We visited our Kiwi friends Alistair and Dallas in Mountain View, California. Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley near the Googleplex, their comfortable home has fruit trees and chickens in the back yard, and our motorhome just fit in their driveway. They were gracious hosts, even though they Continue Reading
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Layed Up In Lynnwood
Because our license plate and taillights were blocked by our new bike cover, we decided it wasn’t safe to proceed. Before we had even made it to Seattle, we were at a standstill. Not a light in sight I spent the morning developing a solution to add some additional rear Continue Reading
Preparation and Liftoff
We spent the first 2 weeks of January getting ready to depart. Actually, we scrambled to complete what we needed to while making time to spend with family and friends. Why is it that regardless of the amount of time we have to prepare for a journey, the last few Continue Reading
America
I’m really looking forward to seeing the United States from something other than an airport, a hotel room, a convention center, a casino, a marathon route, or a cliff — the vistas from which I’ve previously enjoyed the U.S. of A. I have a romantic notion of America and its Continue Reading
There and back again — Retrieving our motorhome
I picked up our motorhome from the dealer in Des Moines, Iowa on December 28th. I drove out into the night and a snow storm. The roads were slick with uneven layers of ice still clinging to them from an earlier blizzard. I sat idling in the parking lot while I Continue Reading
Our Next Adventure
Happy New Year! Another lap around the sun. An occasion for new beginnings. The perfect time to begin another adventure. When we returned from Europe in September, 2012, Diane and I had already agreed how we would spend our 2013, though it was not what we had in our minds Continue Reading
Still Tickin’…
Things have been pretty quiet on the blog for the last couple of months. This left more than a few people wondering where we are and what we’re up to. Don’t worry. We’re alive and ticking. Things just got busier through August and September, including a bunch of visits to Continue Reading
Capuchin Crypt
One of the most shocking things on our trip thus far was a visit to the crypt under the church Santa Maria della Concerzione dei Cappunccini in Rome. I’ve seen human bones before, but nothing like this. Sue and Martin had strongly suggested that we go see this atypical attraction, so Continue Reading
A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum
Our 2nd day in Roma (Rome) didn’t go as planned. It was sunny and hot, very warm to be touring the monuments. From our campground outside the city we caught the bus, then train, then metro to the famous Colesseum, a 2000 year old amphitheatre, the largest in the Roman Continue Reading
Crazy Driving in Southern Italy
Driving in Southern Italy is challenging and exciting. It requires me to be on my toes, constantly ready to react. It stresses Diane out. I’ve written previously about driving in Europe, but driving near Naples takes this to another level and is not for the faint of heart. Here are Continue Reading