One Year on the Road

Two women, their golden retriever, and an orphaned kitten hit the road in an RV for one year of "pretirement"

Colorado River, Texas

The Colorado River Thousand Trails RV Resort is about halfway between Houston and San Antonio. It was a perfect place for us to spend some time before meeting our goddaughter in San Antonio. We were pleasantly surprised by this open,…

Jennifer Meyer March 27, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Sugar Land Breather

When I flew back from Santa Cruz, Kate picked me up at the Dallas airport. She had broken camp at the campground (her first time solo) and had parked Bessie and at a nearby shopping center. We slept that night…

Jennifer Meyer March 25, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Walking Brookdale

My friend Angelica is a wonderful photographer and an avid walker. A couple of years ago, she set herself a goal to walk the length of every street in Santa Cruz, taking photos along the way. She’s completed that goal…

Jennifer Meyer March 22, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Recognition in Santa Cruz

Forty years ago, I stumbled into Santa Cruz in a haze of youthful uncertainty. Fresh out of college with a somewhat useless theater degree and no particular ambition. Just starting to acknowledge my not-so-straight-after-all sexuality. Living in my van after…

Jennifer Meyer March 20, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Dodging Disaster… Again

While in New Orleans, we kept a close eye on weather reports of an approaching storm. Although we’d experienced nothing more than some wild winds on Wednesday, torrential thunderstorms loomed and were already flooding northeast Louisiana. We had planned to leave…

Jennifer Meyer March 19, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized 2 Comments

New Orleans Again

We have now officially reversed our direction and are heading back west. From Florida, we drove to New Orleans, camping at the same park we’d stayed at over Thanksgiving (see New Orleans Reunion). Bayou Segnette is a nice, spacious state…

Jennifer Meyer March 17, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Peninsula Paradise

We’d been in Florida for three months, official snow-birds now, when we landed in St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. We’d heard about this jewel of a park from other travelers and decided to finish off our winter stay here. It’s…

Jennifer Meyer March 10, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Lunch in Apalachicola

After Kate’s family reunion, we had to leave Blue Spring early to get to Lake City for an RV repair appointment. We just had a few last fixes that had been held up waiting for parts. We spent most of…

Jennifer Meyer March 9, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Year Milestone

One year ago today, Kate and I closed up our house in Eugene, handed keys over to our property manager, joined a temporary caravan of two other friends with RVs, and headed south. Beyond the initial six weeks, we had no…

Jennifer Meyer March 6, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized 2 Comments

Florida Family Reunion

We’ve visited a lot of my family on this trip. My sister and brother-in-law in Texas and then in Florida, my dad in Missouri, my uncle and cousin in Florida, and all my siblings and their partners in New Orleans.…

Jennifer Meyer March 3, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Orlando a Third Time

After Pine Island, we returned to the Orlando Thousand Trails park for another 10 days. This was our third time here. Large RV parks aren’t my favorite places to camp, but with our zone pass, we can stay at Thousand…

Jennifer Meyer March 1, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized No Comments

Sanibel and Pine Islands

When we left the Keys, we headed toward Fort Myers. We had reservations at a KOA on Pine Island, which we had chosen for its proximity to Sanibel Island (where we planned to meet my cousin) and its price. (It’s…

Jennifer Meyer February 26, 2016 On the Road, Uncategorized 2 Comments

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