I had heard you had to use the ArriveCAN app to make getting through the border from the US to Canada without being chastised. It replaced the old paper forms route. So I downloaded it on my phone and set about adding our passports and visit information while we were stopped at one of my […]

The park was nice enough. Our spot was across from a berm around the lake that made for a nice walk. Apparently I’ve forgotten what the bugs of my childhood were like because midwestern bugs were not being nice to us. And of course, it was still hot.

We went from a heat advisory in Nebraska to a full on excessive heat warning in Iowa. So we found an Army Corps of Engineers campground in Iowa with full hookups for the night so we could run the air conditioner.

As we headed into the heartland of the country, we started experiencing extreme heat. I’m not sure it was related to weather, but we passed a semi that we observed smoke coming off the rear trailer tires before we passed. I had a handheld CB in the van, but it seems truckers don’t use CBs […]

Cows. It becomes a theme in our travels. I use apps to find locations, reading all the ratings and reviews. I no longer care about cell signal strength 😉 This one just north of Sinclair, WY sounded very promising and did not disappoint. There was absolutely no cell signal, but with the Starlink that no […]

I had always been intrigued by the Bonneville Salt Flats just past Wendover and prior to Salt Lake City, UT, and when I realized a large portion of that area was BLM land you could stay on, I jumped at the chance, particularly since it was a good stopping point one day’s drive from Tahoe. […]

We were only home for two months before we headed out again. We used that in between down time to add some personal touches and upgrades to the van; namely, internet connectivity. We learned early on that our cell provider does not in fact have coverage in all places despite their advertisements. I had noticed […]

Last day of driving to home. We continued driving up the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway / Hwy 1). We stopped for lunch at a super cute little restaurant along the Big Sur coast after trying to spot the iconic Bixby Bridge angle from “Big Little Lies”. We spotted it, but tourists were literally crawling all […]

We were getting pretty close to home, but found a California State Park on a beach. But first, we stopped for dinner in Pismo Beach along the way (quite relieved to find easy parking). My favorite place to be! Except dogs weren’t allowed. This park did not have hookups of any kind (electric or water), […]