Over the past coupe of weeks since we returned home it has been a whirlwind of activity. Lots of things have happened, not big things but just everyday things that

The hills of Pennsylvania did a job on our gas mileage. We had been averaging about 23 or 24 miles per gallon towing the trailer, but the hills cut us way back to 19 or 20 MPG. Now this is not bad mileage for towing but just not as good as. . .

Catching up June 6, 2018
After a good breakfast at our Forked Run camp we hitched up and headed east once again. Our destination was unclear bit generally heading toward Assateague Island in Maryland. As is usually the case

We arrived at my brother Dan's around one thirty in the afternoon. I don't get to see my brothers nearly as ofter as I would like so it is always a treat. Dan's hospitality was

I was up with the sun this morning and made coffee and checked the weather first thing. This is a ritual carried over from our boating days. Carol headed off for the

So where do I start. The day greeted us with our first deadline in a while - 10 AM we need to be at the Vistabule factory. But that is a good deadline to have. We needed to do some final provisioning so one more stop at. . .

As travel days go, this was a great one. Carol once again has outdone herself in finding gems of places to stop. While sorting through information about the local area. . .

Lots of unexpected things happened today. Nothing sinister or nefarious, just unexpected. First off I have to comment about the declining deer population. We have

With the car filled and with a smile on our faces we started out this morning at exactly 5:00 AM. A quick stop at . . .

Today is packing day, and finishing up all the little tasks. Carol is finished with work and we are making final preparations for the trip. We leave tomorrow (Saturday the 26th) morning at 5 am with the greater Cleveland area as a vague destination. We seem to have

The latest photos just arrived from the Vistabule factory. She now are looking like the trailer we dreamed of.  With the aluminum skin on, they have now installed the

She is getting her skin! More progress visible in todays pictures. Thanks Doug for taking care of me and sending shots so frequently. From what I can tell, not only . . .

Another Sunday walk. This is one of our favorite places, Conners Farm in Smithfield. The walk is an easy 2.6 miles. It has it's steep inclines but they are short, but the diversity is always special. I love the. . .

We are nearing completion of the renovations of our kitchen. Just about everything you see here has been

We are getting so excited. It is getting close, we are guessing just about a month from now we will be traveling to Minnesota to pick up our trailer. Carol and I spend part of every day

I was 18 years old and in the Navy in 1968 when I first met Bob, 50 years ago, and Bob and I have been friends ever since. This past weekend we . . .

Not many people have heard of Prudence Island, a small island that sits square in the middle of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and has a year round population of under 100, 88 total at the last census..maybe a bit more these days. We are fortunate to have . . .