• On The Road,  RV Life

    YVR to Mexican Border (& back) Mar-Apr 2023: Day 2

    From Wilsonville (Portland) we headed south the next morning frequently checking both weather and road conditions. It seemed that it was in our favour as the road was bare and wet so onward we went. We had booked a Harvest Host Spot at Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. in Weed, CA. so that was our planned overnight spot. There was a wind warning out on our route so driving at times was more cautious and intense however we drove over the Siskiyou with not a problem and breathed a sigh of relief. Too soon. Down the other side we went until we passed through Yreka where we spied a few flakes…

  • On The Road,  RV Life

    YVR to Mexican Border (& back) Mar-Apr 2023: Day 1

    First big trip since early 2020. In fact almost 3 years to the day we got the call to come home while in Barrego Springs, CA. because of COVID. We’ve done some small trips during those three years but nothing more than a few weeks. We made plans with our Travel Buddy (TB) to head out first week of March. On the last day of February it started to snow. It didn’t just snow a little, it snowed a lot so we had to postpone. The following week the snow had melted so again we made plans to leave. Basically the worst throw-your-stuff-in-the-RV-and-run” event ever. We drove from our place…

  • Beginnings

    Off The Cuff Beginning

    Although I work with WordPress and web pages, I preferred to work on client’s pages rather than my own. Reluctance to start writing for myself to share with others was the main obstacle but 4 years ago I decided to bite the bullet and just get on with it. Primarily it was just to share our observations, pictures and comments with family and friends about areas we were traveling to. As with many things, life had other ideas. In my case a family illness and then death. The need to care for someone for 3 years and COVID. Ahhhh yes, COVID. So travel was restricted to our own country –…