I maintain there is little more powerful than weather. And the ocean is almost always humbling. Add weather like we have all had, an astronomical high tide, and you’ve got, not to make lightly, the perfect storm. Like it has for just about everybody in America, the last few days have represented some crazy weather… Read More Seacoast: Add Weather – Dec 2022
Intuitively, I know we had a great year this past year. But, as always, it is not until I go back through our journals that I recognize just how beautiful, complex, and in some areas stressful it was. I know many of you are expecting the crème de la crème this year to be our… Read More 2022 in Review – Dec 2022
Resort. I had to look up the word because I felt I may have missed or forgotten its’ meaning. I mean, it’s not like we have never stayed in a resort. In fact, we have stayed in some of the finest resorts in the world. Years ago, I called on some of the top resort… Read More RV Resort – Nov 2022
Yesseree! Child Unit 2 (you may know him as Drew) has gotten hitched! Drew met Rachel Bolin, his betrothed, at a conference several years ago and pretty much they became a thing. First things first, for this post you don’t need to be Ansel Adams or Annie Leibovitz to figure out who took which photos,… Read More Child Unit 2 Marries! – Nov 2022
We sold our house and are working our way west to Denver – hed’n to the wed’n. Yup, our son will be getting married in November, so we are taking a slow stroll west. First stop? See old friends (sorry, did that sound catty or judgmental?) at TCPC (Tennessee Cumberland Plateau Campground), one of our… Read More Hed’n to the Wed’n – Oct 2022
For those of you who follow our real estate transactions (hopefully not), this may sound like a re-do, but we are selling our house in the Prince Howard neighborhood and moving full time to our cottage in New Hampshire. Sound oddly familiar? We have made the decision and are in process of making this happen. … Read More Prince Howard – Sept 2022
This will be a short post, not for any bad reason – just because we quickly move on, and basically off the grid. We spent a few days in Great Falls – kind of as a gathering point, partly as a laundry/chores stop, but also partly to gain a little western art and Lewis &… Read More Montana: Part II – Sept 2022
After several amazing weeks in Idaho, we departed Idaho and almost immediately became enamored with Montana! Traveling down a 2-lane road, no other vehicles in sight, we were in a “valley” (albeit at +/- 6,000 feet elevation), with massive mountains on one side that must have topped 12,000 feet, and on the other side for… Read More Montana: Part I – Sept 2022
Last but not least… Part III. This will be the last post from Idaho – at least for a while. We will be moving on, as we always do. We made our way further north from Riggins to Heyburn State Park in Plummer, ID. On our route to Heyburn, we spent hours simply amazed by… Read More Idaho: Part III – Sept 2022
You know where Riggins, Idaho is? It is halfway between the north pole and the equator. So there. We departed Stanley heading northwest on the Ponderosa Pines Scenic Byway. We stopped by the ranch, but Ben, Hoss, and Little Joe were out mending the fence line. Just as well – Karen still has a crush… Read More Idaho: Part II – Aug 2022
Wow. And I thought Wyoming was pretty! At first, I thought I would post one session about our trip to Idaho. Not so fast, big boy. This state is turning out to be one hell of a beautiful state, with so much to share! So here is our first post of several about Idaho. Based… Read More Idaho: Part I – Aug 2022
Wyoming – what a beautiful place! And we only covered a tiny slice of the state… we’ve got plenty more to see. Now what makes me a bit nervous is showing you a few of our locations – we think they are beautiful, but you may view them as desolate and lonely. To each their… Read More Wyoming – Aug 2022
If for some reason you are headed west from New England on I-90 and I-80 towards Denver, this post might be mildly interesting. If not, don’t say I didn’t warn you. We are spending most of our time on this part of our trip on interstate highways, which is not our usual MO. We are headed… Read More Heading West – Aug 2022
It feels odd to be summarizing the summer of 2022 on the first day of August, but we head west in just days. Think Lewis and Clark meets Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, perhaps absent the enlightenment. The route below will not exactly be our route, but we won’t burden you with details. … Read More Summer of ’22 – Aug 2022
I thought this golf posting might make for a nice subset of the travel experience, particularly for those travelers who might travel to New England. Or, it could be I just have an unhealthy relationship with the game of golf and felt the need to vent. Prompted by my good friend David, inspired by Charl… Read More Black Swan Country Club – July 2022
