It’s fun revisiting early posts of this blog. Long before I was a full-time RVer. Long before I had any idea what I was getting myself into. Back then, it was all simply pictures in my head of what I thought it would be. And when heading into the unknown, it’s not possible to not […]
I drove the 3,700 miles to Alaska in five days from Southern California in 1993, arriving Labor Day Weekend. Twenty-four years and four weeks later, I am driving 3,200 miles from Alaska to Wyoming in 10 days. The drive up was a blur. It was 15-hour driving days with a laser-like focus on the goal. […]
Last week, I talked about getting some health-related doctor’s visits checked off the list. Hitting the road and losing a decent health plan through my employer provided the motivation. I continue to be amazed how motivational this life change has turned out to be, especially in areas of my life that have nothing to do […]
I loathe going to the doctor. I would much rather be really sick, knowing what ails me will eventually run its course or kill me. One time I went to the emergency room and when they took my blood pressure it was 170/110. I had to explain it was nothing personal and when I’m not […]
It was a very full week. Birthday was Monday. Retirement party was Tuesday. The rest of the week and weekend was a flurry of cleaning, packing and staging my house for the professional photographers to do glamour shots before it goes on the market. Whew! A long full week indeed. The best part of the […]
Today I turn 51. And it was on my 50th birthday that I launched this website. I have been wondering if this, then, is the first birthday or the first anniversary of my blog. For this English major, it’s a head scratcher. Either way, it’s been one amazing year. And it continues to be a […]