I turned in early last night. It had seemed like a very long day, but I guess they are actually all the same length.We were tired and were in bed before 9 pm. This early hour may have been a first for me, but I slept well and for a long time. This morning it was time to . . .
Read MoreNew Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
I am currently sitting on a very small bunk aboard the ferry to Newfoundland, the MV Highlanders, typing this post. We boarded a few minutes ago after a very long wait. Let me catch you up. Yesterday was a travel day. We left Saint John in a light mist which . . .
Read MoreFundy Trail Parkway
The car started! The sun came out! Life just keeps getting better. So all the anxiety has melted away fr a while at least and we awoke to a whole new day. Harper and I played with her bunny, Carol made coffee and we still had a couple of gooey breakfast treats. We were out of the . . .
Read MoreSaint John, New Brunswick
The day started poorly. Every once in a while things just don't go as planned. Today was one of those days. The unexpected can cause a lot of anxiety, however we humans have the ability to persevere. As we were pouring our first cup of coffee this morning we noticed
Read MoreCanada
We are traveling once again. I think I should do some explaining of what has happened since my last post. We have made a few trips out to Wisconsin to visit with Jason, we have had many many
Read MoreThe Trip Home
Well I have been a bit lazy in getting this out to you. We actually did make it home and had a great time doing it. Let me catch you up on our travels. The night before we left we had . . .
Read MoreWisconsin Days
It has been too long since I last updated everyone but that is because we were just too involved with our days and time just slipped past. I will try to rectify that now and bring everyone up to date. The parade that evening was certainly . . .
Read MoreSun Prairie
It has been a week since I last wrote, sorry to be such an absent author but it has been a whirlwind of a week. I will try to catch you up on all that has been happening. After we left the campground. . .
Read MoreDoor County, and more
There is a particular comfort that comes with rain on the roof at night when you are camping. First it may wake you gently, then it soothes you back to sleep and makes everything right with the world. We slept well listening to the rain falling on the roof. It was still raining when we . . .
Read MoreWisconsin
The task ahead of us was to move west, our destination is Wisconsin. It will take us a couple of days to get there, long days on the road. Driving an RV is not like driving a car, your speed is slower and I drive a bit more conscious of the size of the vehicle. Don't get me wrong, the Doodle drives just fine…
Read MoreWine Country 2022
Our journey this time started with a very leisurely morning. Since our destination was only about three hours away and we wanted to be there around three in the afternoon, there was none of the . . .
Read MoreFilling in the gaps...
Here I will try to fill in the gaps of the last several months. We have not been traveling, and the reason for that is me. You see, my arthritis had gotten much worse, especially in my right hip. By late October . . .
Read MoreEpisode 13 - The Great Loop
In our last letter we had spent a day or so in Oxford, Maryland awaiting better weather. We finally did get the boat dried out and had a great pizza that evening after watching a movie (Sixth Sense, highly recommended) onboard. The following day I did some maintenance as we waited . . .
Read MoreEpisode 12 - The Great Loop
The steak in Coinjock lived up to all expectations, especially since it was the first red meat in a very long time. Carol had the seafood special and we went back to the boat well fed and with leftovers for Pearl. However, Pearl was missing and had been since . . .
Read MoreEpisode 11 - The Great Loop
I am trying to catch up on my writing as we motor toward Myrtle Beach and a place called Barefoot Landing which is supposed to have free dockage. It is still 35 miles away and we have motored 40 already today. We left our . . .
Read MoreEpisode 10 - The Great Loop
Once we arrived in Key Largo at the Key Largo Harbor Marina, we set to washing Vera Segunda. She was really covered with salt from the trip over open water. Our reunion with Tom and Debbie was great and we . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 9 - The Great Loop
It has been a long time since you have heard of our travels so let me try to get everyone caught up. When I last wrote we had just arrived in Ruskin Florida to put the boat up for a while so we could go home for the holidays. The trip home seemed to be. . .
Read MoreEPISODE 8 - THE GREAT LOOP
In Pensacola we stayed at the Parafox Pier Yacht Harbor and it was the most pricey place we have stayed for months... One dollar per foot. And they had no hot water!!! Oh the joys of cruising. However we did enjoy t
Read MoreEPISODE 7 - THE GREAT LOOP
Our stay at Demopolis was a productive one. We did get reprovisioned, refueled and revived from so many days on the river. On our last day there we got the opportunity to go aboard the Heloise, a tow boat that was taking on fuel at the same docks where we fueled. The big difference was . . .
Read MoreEPISODE 6 - THE GREAT LOOP
The maintenance in Green Turtle Bay paid off... I was able to isolate one leaky oil hose and replace it and end all our oil problems. At least it is running well so far. As we left Green Turtle Bay we headed down . . .
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