A few days ago we went off to Ellis-Haven Campground in Plymouth Massachusetts with our grandchildren. This was the last summer getaway for them before school starts. We took Stella the Vistabule and . . .

Well it has been a long time coming, but I have finally updated my store. Yes, now you can easily purchase my scribbles and such right here online. Ah, the modern world..

Walt Whitman once said "I have learned that to be with those I like is enough." This sentiment sums up the few days we spent up in Maine with friends. Over the course of three days. . .

So there is this organization called Tear Jerkers, a group of like minded folks that love their tiny trailers as much as we do. We discovered this group a while back and this past week we. . .

Once again it has been a while since I have posted anything..just the lazy days of summer. Although we have been quite busy this summer there has been very few . . .

Every summer, at least once, we try to do a getaway with the grand kids. Grace and Ben are great travelers and we have always had a great tome no matter where we go. This year, the big city. Off to see Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and maybe . . .

Over the past coupe of weeks since we returned home it has been a whirlwind of activity. Lots of things have happened, not big things but just everyday things that

The hills of Pennsylvania did a job on our gas mileage. We had been averaging about 23 or 24 miles per gallon towing the trailer, but the hills cut us way back to 19 or 20 MPG. Now this is not bad mileage for towing but just not as good as. . .

Catching up June 6, 2018
After a good breakfast at our Forked Run camp we hitched up and headed east once again. Our destination was unclear bit generally heading toward Assateague Island in Maryland. As is usually the case

We arrived at my brother Dan's around one thirty in the afternoon. I don't get to see my brothers nearly as ofter as I would like so it is always a treat. Dan's hospitality was

I was up with the sun this morning and made coffee and checked the weather first thing. This is a ritual carried over from our boating days. Carol headed off for the

So where do I start. The day greeted us with our first deadline in a while - 10 AM we need to be at the Vistabule factory. But that is a good deadline to have. We needed to do some final provisioning so one more stop at. . .

As travel days go, this was a great one. Carol once again has outdone herself in finding gems of places to stop. While sorting through information about the local area. . .

Lots of unexpected things happened today. Nothing sinister or nefarious, just unexpected. First off I have to comment about the declining deer population. We have

With the car filled and with a smile on our faces we started out this morning at exactly 5:00 AM. A quick stop at . . .

Today is packing day, and finishing up all the little tasks. Carol is finished with work and we are making final preparations for the trip. We leave tomorrow (Saturday the 26th) morning at 5 am with the greater Cleveland area as a vague destination. We seem to have

The latest photos just arrived from the Vistabule factory. She now are looking like the trailer we dreamed of.  With the aluminum skin on, they have now installed the