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 July 29, 2021

Getting Ready To Travel: Excitement And Anxiety In Equal Measure

It has been exactly 18 months since we rolled down the driveway here in Eastpoint, Florida to deal with rooting out my parents’ home. Little did we know when we unhitched the trailer that we would be here more than a year-and-a-half later. We’re busily preparing for our first trip after this very long pause, […]

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Categories : Florida, Reality RV
Tags : Preparing for RV travel, traveling with a cat
 July 17, 2021

Wrapping Up Our Maritime Adventures: St. Andrews, New Brunswick

In mid-September 2019, we wrapped up our two-and-a-half month sojourn in the Maritimes with a few days in St. Andrews-by-the-Sea, New Brunswick. With a beautiful botanical garden, a sweet downtown, and an intriguing island mansion only accessible at low tide, we had plenty to keep us occupied for a few days. Exploring St. Andrews-By-The-Sea True […]

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Categories : Canada, Maritimes, New Brunswick, Travel
Tags : Kingsbrae Gardens, Kiwanis Campground St. Andrews, Ministers Island, Niger Reef Teahouse, St. Andrews-By-The-Sea
 June 28, 2021

High And Low Tides: Kouchibouguac And Fundy National Parks

The Bay of Fundy, located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, boasts the highest tides in the world. Touted as one of the seven wonders of North America, it’s in league with the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Niagara Falls, Yosemite, the Everglades, and Denali. In mid-September of 2019, we headed to Fundy National Park, the […]

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Categories : Canada, Maritimes, New Brunswick, Travel
Tags : Alma New Brunswick, Fundy National Park, Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, Kouchibouguac National Park
 June 4, 2021

Annapolis Royal, Humpback Whales, & Chased By A Hurricane

It’s time to return to the Maritimes! As I mentioned in our last post, we’re finding our way back to ‘normal.’ Part of that means catching up on our travel-related posts before we start roaming again. So return with us, dear friends, to early September of 2019, when we explored the pretty and historic village […]

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Categories : Maritimes, Nova Scotia, Travel
Tags : Acadians, Annapolis Royal, Digby, humpback whales, Kejimkujik, Port-Royal Historic Site
 May 14, 2021

Finding Normal

We finally got our vaccines last month. I teared up as the pharmacist rolled up my sleeve and gave me my injection. It wasn’t because it hurt. It was because I felt such an enormous sense of relief and gratitude. I spent the next few days happily imagining two weeks into the future, when we […]

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Categories : Musings
Tags : getting vaccinated, reflecting on a pandemic year, the end of the pandemic
 April 23, 2021

Living With A Wild Cat

We are in the process of training Magnolia how to be a non-destructive member of the family. It is a daily battle of wills. She’s like a toddler, but one with claws and fangs who can leap six feet into the air. Dubious Advice From The Internet This is the first time I’ve had a […]

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Categories : Adventures With The Kitty, Musings
Tags : living with a kitten, training a kitten
 April 3, 2021

Colorful Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

One of these days in the not-too-distant future, the world will open up again. When it does, one of the places I would love to return to is Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. In early September of 2019, we spent five idyllic days in this historic, vibrant fishing town. Exactly The Kind Of Place We Enjoy Some […]

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Categories : Maritimes, Nova Scotia, Travel
Tags : Bay to Bay Trail, Beach Pea Kitchen, Blue Rocks Nova Scotia, Fisheries Museum of The Atlantic, Ironworks Distillery, Laughing Whale Coffee, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Board of Trade campground, Mahone Bay, Salt Shaker Deli
 March 12, 2021

A Year Of Staying Put: And A Big Decision

At this time last year, we were finishing up our two-month project of clearing out my parents’ home and preparing it for sale. And we were happily anticipating resuming our travels. Instead, we’ve been stranded in Florida for more than a year. After much (exhausting) discussion, we’ve decided to stay here for a while longer. […]

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Categories : Florida, Musings, Reality RV
Tags : pausing our fulltime travels, traveling fulltime
 February 25, 2021

It Followed Me Home

When Eric and I contemplated taking to the road full-time eight years ago, we had a cat. Spot was eighteen years old, highly opinionated, and her only outings in a vehicle had been visits to the vet. Much to our surprise, Spot adapted extremely well to traveling life. But when she passed away a year-and-a-half […]

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Categories : Adventures With The Kitty, Florida, Musings, Reality RV
 February 17, 2021

Finding Gladness

Thank you, dear friends, for your condolences on the loss of my mom. Reading your words of support and kindness helps me as I adjust to the reality of life without my mom and dad. Helping my folks navigate the last years of their lives was hard. Still, it’s painful to realize that I will […]

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Categories : Florida, Musings
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Eric and Laurel

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