Retired & Roaming
Retired & Roaming
Retirement Reflections: Fridays in California As I’m writing this, it is Friday night. Ahhhhh, Friday. Before retirement, it meant a whole lot of different things than it does now. Fridays During Our Working Days Back in the days of employment, it…
How We Find Camping Spots on the Fly One of the questions I frequently get asked is how we find camping spots on our cross-country trips. For those who like to plan their trips carefully you would not be able to…
Retirement Adventures Yesterday, our son, the one who designed and maintains our website, surprised me with a new (to me) laptop. It’s been a few years since I had to configure a new computer (to me, all computers, whether they…
Exploring August In the midst of exploring August, as schools across Indiana and Illinois reconvene, the sense of summer’s end permeates the air. Despite the lingering warmth in the upper 80s, there’s an undeniable hint of closure. Our balmy 80-degree…
Summer at Kal Haven Outpost, well summer is here. Obviously. King and I have been staying at Kal Haven Outpost since April. Our days are fairly similar, up early, King walks Petra, I make the bed, fix breakfast, sweep the floor and then we…
A Shift in Hurricane Names For those who may have missed it, it’s raining a bit in California. For those who don’t get sarcasm – it’s raining A LOT in California. As someone who has been fascinated with weather since…
Today is Monday. Since retiring the day no longer strikes dread into the very core of my being. It’s just another day. Since we’re doing as we please, Hump Day and TGIF no longer have the same meaning either. Working…
It’s 5:13 p.m. and I’ve already napped – twice – today. I could easily go to bed right now too.Today, King our daughter and I took the boys on a fishing adventure to Lake Jennings. Family Adventures at the Lake…
People have a preconceived notion of what full time RV living is like. They picture adventure every day, seeing new sights, visiting new places, exploring vast wilderness areas… In reality, that’s about one-sixteenth of our life. Reality Vs Expectations When…
In 2018, after 42 years of marriage, we embarked on an extraordinary adventure—traveling together full-time as nomads. Our journey began with packing up our lives and storing the essentials in nine boxes. These boxes hold not just mementos but also…