We left Livingston, Texas, yesterday with plans for an interesting, relaxing route north on our way to the Mothership in Ohio. Thanks to the heat and repairs and health crap, we’re going to have to work for it. Last night, we found a spot on the water at a Corps of Engineers campground in Texarkana. […]
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🎶 I’m Back in the Saddle Again 🎤
I’ve sung this many times when we’ve gotten back on the road after a long stay in one place, but this time I mean it in a bunch of ways. Saddles One saddle I’m back in is a literal saddle, the one on my bike, finally. After basically six months of waking up early to […]
Guess What, Back to Houston
This is part of a personal/medical series (GDTRx), unrelated to travel. Just a quick update here. I didn’t get an appointment with the Mayo Clinic. I don’t know why I didn’t, because the denial code is in a letter that’s been mailed to our mailing service in Livingston, Texas. As in snail mailed. I won’t get that […]
Where To Next?
We’re driving south today for the first time since we hit Florida in April and the second time since we left Texas this winter. It’s like we’re sweeping up and down the eastern part of the country, which certainly was not the plan. We’re biding our time, basically, waiting for word from various doctors, to see […]
A Change of Plans
I’ll cut to the chase: We’ve canceled our summer trip to Newfoundland, which is a really big deal for us. Weeks of planning, a lot of money in reservations, where we’re going to live for three months—all have been scrapped in one afternoon. It wasn’t an easy decision, and we took more than a week […]
Facing Our Big Fear
I never know how to talk about Covid without sounding like a bore. So I’ll cut to the chase: we’re both sick. Not sick like in the hospital, but sick like in bed for days. Heck, we’re still in bed. It took a Herculean effort to just get here, though. Sick Travel Day Having to […]
Feeling the Strain of Scheduling in Pisgah
An unusually smart and energetic Weimaraner named Pisgah was my neighbor when I lived in Atlanta. Among many tricks, he would do that one where you make the dog wait with a bone on their nose until you say Go, and then they flip it up and catch it and chow down. Pisgah had much […]
Emergency Trifecta in the Can
There’s no new emergency, no worries there. I’m thinking about our three simultaneous emergencies that hit in early December: trailer floor replacement, knee surgery, and mystery endocrine ailment. One is completely solved, the other two I’m wrestling with still, but I have both down for the count. As I reported last week, the trailer has […]
Saying Goodbye to Brownsville
As we prep to leave, I’m realizing that I feel reluctant to say goodbye. It’s true that our whole stay has been dominated by medical appointments, many due to mistakes made by the amazingly incompetent and uncaring medical community here that forced me into repeat appointments and tests. So, yeah, this winter has been a […]
Planning for 2024 on the Road
In a little over a week, we’ll be back on the road! As usual after a long period in one place, I am ready for it, even after having had my doubts after the Alaska trip. I am excited though, especially with Tracy’s plans for 2024 Longterm Plans Our main destination is Eastern Canadian: Newfoundland […]
