Morning found us ready to continue our travels north along the California coast. After pulling out from the RV park in Fort Bragg we filled with fuel, checked the map app and headed up route 1. Just out of town we began . . .
Read MoreFort Bragg
Another early morning. We awoke to fog so thick you could hardly see beyond your nose. The road to get to the beach was a VERY twisty road, with many blind spots even in good weather. As we climbed up from . . .
Read MoreSan Francisco
Leaving Monterey was pretty spectacular. The road north, Route 1, follows the coast and we stayed right on route 1. We made one stop in Monterey for fuel and set our sights on . . .
Read MoreMonterey
Our time at Monterey went by way too fast. We camped as I had mentioned before right at the Monterey Fairgrounds where the famous festival was held, back in 1967. For those who may not know. . .
Read MorePacific Coast Highway
I’ve got a lot to catch up on. I am still going to try to be brief but you all know by now how that goes. We stayed on the top of the mountain another night. It was a lazy day of catch up and rest. A couple of small hikes but mostly just hanging out, cooking and resting. Monday morning we rolled back down the twisty winding road to Escondido as of course by now we needed a grocery store to pick up all the things we had forgotten the last time. After a while we were on the road to . . .
Read MoreSouthern California
The night in Palm Springs was pleasant, as we did little of anything but just hang out. We finished the Netflix series we had been watching and turned in early. I think I remember loosing a couple of games of cribbage, but I hope I am wrong. We slept well and were up early, it cooled off to a respectable 85 degrees and we had coffee outside in our comfy chairs. By the time we finished our second cup . . .
Read MoreJoshua Tree National Park
Morning coffee by Lake Pleasant was peaceful and the view of the water was spectacular. Carol and I got an early start so we could hike before the temperature got too high. We hit the trail early and hiked a couple of miles. We found ourselves . . .
Read MoreCactus and Coffee
After our morning coffee, Carol and I and Harper said our good byes to Tombstone...we had our fill of cowboys, Wyatt Earp in particular. I still haven't figured out if he was. . .
Read MoreTombstone
When we travel we sometimes make plans in advance, if there is particular place we want to visit. One of the places we put on the list was Tombstone Arizona. We didn't make reservations in Tombstone as we knew . . .
Read MoreAlbuquerque
It is 1:30 on Tuesday afternoon, I am sitting in the lounge at the Mercedes-Benz of Albuquerque. We have been here since 7:15 this morning. I have returned the rental car and have been. . .
Read MoreNew Mexico
We left Roswell three days ago in search of someplace close to Albuquerque so we would be in the area for the repairs on the Doodle. Our appointment is Tuesday morning at 7:30 at Mercedes-Benz of Albuquerque. What follows is how it has worked out so far.
Read MoreRoswell
We had an awesome night last night. We met a couple from Florida who have a huge new Tiffin diesel pusher bus - which is another way of saying . . .
Read MoreWhite Sands, NM
We left El Paso early and were in Las Cruces by 8:30, hoping to go to the farmers market which is held every Wednesday and Saturday. We were a bit disappointed as . . .
Read MoreEl Paso
I am going to try to make this short and to the point, but I think we all know how that works out. I am writing today from an RV park in El Paso, Texas. This was not our original intended route. What I didn't mention in my last post was. . .
Read MoreBig Bend and more
Junction, Texas seems like along time ago. It has been four days since I sat down to write so please bear with me as I gather my thoughts. We were on the road right after breakfast when we left the campsite by the river in Junction and s
Read MoreA Day In Texas
Today was just a great travel day. We had few hours on the road which gave us time to explore. Last night was a nightmare trying to get the blog posted. As I mentioned we had been in quite a storm and lost. . .
Read MoreA Family Day
Today, Saturday, was one of those long travel days. Our destination was 5 hours 45 minutes away according to the GPS. We were underway before 8:00 and felt good about the day. We fueled up and after driving. . .
Read MoreWe were tourists today
It is interesting waking up and realizing that you are at Graceland...home of the king, Elvis. It was a very short walk to the main gate and . . .
Read MoreAn almost perfect day
We both slept well again. The temperatures dropped into the low forties so it was a cool and comfortable night. I got up around 1:30 to see. . .
Read MoreThis is no way to start a trip. . .
Actually the start of the day went very smoothly. We had decided to start this adventure a bit more casually than we normally. We got up at a more reasonable hour and decided to . . .
Read More