The motorhome exterior has been de-bugged and waxed, and is presently shrouded in its winter wrapper. It's a treacherous job that involves climbing on the roof, which Ben also keeps waxed. His pal Jay comes over to help, which allays my fears somewhat; at least if he falls when I'm not around, there will be …
We're tooling down the highway on the trek back to Ohio, in the slow lane. We prefer seondary roads so when we're on two-lane highways we pull over when we can to let others with busy-ness on their minds roar by. I used to hate the idea of following some big camper rigged with bicycles and towing …
Interstate highways are fine if you're in a hurry. Otherwise, they are boring and filled with truckers with bad attitudes. We were in a traffic Jam on the Mass Thruway near Boston, where mean aggressive drivers are legendary. We overheard this exchange on our CB Radio: "What's the holdup on southbound?" "Same old shit, nothing …
After spending extended time in the relative solitude of Canada's national parks, we turned south to Ohio. For the heck of it, we decided to spend a few days in Maine to visit Acadia National Park, and eat lobster. There is lobster to be had in Canada of course, but in the Maritimes they eat …
In Ohio, August is all about hot dusty days and unrelenting humidity. In Canada, this particular August has not displayed the kind of heat I am used to. The days have been sunny and clear, with a brisk wind that is a breath of autumn to come. We have been on Prince Edward Island (PEI) …
When I met her I thought her to be much older, as her face is white and the rest of her fur is red and feathery, but she is four. Her white hair developed when she was two. At first it was thought that she might have a thyroid problem, but testing cleared her health. …
A day earlier we attempted to kayak along the Fundy coast. By the time we put in, the wind and waves were co-conspirators in knocking us back onto the shore. Our guide Amanda let us struggle in the surf for about 15 minutes, and then announced that we were going back to shore. Because of …
A powerful smell of french fries accompanied the big rig that pulled in beside us. Steve Adler and his family were on their way to go whitewater rafting nearby. He is a self-proclaimed tinkerer and retrofitted his motor home to accept waste vegetable oil as fuel. He gets his oil from fast food restaurants that …
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We're off to our usual slow start. There's something about our departure process that impedes our ability to make a clean getaway. We had agreed that we'd get underway at 9 AM. First we had breakfast and a detour after that to Tim Horton's for Ben's ritual travel snack of coffee and Tim Bits, which …
Deaf folks are everywhere. The average person will walk right by a Deaf person without realizing there is anything different unless they try to initiate a conversation. People seem to be freaked out when they are confronted by a person who does not use spoken language. I've watched hearing people deal with foreign language speakers, …
