Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 1

Trip odometer: 156 miles Highway 99 marks the edge of Houston’s urban craziness. As soon as we passed under it today, the driving was less stressful and the scenery turned green. Hooray to be leaving Houston! As the traffic thinned, the flat road started gently undulating as we approached the Texas Hill Country. We arrivedContinue reading “Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 1”

Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 0

Trip odometer: 0 miles “I’m so excited that we are going on another trip that I can’t stop running around.” That was Saydee’s perspective yesterday as we prepped the van. This morning, she was waiting expectantly to head down the road with her humans. I was hesitant. Will this long RVing trip be fun andContinue reading “Summer ‘26 Trek: Day 0”

Risen from Its Ashes: Bastrop State Park

In 2011, a major wildfire consumed most of Bastrop State Park and Texas’s Lost Pines Forest. We checked out how it had recovered when staying there in our motorhome while visiting with our friend Doug. The trip also allowed me to check out a 150-600mm camera lens that I had rented to evaluate. It wasContinue reading “Risen from Its Ashes: Bastrop State Park”

We Own a Campervan!

We have known for many years that we wanted to embrace a campervan while empty-nesting. This journey started a couple of weeks ago and the fun is just beginning. We both love the outdoors and our nomadic tendencies have dissolved any interest in a conventional second home. Our first campout together was after just threeContinue reading “We Own a Campervan!”

Motorhome Rental

On our journey to motorhome ownership, we have rented units three times: once in the UK and twice in the US. The UK rental was in 2008 when the kids were small. The US rentals were in 2017 for driving the west coast between Mexico and Canada, and in 2020 to visit North Carolina waterfallsContinue reading “Motorhome Rental”