In fact, we probably have a lot more experience at it than most folks we know. There was a […]
Our two weeks at Santa Fe RV Park in Apache Junction went by in a blur, between running back and forth to the hospital to be with our friends Sharleen and Jim, dealing with the major discomfort of the Fluorouracil treatment on my face, and working on the new issue of the Gypsy Journal. We […]
After the usual morning routine of checking e-mail, discarding the junk and forwards, and responding to those that needed it, I spent most of yesterday creating back issue CD sets and printing out our various RV guides to fill orders that came in over the weekend. I hoped to get done in time to get […]
If you love your freedom, thank a vet. That sums it up, folks. Without the sacrifices made by our military members past and present, you and I would not have the freedoms we enjoy and all too often take for granted. And while you’re thanking that vet, thank his or her family members, too. If […]
Yesterday Terry and I began our fifteenth year of fulltime RVing. That’s a lot of years and a lot of miles. In those years we’ve been from coast to coast and border to border, and just about everywhere in between. Yet, we feel like we’ve barely scratched the surface of all there is to see […]
Don’t tell Miss Terry, because I don’t want to disillusion her of the notion, but I really don’t know everything there is to know about everything in the world. There are a lot of things I just don’t understand. I tried to watch the Daytona 500 yesterday, but after fifteen minutes of watching rednecks driving […]
After sad goodbyes and lots of hugs with Greg and Jan, we pulled out of Hardeeville RV Park at 10 AM yesterday morning, headed for Florida. The weather report predicted winds picking up in the afternoon, but since we only had a four hour run to St. Augustine we decided to go for it. Within […]
Even though we’re far south of where Hurricane Sandy came ashore, and have had pretty good weather since we’ve been here, it took a turn for the worse yesterday. The wind blew hard most of the day and the temperature dropped quite a bit. I don’t think the high got much over 60° and the […]
A few days ago we were talking with some brand new fulltimers and they said that they seem to be running from one corner of the country to another all of the time visiting kids, grandkids, and other family members. The husband said it was fun, but also exhausting. That’s when Terry told him to […]
After our long day on the road Wednesday and getting to bed really late, we slept in yesterday morning. A few moments after we did get up the campground’s maintenance man knocked on our door to tell us that the water was going to be off longer than expected, and if we needed to top […]
Okay, I’ll be honest, I sniveled a bunch! But most of it wasn’t out loud. I think that’s an improvement. We left the Hershey Thousand Trails Preserve yesterday morning, stopped for fuel, and then headed south toward the Harbor View Outdoor World Resort in Colonial Beach, Virginia, a distance of about 200 miles. It wasn’t […]
When we were finished with our drivers license renewals in Sioux Falls Tuesday afternoon, we hit the road about 2 p.m. and drove 225 miles to Mason City, Iowa, where we spent the night at Margaret MacNider City Park, which has a very nice campground. We chose a back in RV site with 30 amp […]
Yesterday was yet another busy day for us. We were up early again because there were several things we wanted to do in Concordia before we left town and we still had a 250 mile drive ahead of us. Our first stop was at the National Orphan Train Complex, a small interesting museum that tells […]
I spent yesterday practicing being lazy, and I think I’m getting pretty good at it. I did not do one bit of work all day long. I could get used to this life. Well, at least until the money runs out and I have to go back to work. But I think if we really […]
After reading my comments in yesterdays blog about tornadoes and the fact that we’ve had a couple of close calls over the years, I received e-mails from two different people who tell me that they are terrified of traveling in much of the country because of tornadoes and other natural disasters that might happen. One […]
Several years ago I wrote a book called Work Your Way Across The USA, which is still available in print or as an e-book from Amazon. I’ve also presented seminars on working on the road at RV rallies across the country ever since we started our career as working fulltime RVers. I’ve always said that […]
One of the things I like about an RV rally is all the new products and services we discover. Our Yuma rally was no exception; in addition to getting our motorhome weighed by Paul and Doris Cunningham from RV Weigh Portable Scales, I also got to meet Wade and Jacqueline Weiss from Wade Maid Premium […]
In a blog post back in December, I mentioned the Amazon Prime program, which my buddy Greg White turned us on to. The program gives special discounts on Amazon purchases and free two-day shipping on anything stocked and sold by Amazon. While it costs about $80 a year, the savings quickly added up and it […]
Ron and Brenda Speidel came by to see us off yesterday morning on their way down to South Padre Island for the Kite Festival. Man, I wish we could’ve hung around to see that, but we had places to be and it just wasn’t going to happen this year. But the great news is, we […]