It was the last week of June, 2017. We were on our bi-annual camping trip. Along with both our daughters and their families we were at the Platte River Campground in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We had been planning for months for this week. We all had arrived on Saturday. The plan for … Continue reading THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Part 2
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THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
When we retired in October of 2019, we began a journey that we knew would be filled with adventure and surprises. On our very first RV journey, back in the 90’s, we had learned this lesson. We were driving from Yellowstone National Park to Stanley, Idaho. While driving across southern Idaho, all of a sudden … Continue reading THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
WORK CAMPING
According to Workamper News, work campers are adventurous individuals, couples, and families who have chosen a wonderful lifestyle that combines any kind of part-time or full-time work or volunteering with RV camping. We had gone to Texas because I had taken a position with Christian Resort Ministries (CRM). I would be serving as chaplain for … Continue reading WORK CAMPING
FINDING COMMUNITY
* My previous post confused some who have been familiar with our current circumstances. We are not currently traveling. We are nowhere close to Texas. But we were there six months ago. I got way behind on posting, not that I was ever that timely, because of our current situation. More about that later. So, … Continue reading FINDING COMMUNITY
ALONG THE WAY – THE END OF THE ROAD
Original MonumentLaw Enforcement MonumentLeft BehindThe End of the Road The end of the road was May 23, 1934. It had begun about two years earlier. What it was, was the end of what perhaps was the most infamous crime sprees in American history. Along the way cars were stolen, banks and stores were robbed, and … Continue reading ALONG THE WAY – THE END OF THE ROAD
ALONG THE WAY – THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI TEA COMPANY
As we travel the roads of this nation, we discover things and places we just weren’t expecting. The Great American Tea Company was one of those places. While panning our route from Biloxi, Mississippi to Homer, Louisiana I discovered a Harvest Host location which was a real surprise. I just wasn’t expecting a tea plantation … Continue reading ALONG THE WAY – THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI TEA COMPANY
THE GREAT LAKES STATE
After leaving the Dakotas we traveled back to Michigan for the first time since we began full timing ten months earlier. We returned to be with family, enjoy the company of friends, see our doctors, and travel the northlands of Michigan. We spent two nights on our journey from Bismarck, ND. Upon arriving we did … Continue reading THE GREAT LAKES STATE
NORTH DAKOTA
We traveled north out of South Dakota into North Dakota. This would be our first visit to North Dakota. The first town we came to was Bowman. As we continued north out of Bowman our Tire Pressure Measurement System (TPMS) alarm went off. I am so glad we had purchased the TPMS. Because of it … Continue reading NORTH DAKOTA
FULL TIME RVING AND RELATIONSHIPS
Larry, Mary, Susan, RickJan & MaryJim, Mary, LarryRick, Larry, MaryLarry, Rick, Mary, Carol One of the big questions that fulltime RVers face is what about your friends and family? This is a big question and was a big concern for us. We have two grown daughters who are both married and we have seven grandchildren … Continue reading FULL TIME RVING AND RELATIONSHIPS
AN UNFORESEEN BENEFIT
We made the decision to become full-time RVers in late 2015. We knew a little about RVing, but just a little. We had camped for years in popup campers. We had rented a class C in the late 90’s for an eleven-day trip. And we had spent a number of vacations with my parents who … Continue reading AN UNFORESEEN BENEFIT
2nd Chance Vagabonds 