Category: Travel
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Gatorland!
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe went up to Orlando late last week to spend a few days with our sister-in-law, Laura, from Green Bay. She was down here visiting her brothers and stepmom. We’re not big Orlando fans and weren’t sure what she wanted to do in the 48 hours we had together. Turned out she… Read more
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So, This is What “The Future” Looks Like
Reading Time: 5 minutesFifty (50) years doesn’t seem like such a long time when you’re looking back on it. But when we were married in 1975, “science fiction” was focused on the years around the turn of the 21st century to the early 2020s. I laugh, because computer technology has come a long, long way… Read more
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs we contemplated whether or not to undertake the Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip, we greatly considered the cost of the adventure. I’m a relative cheapskate which is why, Randy claims, we have the money to even consider doing something of this magnitude. Part of the considerations, as I’ve written… Read more
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We’re Back Home
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe rolled into our garage yesterday afternoon, which ended the Road Trip, Phase 2, of the Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip. The Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Continues. Our actual anniversary is in December. We’ve been in the car every day for the last week for a minimum of 5… Read more
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Coolest Rest Stop Ever
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery day truly is a new travel adventure. This week we’re in a part of the country we’ve never been through before, traveling I-10 East from Tucson, Arizona to San Antonio, Texas. From an interstate highway rest stop perspective, every state does things a little differently. On Tuesday we stopped at the… Read more
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The Long, Long, Long State of California
Reading Time: 6 minutesOn Sunday afternoon we crossed into Arizona on Interstate 40. I can’t say I was sorry to say good-bye to California. I WON’T say I was sorry to say good-bye to California. I have a love/hate relationship with what we used to call, even 40 years ago when we lived there, the… Read more
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A Relaxing Few Days
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the past few days we’re back in the Sierra Nevada foothills where, when we lived in the Sacramento area for 12 years (1982-1994), we spent a heck of a lot of time. Our forever friends, Don and Ina live on 10 acres between Grass Valley and Auburn. They have 2 horses,… Read more
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The Main Reason – Round 2
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn Sunday, after a 2-week break from “the road” (because of the weeklong cruise and the weeklong stay at our friends Dan & Cindy’s lakefront home in northeastern Washington State) we loaded up the car again and headed south. We’ve driven more than 5,000 miles on this trip so far and I’m… Read more
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The Alaskan Cruise
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis grand adventure is grand indeed, and is, in large part, about checking things off our bucket list. Well, my bucket list, anyway. I write about bucket lists a lot in this blog. It’s because we’re in the fourth quarter of our lives, I suppose. Having the time and money to spend… Read more
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Glacier NP, Bucket List Experience – Check!
Reading Time: 4 minutesLynn and Dave have been married 47 years. Before they wed, a friend of Dave’s asked him to go with him to Glacier National Park. The plan was to explore the area on horseback. His friend figured they’d have one of the greatest adventures of their young lives. He didn’t go back… Read more