Preparation/Planning
6th trip north (TN6) plan
RV travel has not been kind to us lately. Last year the TN5 was aborted due to Jett’s cancer diagnosis. The trip south in the fall of 2018 (TS4) was delayed by the near-disaster in upstate New York and the pause for repairs in Virginia. The trip north in the spring of 2018 (TN4) was … Continue reading
Travel doodling, national parks, monuments and memorials edition
I guess because the 11,600 miles needed to visit all 30 MLB ballparks was not a sufficiently large challenge, I looked for a larger one. Visiting all 46 national parks in the contiguous US (well, 50 if you include Dry Torgugas National Park, Channel Islands National Park and Isle Royale National Park which are accessible … Continue reading
Travel doodling, MLB edition
While the summer of 2019 was intense in terms of medical drama, it was light on time-consuming activities. No softball, not a lot of golf or disc golf. Few outings to restaurants, theaters or even family events. I had spare time on my hands and the travel bug ate away at me. So I devoted … Continue reading
Cleared for a return to Florida
After a single round of chemotherapy back in June, the doctor switched her to immunotherapy due to concern over neuropathy (the loss of feeling in her fingers). She has received 4 immunotherapy infusions. Last week she underwent a round of tests to assess the effectiveness of the immunotherapy. Jett was understandably nervous about what the … Continue reading
TN5 plan
The plan for the fifth trip north (TN5) has us towing the RV 1,732 miles in 15 days and 7 hops, from Fort Myers FL to Conway NH. It will be a relatively quick trip, the compressed span being necessitated by our obligation to be in NH by Memorial Day and our interest in getting … Continue reading
Plans for summer 2019
Last summer was spent hanging out in Phillipston MA, which was great because it was close to the summer cottage of Jett’s brother and his wife. The time spent at the cottage was wonderful. But the rest of the time was rather boring. The summer of 2017 was spent touring New England and then taking … Continue reading
Blog booklets, 2011-2013 (GTW, QTE, QTS)
I have received enough positive feedback on my printed blog booklets that I am going to post the PDFs online. Here are the first three, 2011 to 2013. OurWanderYears 2011 (13.9MB) – preparation and planning OurWanderYears 2012 (22.5MB) – rig acquisition, more preparation and the Great Trip West (GTW) OurWanderYears 2013 (35.4MB) – California, the … Continue reading
TC1: Our first transatlantic cruise – prelude
The start of our first transatlantic cruise has arrived! For the next 27 nights we will be aboard the Holland America Oosterdam, first crossing the Atlantic Ocean, then cruising the Mediterranean Sea, followed by two nights on land in Venice. It should be an epic vacation! To get started we had a day of very … Continue reading
TN4 preview
Our Fourth Trip North (TN4) is not going to be very interesting. It will be a quick trip – 1650 miles in 11 days and 7 hops – necessitated by our need to get to VA quickly to pick up Rusty who we are leaving in the care of Jett’s kids while we spend their … Continue reading
Our plans for summer 2018
We have booked a site for the summer season: Lamb City Campground in Phillipston MA. This location is a bit further west than we would like – about an hour to North Andover and nearly an hour to Worcester – but it is close to Uncle Ray’s summer cabin in New Salem MA. It is … Continue reading