Although we were in the RV part of 2020, we spent the holidays in our San Ramon home that year. I was apprehensive about the holiday season full-time in the RV, but thanks to wonderful friends and family our…
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California
After living in the Bay Area for 20 years, we’ve driven Highway 1 along the coast a few times but it wasn’t until this last winter with the RV that Doug and I had a chance to drive it…
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California and I’d never heard of it! It’s located in the Colorado/Sonoran Desert of southern California, is about an hour and half from San Diego and essentially surrounds the…
I’m a huge U2 fan so I couldn’t resist the title of this blog. U2’s fifth album titled “Joshua Tree” is frequently listed among the greatest albums off all time and is one of the world’s best selling albums…
We lived in the Bay Area for many years and never once ventured into central California to visit Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon. What a mistake! Doug may not strike you as a tree hugger, but I will…
What a lovely singing voice you must have.” Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman in “Ghostbusters” This ad-lib line from the movie Ghostbusters as Bill Murray’s character is trying to contact his would-be girlfriend, Dana, who’s been possessed by…
If you’re looking to drive from Paso Robles to Phoenix, consider a route through Solvang, Mojave National Preserve, Kelso Dunes, Lake Havasu, the Steps and KOFA National Wildlife refuge. SOLVANG Braid your hair and grab your wooden shoes, camera…
In 2019, we had decided we would quit our Bay Area jobs in early 2020 (which we did), sell our house, and hit the road full time in the RV for a travel sabbatical. Due to Covid, that timing…
Have you ever known someone who’s a magnet for the weird? My sister is that person…the world presents her with the strangest opportunities and she often finds herself in situations that just don’t happen to most people. Like a…
We’ve known for a long time that our dog, Bailey, loves the beach and people, but during our trip from Trinidad to Crater Lake we found out she also enjoys snow. PLANKTON: Trinidad Beach We stayed just one…