Perhaps no one could choose a less likely activity for me on a beautiful sunny summer Saturday than to go explore gardens in people’s yards. When it comes to plants, I have been proven ignorant, unimaginative, and deadly. Plants consider our yard like hospice. So we ignored our own experience and enjoyed others! This was… Read More Pocket Gardens of Portsmouth – June 2022
We think nothing of traveling hundreds, if not thousands of miles to see beauty, interesting places, or random quirkiness. Sometimes beauty is right in your back yard, so to speak. This weekend, we walked about ½ mile down North Shore Road (and a little bit of Ancient Highway) towards the beach in our fair town… Read More North Shore Road – May 2022
Chock up another one for the records… shortest visit to the Masters. Ever. We were on the Augusta National grounds for a grand total of about an hour. A little background might be helpful. If you are not one of the +/- 300 members of Augusta National Golf Club, a winner of one of five… Read More Masters Tournament – Apr 2022
For some of you, it is travel season! For the rest of you, it’s just Tuesday. Either way, spring is in the air, and it is time to prepare to hit the road. When and where are we next traveling? Hell if I know, but as soon as my wife tells me I will be… Read More Travel Season – Mar 2022
Mind you – I am not a weatherman, but I have played a weatherman, so I am certainly a credible witness to this weather event. Prior to the storm’s arrival, the weather people were reporting that NYC would receive anywhere between 0 inches and 3 feet of snow. So really, how accurate do I need… Read More Blizzard of ’22 – Jan 2022
Another successful year for the Canopener! What is the Canopener you say? First and foremost, it is a rally of friends and strangers-soon-to-be-friends of (mostly) Airstream owners. It is a purely democratic event, lead and directed by ad hoc volunteers, with no rules – only, at most, a few guidelines. It is a wonderful event… Read More Canopener – Jan 2022
We don’t write a year-in-review post every year, but when we do, I always start by thinking, what the hell did we even do this past year? And after going through our pictures, I’m like – wow – we did a bunch! Of course, this is not an historical world view of 2021 – just… Read More 2021 in Review – Dec 2021
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – everywhere you go! Let tacky be your guide. On Dasher, on Dancer…. We hosted Christmas caroling in the hood, kind of a tradition. All we do is put out a sign. The rest is magic. And if you want to know why we love Christmas caroling,… Read More Christmas Caroling – Dec 2021
You can choose to love him (because he’s on your team) or hate him (because he’s not on your team), but there is no disputing Tom Brady’s greatness as an NFL quarterback – the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of all Time). The statistics are just silly no matter the criteria. We had the opportunity to see Tom… Read More Brady – Dec 2021
Let’s talk about Airstream products. Before we begin, we may want to set some parameters. If you are looking for facts, figures – you know, real, valuable information? Whoa. You have WAY overshot your mark by visiting this blog. Now if you’re interested in a half-assed story that is intellectually and factually lacking, well my… Read More Airstreaming Part 3: The Product – Dec 2021
Both my wife and I are card-carrying introverts. You wouldn’t know that from looking at these pictures, but it is true. We generally have a closer affinity to dogs than people. And yet we both feel the community of Airstreamers is one of the most significant attributes of the entire Airstream “thing”. We have created… Read More Airstreaming Part 2: The People – Dec 2021
What is it that you love about Airstreams? If you own an Airstream, you have been asked this question countless times. And if you don’t own one, you may have asked this question of others. I got to thinking about how significant and impactful Airstreaming has been for my bride and me over the years. … Read More Airstreaming Part 1: The Places – Dec 2021
Part of the misery of retirement is having time to play golf at nice places. I shouldn’t joke – many people have not the health, time, money, or perhaps interest, to do this. So it is with appreciation that I share this story. Last week friends and I played at the US Mecca of golf… Read More Pinehurst – Nov 2021
PSA (PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) #105: PROVIDING IMBALANCED, QUASI-ACCURATE AND INSENSITIVE NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS. With the Covid virus and its’ mutations still spreading, including the newest Prince Howard variant, the neighborhood was delighted to be able to get Covid testing, as well as an assortment of vaccines at the new QT Neighborhood convenience store that opened just… Read More Halloween – Oct 2021
If you are looking for a campground that is both chill and warm, this might be your ticket. We recently camped for a few days at Forth Clinch State Park in Fernandina Beach (FL), on Amelia Island, and it is a hidden gem. This state park is like Fort DeSoto Regional Park (if you have… Read More Fort Clinch – Oct 2021