Well friends, we hate to say it, but COVID-19 has ground our trip to a halt – like every other endeavor it seems. When COVID first reared its ugly head, we did what you did – watch with semi-detached dread as China went into lock down. As it progressed, we tried to behave responsibly through social distancing and obsessive handwashing. But at...
Spanish First, English Translation Below Después de no haber muchos Parques Nacionales, fuimos a muchos recientemente! Nuestra última parada era Cavernas de Carlsbad. Era una muy interesante cueva, pero yo soy un poco cansada de los cuevas. Está cueva era una cueva decorativa, que significa que hay muchas formaciones como estalactitas y estalagmitas...
According to Dan, I have a thing for deserts. Apparently, every time we enter one, I express my admiration in one way or another. I am not sure this is universally true – I don’t really want to live in a desert – but I sure did like Saguaro. Saguaro (sa-WAR-row) National Park acts like a pair of parentheses embracing the east and west sides of...
Spanish first, English translation below Spanish: Hola! Esto es de Sequoia y Kings Canyon NP! Primera nosotros fue a Sequoia NP y nosotros tiene que manejar en una montaña para llegar (que estallar mis oídos mucho!) Cuando nosotros están casi a la arriba de la montaña empezamos a ver nieve! Muchas de nieve como una pie y medio que no es mucho para tu pero si es para...
The Channel Islands are a chain of 8 islands off the coast of southern California. The biggest ones, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara and San Miguel are remnants of old California. Arid, scrubby mountains with grassy canyons and the tang of the Pacific in the air. Refreshingly void of both people and progress. No roads, hotels or...
Merry Christmas! Just a brief note to wish all of our “subscribers” a very Merry Christmas. We have been blessed in 2019 to take this trip and to have our friends and family – and folks we don’t even know – cheer us on. Especially blessed to spend Christmas on the Pacific Ocean with dear friends. We met Bekah Underwood (nee Ball) over 12 years ago in Ava’s first...
Cover image is “Stone Cottage” near Val-Kil, Eleanor Roosevelt’s cottage at Hyde Park Spanish First, English Second Hola! Hoy se fue a Hyde Park! Primer, nosotros fue a la Culinary Institute de América y ver como ellos hecho todo de las panes, pasteles y todo delicioso postres. Puedo ver un panadera hizo un pastel con chocolate y un otra panadera...
I have lived in homes large and small. Dorm rooms, apartments, tiny bungalows and large houses. Dorm room notwithstanding, my homes have ranged in size from just under 1,000 sq ft to over 4,000 sq ft. All that makes our current living arrangement seem a little crazy. Dan, the girls and I share 339 sq ft. Some days this seems incredibly normal, other...
Deciding where to park Moby has turned us into parking connoisseurs. Doesn’t that sound glamorous? More than 3 months on the road has honed our site selection capability. We now have a very specific point of view on all things RV parking related. But first some RV basics. RV’s need 3 things: power, water and sewer access. It’s worth a little up-front...
The question I get asked the most often is some form of, “What’s it like to drive and do you need a special license?” OK, that is really two questions, but they usually come right after another so let’s call it one. The answer to the second part is easy – no. It requires nothing other than a normal driver’s...