Roaming the world in search of new adventures, experiences and friends
Roaming the world in search of new adventures, experiences and friends
We didn't know it yet at the beginning of 2025, but this would be our last year of full-time RV living. (Read to the end to find out why!) Looking back at everything we did, though, we definitely didn't slack off at all on our adventures! January New Year's Day…
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Lecco was the second town on our “where shall we live?” tour of northern Lombardy. Before our trip, we made a list of the qualities of our ideal location, and Lecco seemed to check all the boxes. But the natural beauty of the area, the food, and the warmth of the people all exceeded our expectations.
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About 12 years ago, I asked Cheryl, "what would you think if I retired early and we sold our home and most of our stuff, moved into an RV, and traveled around the country?" That question was the start of an amazing, life-changing journey together. We had our first outing…
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This was my third and Cheryl's second visit to Oregon's Crater Lake National Park. I had been there in 1986 on my six-week trip after taking the bar exam, and had been amazed by the intense blue color of the lake. So before Cheryl, our son Ethan and I went…
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After several years on the road, Cheryl had almost caught up to me on our checklist of visited U.S. National Parks. The only one that I had been to, but she hadn't, was Mount Rainier in Washington State. So we were both looking forward to finally checking off our 58th…
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Continuing our second tour of the Pacific Northwest, we spent the week of August 20-27 in Olympia, the capital of Washington State, visiting our friends Deb and Chuck. Like so many of our other RVing friends, we first met them when they attended an Escapees Hangout that we hosted. Deb…
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After a week in Port Angeles, we drove to the west side of the peninsula, not far from the coast. With several days of rain in the forecast, we headed out early in our stay to explore two of the area’s scenic beaches and the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the finest remaining examples of temperate rainforest in the United States and one of Olympic National Park’s most popular destinations.
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Our RV park near Port Angeles, Washington gave us a good base from which to explore the northern side of Olympic National Park. The huge national park occupies most of the center of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but there are no roads within the park connecting its various hiking and sightseeing destinations. It can take several hours of driving to get between these points on Highway 101, which rings the park. So instead, we planned to visit Hurricane Ridge, Lake Crescent, and the Sol Duc Valley from Port Angeles, and then move around the peninsula to visit other parts of the park.
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We spent a few nights on Florida's Cedar Key at Low Key Hideaway, a unique nine-site RV park with a tiki bar and incredible water views. They've made a remarkably quick recovery from last year's two devastating hurricanes. Now we understand why so many of our friends are in love…
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Yesterday morning we took a fantastic guided kayak trip on the Silver River with Tania from LiveWater Experiences. The river is fed by several high-volume artesian springs. The water is almost 100% pure when it leaves the aquifer, so the river water is crystal clear and the area is full…
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