Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
One pound. How do I know? Well, on the last leg of our journey, I struggled at the luggage scale with a bag that was 51.5 pounds — 1.5 pounds over the limit. It wasn’t the first time I’d gone over, sadly. I didn’t want to pay overages for such a trivial weight difference so…
I think when we put Denver on the list we had visions of Rocky Mountain highs, cavorting with elk and fishing cold mountain streams (upriver of Coors). The getting high part is easy as the wacky tabaccy is everywhere. Elk we saw in Oregon and Tammy got as close as you ever want to get…
Ah, the mystery of how to handle mail when you don’t have a physical address! Tammy and I have talked about becoming on-the-road sleuths, but this mail mystery has been more “trial and error” to find the key that unlocks the door. In an earlier post, we’ve talked about the challenges of not having a…
I feel I have to start by apologizing for a certain lack of Portland, Oregon posts — I smacked my laptop screen during our adventures and was reduced to 1/3 of usable screen. There was some time spent traveling to and from the mountains/coast, then trying to find a suitable laptop replacement in stock within…
Part of our strategy for checking places includes occasional diversions when I have clients to work with. New Orleans is coming up in May, but the past couple weeks we’ve been wandering my old stomping ground in Oregon. Stops have included Portland (twice), Bend and the coast. It’s been classic Oregon weather of cold, wet,…
We are hop-scotching through Oregon with a brief stint in Portland, Bend and then to the coast and back. Jan is teaching classes so we won’t be as settled during our time here. However, a short stay is not necessarily a bad thing as Oregon promises to fill the pastry-shaped hole in our lives left…
As is our custom, we’ve sought out the movers and shakers in the local craft beer scene during our stay. Fortunately, Albuquerque has a vibrant and interesting range of breweries in the city and surrounding area. We haven’t gone thirsty. We recommend hitting the local tap rooms for a flight or to fill up a…
We’re not just traveling to travel. Oh, no. We’re trying to find a place that makes us both happy that could be a forever home. And while it’s been a bit of a struggle to define that that means, I think we’ve made some progress over the past seven months. Let’s take a look at…
Our third rental in Albuquerque is within striking distance of the Petroglyph National Monument, so the plan was to get some desert hiking done and take in ancient graffiti during our stay. The problem? It’s been so freaking cold that we were afraid we’d wear ourselves out before we could make it to the closest…
Tammy and I seem to ask ourselves on a regular basis…”so what have we learned?” This usually is the result of us getting ourselves in some type of situation that we want to commit to memory so we don’t repeat it. Suffice it to say, it doesn’t always work. Our latest adventures started as we…