2021 was another bust in our plan to retire early and see the world. Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic we missed another year to travel overseas. For various reasons we decided to stick close to home.
We did complete a very fun 38 day swing around the west where we reconnected with friends and family that we have not seen since the lockdown. We attended a rally for vehicles like Scout where we met some new friends. We also took a very short trip to the Olympic Peninsula and Seattle to meet up with friends and to see our son Dylan.
The Chevrolet base of Scout our RV gave us some significant problems this year, so a couple of trips were ended prematurely to take care of maintenance issues. Lets just say the engineers that designed the diesel exhaust system on the 2013 Silverado should be ashamed of themselves.
October 31, 2021 Seattle WA
After a quiet nights sleep in Dylan’s driveway, we woke up and joined him for a cup of coffee. We need to get back to
October 30, 2021 Seattle WA
We started the day with a final catch up with Ovi and Cory before heading off to Seattle to spend a couple of days with
October 29 2021, Sequim Washington
We spent the night before at an Indian Casino near Sequim which is pronounced Squim. The set up was very much like an aire in
October 28, 2021 Port Townsend WA
We have not been out in quite a while. Covid restrictions and life have kept us at home. But our good friends Cory and Ovi
June 22, 2021 Portland OR
Today was the final day of our trip. In 38 days we covered 6579 miles averaging 13.8 mpg. We made four new friends and had
June 21, 2021 Burns OR
Today was a another relatively long bound towards home. The most direct route from Las Vegas to Portland is thru the Great Basin, and it
June 20, 2021 Austin NV
It is time to head home. The heat wave makes it difficult to enjoy camping right now. Last night I was looking for a place
June 19, 2021 Las Vegas NV
Alex wanted to take us around town and show us some sites today. He has been in Las Vegas for 7 years now which pretty
June 18, 2021 Las Vegas NV
We shifted hotels this morning. Vegas is back as hotel availability for the weekend was very limited and the prices were high. Luckily we can
June 17, 2021 Las Vegas NV
This one is going to be short and sweet. We spent the day in our room avoiding the heat. We only left once to run
June 16, 2021 Las Vegas NV
We woke up early after a good nights sleep despite the heat. The southwest is undergoing an unprecedented heat wave. Not only are the high
June 15 2021 Cedar City UT
We were both up early and were on the road before 9am. I slept pretty well last night despite the heat, possibly because I was
June 14, 2021 Colorado National Monument CO
We got off to a very late start as no one wanted to be the first to leave. After multiple good byes and vows to
June 13, 2021 Camp Hale CO
The first thing in the morning I saw Ovi and asked him if he had gotten his therapeutic massage at the waterfall. He laughed and
June 12, 2021 Camp Hale CO
A big part of the Tiger Rally are classes to help Tiger owners improve their RV’s. Today Rick and Denise gave a presentation on their
June 11, 2021 Camp Hale CO
We had some time before we could arrive at Camp Hale for the Tiger Rally, so we arranged to meet Rick and Kathy at the
June 9-10 Leadville CO
We spent the 9th preparing to get back on the road. In the morning we went out to fill Scouts refrigerator and made another Costco
June 7-8, 2021 Colorado Springs CO
I decided to lump two days into one for this post. On the 7th we spent a lot of the day shopping, and being lazy
June 6, 2021 Colorado Springs CO
We had a nice quiet day. The morning was spent taking care of some chores including giving Scout a bath to try to knock a
June 5, 2021 Colorado Springs CO
The last few days have been focused on Canyons. So when Tak and To suggested we visit the Royal Gorge we were up for it.
June 4, 2021 Colorado Springs CO
Tak and To began our day touring Colorado Springs by taking us to the Garden of the Gods City Park. It has been a park
June 3, 2021 Colorado Springs CO
We started our day by heading over to the Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo. The Cadillac Ranch is a work of art that was placed near
June 2, 2021 Palo Duro SP TX
Our day got off to a later start than planned due to the weather. When I went out for the first time the skies were
June 1, 2021 Abilene TX
We reluctantly left our friends Pae and Supachai today. Every time we visit them we have a great time and they are wonderful hosts. Supachai
May 30, 2021 Austin TX
Today was a relaxing day exploring Austin with our friends Pae and Supachai. We began by visiting the original Whole Foods store in downtown Austin.
May 31, 2021 Austin TX
Austin is a vibrant young city and we have enjoyed our stay here. The economy is largely driven by tech companies who are setting up
May 29, 2021 Austin TX
Today we had a nice tour of Austin. Our friends Supachai and Pae spent the day taking us around town. We visited the local “yacht
May 28, 2021 Bee Cave TX
Today was the shortest drive of the trip, and very nearly a disaster. On the 48 mile trip to our friends Pae and Supachai we
May 27, 2021 Canyon Lake TX
We really enjoyed Pecan Valley RV Park so we kind of lingered around in the morning enjoying a cup of coffee. Just as we were
May 26, 2021 Junction TX
We knew as we lingered in New Mexico that we were going to have to cover a lot of miles in one day at some
May 25, 2021 White Sands National Park NM
Today we visited the newest National Park in the United States. White Sands National Park was designated a National Park last year, prior to that
May 24, 2021 Santa Fe NM
We had visited Santa Fe about 15 years ago and we had very pleasant memories of it. It was the original city in what became
May 23, 2021 Albuquerque NM
We slept in today. Between the long drive and the wind yesterday we were pretty worn out. As we were working on breakfast I realized
May 22, 2021 Albuquerque NM
Today is going to be a short one as the day was mostly spent driving about 350 miles in a constant 35 mile cross wind.
May 21, 2021 Wupatki NM AZ
In the middle of the night we were surprised to hear rain on the roof of Scout. The weather man on the radio yesterday was
May 20, 2021 Grand Canyon NP AZ
Yesterday we decided to head east a couple of hundred miles to Flagstaff AZ. Our base for the next couple of days will be Camp
May 19, 2021 Lake Havasu City AZ
We had a debate about whether to stay another day. We booked two nights at the State Park, but we had no idea that the
May 18, 2021 Lake Havasu City AZ
Today is going to be a short one as we spent most of the day driving and when we arrived at our destination it was
May 17, 2021 Tonopah NV
We were up bright and early at 5:20 am to catch the sunrise on the Alvord Desert. It lived up to its billing and was
May 16, 2021 Alvord Desert OR
Finally after 15 months stuck at home due to Covid we are back on the road again. Now that we are cleared to go mask