Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
Ah, train travel! The romantic swaying of two souls experiencing the American countryside via rails. How did dedicated plane travelers make the switch? Did it take? Will we embrace hobo culture? Well…that all remains to be seen. We had originally taken Amtrak‘s Hiawatha service from Chicago to Milwaukee the previous week and were well pleased…
Both Tammy and I enjoy reading so we always have a supply of books on our phones. Our adventure to find Albuquerque’s Hidden Park in our Airbnb neighborhood revealed more than a hidden park. It also had a double sided free book stand, and one friendly pup bonus. We each scored a book or two…
We made it back to the states! After a few flight delays and snafus, we’re now couch cozy in Albuquerque, New Mexico — our home for the next month. The snow was unexpected and the mountains show up in starker relief, but the real change has been the culture shift from South to North America….
A new change in my always-on-the-road life-style involves flying out to visit clients from far-flung locations. Victoria on Vancouver Island was pretty easy travel-wise as the airport was a short (30-minute) taxi ride away. Except for the additional time to clear customs, it was pretty easy to get from Victoria to Sea Tac and off…
We pulled up stakes yesterday and took the Coho ferry to Anacortes, Washington where Jan’s retired doc friend picked us up and drove us to our next destination on Harstine Island. Originally we were going to sail down, but his Prius could probably handle our luggage a bit better. Doc promises to take us out…
We chose two months on Vancouver Island in British Columbia to begin our journey. It’s our happy vacation place, and we thought that would ease any sudden pangs of living without a permanent roof in Chicago. But we did opt for the more populated Victoria (84,000 metropolitan/tourist types) versus the remote “drinking village with a…