Oct 10 – Knives out! inside the Casita

“Hide the knives” was the advise given by more than one when Vivian and I shared our plans to travel several months in a 17-ft Casita Trailer. That was 5 months and 10,000 miles ago. And as far as the knives go, we’ve made plenty use of them for cooking and dining inside the Casita. … Continue reading Oct 10 – Knives out! inside the Casita →

Oct 6, 2025 – There’s Always Something New to See

My awesome family in Indiana - sister Cindy, Vivian, sister Carla, my niece Erin and her fiancé, Tim. At a brewery in Nashville, IN. Thanks to the Casita fitting nicely in family and friends’ driveways, we spent quality time with family in Indiana. We live in south Florida and we have family in Indiana. That … Continue reading Oct 6, 2025 – There’s Always Something New to See →

Sep 7, 2025 -A Tribute to America’s Great Midwestern Cities

Can you guess the location? By a long shot, the best experience Vivian and I have had is traveling the U.S and Canada in an RV. While national parks and monuments are the forces that shape our travel itineraries each year, the opportunity to visit some of the country’s great cities is never overlooked. We … Continue reading Sep 7, 2025 -A Tribute to America’s Great Midwestern Cities →

Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge

‘Up North’ is a common term used in Michigan to describe a region of the state. I incorrectly used it in reference to Michigan’s upper peninsula in a blog I wrote three years ago. To be clear, the Upper Peninsula holds a unique identity within the state of Michigan and is colloquially known as “the … Continue reading Aug 13 – Up North and Under the Bridge →

Aug 5, 2025 – Say Ya to Da UP, eh!

https://videopress.com/v/wDo7flke?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Our lakefront campsite on Lake Michigan. A) Aune Osborne Cpgd in Sault Ste Marie, B) Tahquamenon Rivermouth Cpgd (state park), C) Lake Michigan Cpgd, D) Township Park on Drummond Island, E) Straits State Park in St Ignace. I grew up in northern Michigan, about 30 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. To the north … Continue reading Aug 5, 2025 – Say Ya to Da UP, eh! →

Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada

Since 2018, Vivian and I take the RV on the road for 5-7 months at a time. Each trip begins with a fast pace that leads up to anticipated places for which we designed our entire travel itinerary. One year it was 10 national parks out west, another Banff and Jasper National Parks in the … Continue reading Aug 3, 2025 – Winding Down in Canada →

Jun 4, 2025 -Friends on the Way to Canada

Pulling into Colleton State Park in South Carolina, it would be another nine days before we saw the sun again. As the sun warmed me in the brisk 65-degree Maine temperature, I laughed at how it was not so long ago that I cursed the Florida heat and humidity. On our travels north, we have … Continue reading Jun 4, 2025 -Friends on the Way to Canada →

May 20, 2025 – The Casita Adventures Begin!

While taking refuge from the heat in the air-conditioned Casita, it's difficult to imagine that in less than 3 weeks, we'll be above the 45th parallel ferrying our truck and trailer across the Gulf of St Lawrence to Newfoundland. A couple days after that, we'll be as far north as the 52nd parallel and as … Continue reading May 20, 2025 – The Casita Adventures Begin! →

Apr 27, 2025 – Testing the Casita While Gathering Rosebuds

If you need to haul your Casita back home over 1000 miles, you may as well take your time and do a little sightseeing along the way. After pulling a 33’ fifth wheel around the country for seven years, the 17’ trailer would be a whole new experience for us. So, from Rice, Texas to … Continue reading Apr 27, 2025 – Testing the Casita While Gathering Rosebuds →

Apr 13, 2025 – Meet our new Casita Trailer

Our fifth wheel has taken us all across this country and Canada for the past 7 years. And we’ve been through so much with our home on wheels. Paralysis by analysis - that describes mine and Vivian’s experience for the past 18 months. We compounded our inability to make a decision by information accumulation and … Continue reading Apr 13, 2025 – Meet our new Casita Trailer →