After a great night sleep in the casino parking lot we got an early-ish start. We headed for the Mississippi and a diner we had found over in East Moline, Illinois. Smokey's Country Diner did not

Nebraska! Leaving Sidney we drove straight east and the day started with a very strong wind blowing out of the south. For the first hour or so we . . .

Leaving Napa Valley and the Leisure Travel Van Group was a bit sad but the morning was filled with chores. Grocery shopping, a stop at pet store for Harper (she needed a new tag) and I needed a new power supply for my computer because some nameless family member chewed through. . .

Where do I start this one... a couple of months ago, after we purchased our Leisure Travel Van, we joined the Leisure travel Van owners group which posts LTV events that are happening around . . .

After a good night's sleep in the Redwoods we got an early start to drive the Avenue of the Giants. This road is a 32 mile stretch of the old Highway 101 which is a . . .

I am currently sitting in a campground in a Redwood Forest trying to catch up with my ramblings. The day before we left Portland I put on a. . .

We made it to Portland and Jason a few days ago, just getting to the post now as we have had poor wifi but more than that we have all been socializing and touring and . . .

We are members of a service called Harvest Host. For a very reasonable fee we can enjoy ‘free’ nights at hundreds of vineyards, farms, museums and even golf coursed. The stay is free, typically with not services like electric or water, but free is good. However we always . . .

It has been a couple of longish travel days coming up to Oregon from Arches and Moab, and of course not without incident. We had a side grille that covers the …

We certainly have a lot to catch up on. Having been without connections to the outside world of any kind, I procrastinated away too much writing time and have fallen way behind. When I last wrote to you…

I rushed the post last night so am adding some more pix this morning. We are moving to Mesa Verde today and will not have any wifi for a few days . .

Today we got on the road in good time and began the log drive to Durango where we had made reservations for the evening. My friend Rob called and he said it right, the drive…

Everything worked out ok at the Mercedes place, we fueled up and headed off toward the sunset once more with plans of finding a roadside stop along the way. We found another Cracker Barrel in Topeka, but once we got there

Lots has happened since I last wrote a few days ago. When we left my older brothers' house in Lincoln, Illinois we headed toward the state capitol in Springfield in search of. . .

So the adventure has begun. Monday morning, around 9 AM we set off in the Doodle, Carol, Ben and I. And Harper the doodle dog This trip has been months in the planning and it is hard to believe that it is finally here. As I write this it is

It all seems to have started one morning as Carol was heading out to work when she said: “By the way, could you plunge the kitchen sink for me it seems to be draining slowly” Of course I said that it was no problem. . .

Sounds great, and I guess it is a landmark of some kind but in the real world it doesn’t have much value. My sketches reached one million views today on my Flickr Page. . .

I know it has been a while since I wrote anything here on the blog, but it’s winter and I’m pretty much a lazy bum. So we traveled out to Portland for Christmas with our son Jason and his partner, Kate, and. . .