The Stories

Aug 2, 202210 min read

Clocking Out Early

If you had asked me ten years ago when I thought I would retire, I would have snorted. Retire? Ha! There was no plan. There was no...

Aug 2, 202212 min read

The day I almost drowned

They say drowning isn’t loud. “Sherry. Help.” These were the only two words I could quietly say as the early morning waters of Flathead...

Jul 4, 202210 min read

Secondary Transportation Options for Overland Travel: Why we chose what we did

Preparing to hit the road for long-term overland travel is proving to be a daunting task—so many decisions to make about so many things!...

Apr 29, 20224 min read

Breakfast with Larry -- and the art of living below your means

A strange van parked in the back corner of a interstate truck stop is not your typical venue for a Sunday brunch -- particularly with a...

Apr 29, 20225 min read

A Life of Luxury

“And Sherry, how about you? What’s your luxury item? What is it that would cause you to eat ramen noodles, if necessary, so you could...

Apr 18, 20225 min read

A Taste of the Canadian Rockies

I shouldn’t have been surprised, really. I haven’t willingly slathered anything with gravy in years—perhaps decades. But we were in...

Apr 7, 20223 min read

International intrigue and an over-the-border rendezvous with our dealer.

Greeted with white painted cinderblock walls, a tawdry old polyester bedcover, sagging ceiling tiles and a stuffy stale aroma, walking...

Apr 7, 20224 min read

Of Crazy Clothes and Campers, Fish Frys and Fair Trade Festivals: A Love Story (Part 10/10)

(for Part 1, click here) One of our favorite family travel memories is such a little thing that it would be easy to overlook, but it has...

Apr 7, 20223 min read

Of Crazy Clothes and Campers, Fish Frys and Fair Trade Festivals: A Love Story (Part 9/10)

(for Part 1, click here) Although I am still a bit nervous about our rig coming off as pretentious, we finally decided to build out a...

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