A year ago, I felt such unity with the people of this country. Kate and I were midway through our nook-and-cranny travels through the lower 48, and although we often felt out of place, we’d made a commitment to never…
A Perfect Oregon Fall Weekend
Last fall, Kate and I were driving through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in a cacophony of color. Visiting Provincetown for Women’s Week. Watching a cranberry bog get harvested in Cape Cod. And riding in an Amish buggy in Pennsylvania. A New England…
Brave Goodbyes
Eighteen months ago, our best friends pulled long faces when we hit the road for more than a year, and they gleefully welcomed us into their driveway at the end of our journey. This week we were the ones holding…
Back in the Rat Race
Our year-long trip was conceived as an escape from career burnout, from that thick fog that descends when your life is spiraling away from joy and even your off-hours are consumed by workplace worries. When all you do, it seems,…
Sister Love
In the last month of our road journey, my sister called with the news that she has breast cancer. My energetic, athletic, upbeat sister, who runs every day, is in maddeningly perfect shape, has never had a serious illness, and…
Back to the Teardrop
Before we were RV’ers, we were avid campers. We tented in the redwoods when our youngest, who was just learning to walk, discovered the pure joy of full-body dirt emersion. We coaxed the kids along backpacking trails with the meager…
Selling Bessie Photos
It was hard work, and a little sad, to get Bessie ready to go on the market. [Show slideshow] 123►
Our Last Hurrah!
Way back in January, our friends Kathy and Robin made reservations to camp for Kathy’s birthday in July and asked us to join them. We didn’t know if we’d still have Bessie then or be back in our old teardrop,…
Getting the House Ready Photos
It was a lot of work to get this place ready to rent! [Show slideshow] 12►
Florence (Not Firenze)
We were so close to home, but it was a week before we could get our house. Our friends, Kathy and Robin, offered up their driveway to Bessie but they had weekend guests till Monday. So from Newport we went…
Newport Reunion
Newport is less than two hours from Eugene, and we invited our friend Kathleen and her granddaughter, Madison, to come join us for the weekend. Kathleen has been our Eugene neighbor for 26 years, and our very good friend. We…
Pause in Pacific City
After Seaside, we drove further down the coast to the next Thousand Trails campground in Pacific City. We’d planned to stay three nights, but when we got there we discovered that we didn’t get any cell service at all. Also,…