The Road Home – A Vineyard/Winery a Day
March 2014 – After our great visit in Casa Grande, we had accomplished our destination goals for this winter and were growing anxious to get back to our new home … Continue Reading →
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Casa Grande
February 2014 – Casa Grande, is a couple of hours north of Tucson on the route back to Phoenix. It hosts a very unique festival in February each year – … Continue Reading →
Tucson
February 2014 – We wanted to venture to the farthest reaches of Arizona during the winter 2014 before making our way back west through Yuma and southern California before heading … Continue Reading →
Back on the Road
January 2014 – Arriving back in Vegas, Larry and Bev met us at the airport and we spent the night at their house. It is always fun to get together … Continue Reading →
Slippery Roads Between Home and Winter Escape
December 2013 – With our house deal settled in early December 2013, we turned our attention to how we might join family for Christmas and also get ourselves south ahead … Continue Reading →
Kelowna – Our New Operations Base
November 2013 – Since we left for Cayman in 2008, we have been cognizant of the implications of a long term gypsy life. Although you experience new things routinely, you … Continue Reading →
Reno Air Races – Billionaire Danger Sport
Our son Brian has a passion for flight. Over the last five years he has become a competent glider pilot and president of the Edmonton Soaring Club and has almost … Continue Reading →
Saskatchewan – The New Canadian Boomtown
Sheryl’s mum has been anxious to spend time with us since we left for Cayman six years ago and, as mentioned in an earlier post, our Christmas visit was just … Continue Reading →
Alberta – People We Missed
By the time we hit the Canada/US border in late April, we were like horses heading for the barn. Three driving days from St. George was faster than we had … Continue Reading →
St. George, Utah and back to Canada
Continuing our journey back to the frozen north, we got an early start in order to try to make an early arrival in St. George, Utah. A former Sherwood Park … Continue Reading →
Palm Desert/Palm Springs/Las Vegas
Time was ticking ahead and it was clear we had to make time heading north to deal with Canadian income taxes and other matters. We had really enjoyed Borrego Springs … Continue Reading →
Borrego Springs/Anza Borrego State Park – An Oasis in the Desert
On the recommendation of friends on the RV Forum we decided to spend a few days in Borrego Springs, California as we start our journey home. We’re really glad we … Continue Reading →
Yuma, Arizona – Let the Golfing Begin – February/March 2013
Our primary trip objective this winter was to get as far away from the snow as possible and set up where we could relax and enjoy outdoor activities. Yuma, Arizona … Continue Reading →
Quartzsite, Arizona – “Woodstock for Aging RVers” – Late-January 2013
Once we had settled into our RV lifestyle and had tested our various systems, we decided to partake of the annual snowbird pilgramage to Quartzsite, Arizona where RVers congregate for … Continue Reading →
Nevada – Laughlin and Las Vegas without the Fear and Loathing – Mid-January 2013
Having visited Laughlin about ten years earlier, we had no illusions about what the commercial gambling industry was about. Not being gamblers, we occupy a fairly unique vantage point as … Continue Reading →
Road Trip! – January 2013
I have to admit I was a little apprehensive as we pulled out of Saskatoon in late December heading for Winnipeg to pick up our fifth wheel which had been … Continue Reading →
How Did we Get Here?
Well, this could be a really long post and though I (Doug) am known for being long winded, I’m not going back through my and our sordid history. After long … Continue Reading →