Two dogs, two people, one RV. What could go wrong?
Between RV jaunts, I traveled to New Orleans (NOLA) for a national conference for sign language interpreters. You might think this would be a quiet event, but not so. I may tell you about that someday in another post. This is about transition and change. My first visit to NOLA was in 1995, also in... Continue Reading →
Madison, WI is a college town, chock full of precious coffee shops and self-conscious activism. It also has about the best urban bike system I've seen. One can bike just about anywhere in the city. My hometown of Columbus likes to call itself bike friendly, but there is simply no comparison. I had a ball... Continue Reading →
The average coach is a self-sufficient unit. It will hold anywhere from 25 to 100 gallons of fresh water and an equal capacity of gray/blackwater. Batteries and generators keep the lights and electronics humming at the touch of a button. It's a biosphere in a can, so to speak. I had come to this rally... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you remember the old TV show "Wagon Train." As a kid, I loved that show. At the end of every show the wagon-master would bark orders to line up all the Conestoga wagons, the drivers would yell back, and then he would yell "wagons, hooooooo!" The horses strained against their harnesses, the dust would... Continue Reading →
In this small tribe of Monaco owners from the larger RV world, there are very few folks under 60, but considerably more close to or in their 80s. Most of the coaches here are far more luxurious than ours, for a practical reason. Most of these folks live in their RVs full-time, so think of... Continue Reading →
Most motor home rallies take place on blacktop, and are parked barely an awning's distance apart. It's a lot like being in a canyon. On the plus side, the Monaco rally we are presently at is on the grounds of the Manitowoc Expo Center, (fairgrounds) and we are parked on grass, though Woodstock it ain't.... Continue Reading →
We're hitting the road again, this time for Wisconsin. As a member of Car Guy World, part of the ritual that is Ben's life is to take your wheels where other like-minded people are and look at their vehicles and talk about them. Now that he has entered into RV Guy World, I am learning... Continue Reading →
We're home long enough for Ben to attend the Goodguys Nationals, something he does every year with his buddies. It's a must, an absolute must for a Car Guy to shine up his wheels and show them off. This year, weather conspired to dampen the attendance of Goodguys. Friday it poured, and most of the... Continue Reading →
To make a long story short, we had to leave our Florida campsite abruptly. There was a misunderstanding about our reservation, and we were told we'd have to leave a day before Ben had anticipated. We found ourselves on the road at 1:30 in the afternoon, with no plans other than to drive north. I... Continue Reading →
The campground we have had to ourselves for the week has experienced a population explosion. Most of the newly arrived people are fishers, and by the time we are having coffee, are gone for the day. In the evening, the bay across from our site is dotted with people and with fishing gear. At one... Continue Reading →
RedDog on Wheels 