We’ve traveled Highway 395 many times over the years. Prior to our full-timing adventure, we were always on the way to elsewhere, with only a couple of days to devote to this most enticing roadway. Although not as well known as Route 66, Highway 395 has its own unique claim to fame. In the 1930s, […]
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An island of serenity just 35 miles north of San Francisco, Point Reyes Peninsula extends 10 miles out to sea, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the big city. It is a pastoral landscape of velvety green hills and bays of bluer-than-blue water. Black and white cows graze placidly in meadows of wildflowers, and […]
If you’ve ever wanted to explore San Francisco from the comfort of your RV, I have the perfect spot for you. You won’t have to contend with traffic. You won’t have to worry about finding a place to park. In fact, once you get situated, you won’t have to drive at all. To our way […]
It’s in the middle of nowhere, at the end of a winding 30-mile, two-lane county road with no gas stations, no grocery stores, and no cell reception for miles. It’s bone dry and brutally hot in the summer months. In the campground, shade is meager. There are no water hookups. The landscape is not especially […]
You thought we were never going to leave San Diego, didn’t you? We actually harbored that thought a few times ourselves. But finally, two months after our run-in with the big, bad boulder in Anza Borrego State Park and seven weeks after dropping our home off for repairs, our trailer was ready to roll. Carefully—very […]
If you like it hot, the Coachella Valley, including ritzy Palm Desert and hip Palm Springs, is your place. With sunshine more than 350 days a year and rarely a hint of rain, it’s the perfect year-round summer vacation (except June through September, when temperatures often climb beyond 100 degrees). We were there mid-April, and […]
No visit to San Diego is complete without spending time at the beach. And so, as part of our seven-week adventure sans-trailer, we arranged for a nine-day stay in nearby Encinitas, the quintessential southern California laid-back beach community. With a small-town feel (despite being only 25 miles north of San Diego), Encinitas has a distinct […]
In searching for a place to stay in downtown San Diego, we struck gold (and turquoise, hot pink, orange, cobalt blue, and pretty much every other color you can think of) when we found a colorful little bed and breakfast in North Park. “Quirky, artsy, and fun” is how the owner describes her unique accommodation. […]
Being without our trailer for seven weeks was unsettling in many regards, not the least of which was realizing just how difficult it is to live out of a suitcase. We actually had to buy tote bags and big plastic storage bins for our clothing, cooking gear, food, and other essentials. And then we hauled […]
Who could resist those big turquoise eyes, that colorful beak, that retro perm hairdo? If his looks aren’t enough, this guy possesses an exceptionally engaging personality. He was so darned cute, I wanted to take him home. The Curl-crested aracari is but one of hundreds of characters we met on our visits to the San […]
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