We are a bit lazy. We usually choose the twin beds option in our van and don't bother setting up the king size bed. The only snag in this operation is having Emma jumping between both beds and sharing the limited space of the twin bed with us during the night. If you have twin … Continue reading Dog Bed Hack
The van was all fixed and we needed to head down to the dealership near London, Ontario to pick it up. Spring has finally showed up and presented us with a perfect day for a day trip so we took it. We decided to check out the Barn Quilt Trails in the London area before … Continue reading Barn Quilts Trails
We love writing about our travels; recreate images of beautiful destinations, life on the road, wildlife encounters, interesting characters that we met along the way, and perhaps a splash of a back road story. These are our ideal posts. Instead, here we are writing about winter, dead batteries, serpentine belts, and broken toilets. If this is … Continue reading Leaky Cowls And Frozen Belts
This winter was extremely cold. We had many days of deep freeze and the temperatures went as low as -30c. Luckily antifreeze is effective at this level of coldness, right? Well, maybe not. We left 2 jugs of antifreeze in the van. They were sitting side by side in the same location for the same … Continue reading Not All RV Antifreeze Are Made Equal
When will our troubles end? We left our last post after we successfully fixed our frozen pipe and clogged drain at home. after everything was fixed and we were able to get some much needed rest, we started emptying the van and preparing for winter storage again as there is aplenty of winter left. We … Continue reading Winter Travel- Will We Do It Again?
If you don't don't like donkeys, cacti, or rocks, don't even bother clicking on this link or reading on! We started a slow retreat east, and at one point we will sadly have to start heading north. in the meantime, we were able to boondock in a few areas that we would really like to … Continue reading Burros, Cacti, and Rocks (The Desert Is Boring They Say…)
We are back in Yuma. The temperatures are climbing and the weather forecast for the next few days will be sunny and warm. But we have a bit of a situation on our hands. Finally we go boondocking! We headed out to Fortuna Pond, just north of Yuma, to boondock on BLM land. There were … Continue reading Just when the weather was getting better…
We left Willcox to continue our journey west in what seemed to be a futile sun quest. There was a new storm system behind us that we needed to avoid, but we had enough time to make a detour south to visit Tombstone, “the town that wouldn’t die”. Tombstone didn’t die because it lives for … Continue reading Tombstone To Yuma (Via San Diego)
It was really cold in New Mexico so we pulled into a campground with hookups. We were skeptical that we'll be able to stay warm in the forecast -14 Celsius even with hookups. We had our portable oil filled radiator (quiet), a small ceramic heater (loud, but effective), an electric blanket (12 volt), propane heater, … Continue reading It Was A Three Dog Night
Emma said we need to get away from the cold weather, so we tried to comply. We left Ontario on a grey and dreary Christmas Day in search of warmth and sunshine, but instead we've been dodging storms and moving from one weather system to another. Sigh. Our final destination is Arizona (where the sun … Continue reading On The Road Again