Nomading Morocco We woke up this morning in Fes, Morocco, and decided to stroll the Medina (Old Town). But before that, let’s cover some old ground. Nomading Morocco. In November, I escaped the snow and darkness of Alaska by flying to Europe to meet Ursula to spend our “Snowbirding” daysRead More →
Provence, a Snowbirders haven! Snowbirding in Southern France – Provence. My sister calls us ‘Q-tips.’ – Gray haired people. That’s us! Like most Gray Haired retirees we’re finding Alaska’s winters to be a bit too long, too dark, and sometimes, too cold. We’ve taken the issue into hand and theRead More →
Antalgic Gait ‘Observed mild antalgic gait” is what he documented. Another doctor wrote, “I do think that these injuries potentially could lead to further disability for him.’ He was pretty prescient. Antalgic gait, what is that? Have you ever seen an old man walking with that side-to-side waddle, withRead More →
Nomading the Lower-48 Final Thoughts Five-thousand, eight hundred miles later, seven states, countless cities, towns, beaches, and days and days of the countryside, not to mention many old friendships rekindled, and it’s all over. This winter, the ‘Nomading the Lower-48’ Adventure is now a memory. We’re recovering from our travelsRead More →
Miles of Friends With the soulful music, pungent smells, and filigree iron railings lost in our rear view mirror, we sadly left the city; but were happy to not hear another imposition ‘Hey Mistah, I nose where’s yo got yo shoes at!?” NOLA, it’s another city to add to theRead More →
Coast to Coast The gale-force winds were kicken’, the temps dropped to 30 degrees. Our weather-beaten RV tossed and turned through another restless night. But, we made it to the coast, and the dramatic weather change just seemed ‘par for the course’ of our far reaching adventure to the Lower-48.Read More →
Nomad Bean Counting When I had a professional life, I was a Logistician. My patronizing ‘Warrior’ Brethren would call me a ‘Bean Counter.’ I guess that’s the price one pays to be part of the strength behind the blade’s edge! (Nomad Bean Counting) We’ve been on the Nomading road forRead More →
Into the Cold and Snow My sister reminded me that many years back, we took a Family Vacation along Highway 40 with 3 irritated kids, a couple of upset dogs all jammed into the backseat of the family K-car. My sister’s memory of such painful experiences is legendary. I usuallyRead More →
Big lights, family, and neighborhood friends Again, I’m delinquent in my blogging efforts! It seems that exploring and having fun is a full-time job and writing about it afterward is an intrusion…. But not really, I’m just lazy! (Big lights, family, and neighborhood friends) This blog edition takes us awayRead More →
Sandpiper Travels Sandpiper birds are perfectly evolved for their manner of living. They have these spindly, yet long graceful legs to assist them in wading into the surf while their prolonged, pointy beaks dig below the surf and sand in search of exciting morsels to digest. They make for enjoyableRead More →
RV Nomading to the Beach – Cannon Beach We safely made it out of Washington and through Portland….no riots, no demonstrations, no highway blockages….actually, all looked pretty normal…from the highway. It looked like the weather was looking up…..no rain on this day – Yet! (Cannon Beach Nomading VLOG) Our escapeRead More →
Ursula’s Alpe Adria Adventure VLOG Series Welcome to Ursula’s magical Alpe Adria Hiking Adventure. Below we’ll post the latest VLOG to keep everybody updated on Ursula and Gabbi’s progress through South Eastern Austria along the Alpe Adira Trail. Below the current updated VLOG is a map capturing their route andRead More →
The Alpe Adria Trail June 16 Feldkirch to Mallnitz And it begins! It all starts with a train ride from the western most State (Länder) of Austria (Vorarlburg) and the village of Feldkirch to the high-altitude Alpine landscape of Tauerntal (Tauern Valley) and the village Mallnitz. Mallnitz Village is theRead More →
The Alpe Adria Trail The Alpe Adria Trail begin on the Kaiser-Franz Joseph heights of the Grossglockner mountain, passes through South-Eastern Austria (Kaernten), into Slovenia and terminates in the Italian coastal village of Muggia (about 750 Kms or roughly 470 miles). Ursula and her traveling companion intend to travel twoRead More →