Couple of Sports

Memorial Day Weekend is upon us and nothing quite says AMERICA like an RV road trip. Memorial Day weekend kicks off the outdoor summer season and road warriors can expect to see more motorhomes than usual on the road over the weekend. If you’re new to the RV game, you are no doubt excited over [...]

1. Missouri is not hooked on phonics Southeast Missouri has a few internationally-named cities that have acquired some not-so-usual pronunciations. First is Cape Girardeau, where we jumped into a frozen lake for our Polar Plunge. Instead of the understandably tough French pronunciation of “Gee-rar-doo”, locals went with “Juh-rar-doh”. Not quite that bad, but it’s definitely [...]

1. The Highland Flinger hates roundabouts I thought that I had had my fill of roundabouts when I lived in Scotland, but they’ve made their way across the pond and into some of our favorite cities. I generally don’t mind them, although Americans haven’t quite figured them out yet, and treat them as stop signs [...]

We’ve already told you what traditions we think should be rethought when it comes to Turkey Day, but we also have a lot to say about being thankful. Over the last few months, we have earned an entirely new perspective about things that we appreciate. Unlimited Warm, Running Water Each time we would like to [...]

1. National Parks stamps are addictive. At the beginning of 2011, Jackie and I took a trip to Joshua Tree National Park, as well as Grand Canyon National Park. Joshua Tree was our first visit to a National Park, and we were inspired by the landscape as well as perturbed that we had seen so [...]

We’ve been on the road for one month now, and there’s definitely been a steep learning curve. Not only with the various sports and places that we’ve experienced, but also with the RV itself and the general RV lifestyle. On average, we’ve banged our heads on something in the RV once per day, and have [...]

I have a lot to write about. I’ve been busy. Really, really busy. Since I met a man named “Thomas,” my life will never been the same. Good ol Tommy sold us the RV we’re now traveling in. Mark and I rolled up to the LA valley one fine afternoon to meet Tom and see [...]

The (still to-be officially named) RV has its own generator. You turn on and use the generator when you’re parked and the engine is off so that you can still utilize everything you want in the “house” section of the RV. If you’re not at an RV park, the generator is the only thing keeping [...]

I came home today after a long day at work and noted Mark’s shoes blocking the door. Oddly in a cheery enough mood to pick up smelly sneakers, I decided to take them to his closet. Then I noticed the socks…then the pants. As if I were following animal tracks, I followed the path of [...]