Stories from the road
Despite all of my time on the road, I was ready for a road trip. Towing a camper is an exhausting endeavor and limits the number of miles you can travel in a day (and I don’t even want to talk about the horrible gas mileage). So Zen and I Read more…
While I was in the Catskills, Wolfie was left at the Newburgh KOA. And prior to that, Wolfie was left behind as I visited friends in the DC area. He was upset and in protest made it extremely difficult to get my sway bars connected so we could depart. I Read more…
Departing Wyoming Farms in Maryland was a lot easier than arriving there. I had a full tank of gas and was ready to head to the Catskills. The benefits of a recent massage were quickly undone. The Delaware Memorial bridge was a bit of a white-knuckle event and I got Read more…
I was now officially on my own. Up until this point I enjoyed the company of my parents; I even had my Dad riding in the truck with me as I hauled the camper. My mom took this picture as I got on the interstate heading North and they headed Read more…
If you have driven anywhere near Chattanooga, you have seen the hundreds of signs telling you to “See Rock City”. This was not an item on my original itinerary but I’m so happy that it was added. Overwhelmed with all of the planning involved with the overall trip, I told Read more…
To say that it has been a busy month is an understatement. I packed up my apartment in the DC area, traveled down to Houston, moved my things into storage, got vaccinated, learned how to hitch-up and back-up an RV, bought a truck, got a Texas drivers license, wrapped up Read more…
The journey begins on May 1, 2021. Wolfie, Zenyatta, and I will depart Houston and spend 164 days on the road, returning on October 11th. Developing the itinerary has been a labor of love, one that I’ve principally finished as of this week. The final count is 42 reservations or Read more…