We are truly snowbirds now.
El Morro National Park campground is cold in winter, but it is also free!
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From The Redwoods to the Bayou, Now In NOLA
RV parking and camping on the Bio Liberty project’s land and getting to know New Orleans and Katrina devastation.
Christmas in the RV: My Bowl of Merry Menudo
Fulltime living in the RV during Christmastime holidays, and missing out on Mexican family traditions.
But Can We Stand the Weather?
We’ve traveled many miles searching for our ideal community. A few times, we thought we might have found it. But . . . The thought of moving into a small town is nice, but few have the diversity that we feel makes life more interesting. We crave the solitude of 40 acres in the sticks, but fear we might go nuts being so isolated. …
Epilogue: Shaking the Family Tree
Jim considers emigration to Toronto, Ontario after spending a pleasant day visiting the town on September 11th without the American Media shoving remembrance of the tragedy down his throat. Canada’s Globe and Mail Newspaper ran coverage of the 30th anniversary of Steven Biko’s beating death by South African police instead of events at the World Trade Center.
Live / Work Report One
Small town reports and findings about starting a small business, real estate prices, and more.
Do What You Love, Rewards Will Follow
Do what you love, the rewards will follow. Listen to intuition. Changing your career path in life leads to greater rewards. Bruce Minard of Hifive Kennels trains and breeds champion wild bird dogs in Traverse City, Michigan.
Playing Tourist and Paying Respect at Whitefish Point
Paying tribute to the 29 souls lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald at Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point Michigan.
Our Short List of Liveable Communities
We have now traveled more than halfway across the country. Some people say we’re going way too fast. But wait — hold on, there is a method to our madness. Not too long ago, we decided to haul butt through states that we knew that we probably wouldn’t end up living in, and hurry up to get to places that might better meet our relocation …
Troubleshooting the Norcold N821 RV Refrigerator
We’ve been giving the fridge a serious workout the past few weeks as we have traveled through some record-breaking heat in Arizona and Utah. I’ve been meaning to post about how the fridge issues that began at Lake Francis RV Resort seem to be resolved. Then I noticed the ignition fault error this morning after our first night in the Rockies outside Steamboat Springs, CO.
Fifth Wheel vs. Travel Trailer (vol. 1)
Here’s another reason to get a fifth wheel instead of a bumper-mounted travel trailer. The last few legs of our roadtrip have confirmed that we made the right choice… When we researched purchasing a travel trailer or a fifth wheel, we discovered that fifth wheels are much less likely to sway in high winds as the weight is centered over the axle instead of hanging …
Life as a Campground Host
I’ve always wondered about what it was like being a campground host. Then, over the weekend, a really nice host named Jim Wagner helped Jim and I back our RV into a tight spot at Silver Lake, off Hwy. 88 near South Tahoe. He seemed to be really seasoned at being a host, and with RVing in general, so I asked him if he would …
If it ain’t one thing, it’s another.
After a fun visit with some friends who drove all the way from Oakland to visit us at Lake Francis, we have now made it to Yuba City – just down the road from the RV Service Center where we’ll take the rig tomorrow to get the fridge checked out. Of course, it seems to be working well now. Hopefully it was just bad power …
Permanent Weekend
The reality of this trip still hasn’t sunk in yet. With today’s news from the mortgage folks, we are one step closer to being free but not quite yet clear. I felt a bit strange today telling one of my campground neighbors, “have a good weekend” knowing very well that he was indeed out for a weekend adventure with the kids while I was off …
Are We Having Fun Yet?
While camped out at kid-centric Lake Francis Resort in Dobbins, CA, riding out the busy Father’s Day weekend, our fridge crapped out. Brand spankin’ new. One would think that when you pay good money for something . . . Jim’s been on the phone all day with Norcold Manufacturing I’ve been dealing with our extended warranty people. Looks like we may need to take it …