It almost feels like cheating. Here we are, in Michigan, home to lake effect snow, and experiencing our first *real* winter in years. And what do we do? As retirees, we get to stay indoors in our little cabin by the River Clam and watch the snow fall and the birds come to visit theContinue reading “More snow, more birds”
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Scenes from Gatlinburg, October 2024
Our fall trip south was extended with a quick trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Yes it was for a time-share pitch. No we didn’t buy one. But I will say that it was a more intriguing offer than I have seen on a couple of earlier such trips. We didn’t really do much but rest upContinue reading “Scenes from Gatlinburg, October 2024”
We needed a vacation
Saturday, 26 October, Floating Mill Park, Tennessee If you’re retired, can you still call a trip a vacation? What if you’ve spent nearly three years full-timing in a small camper? I guess even those conditions can create a need for a break in the routine. For Vicki and me, travel traditionally meant either relocating toContinue reading “We needed a vacation”
9.22.23 … On the Rocks; shipwrecks and sandstone
Vicki and I were camping in Munising, Michigan, and made the drive and walk up to the Au Sable Lighthouse (more about that later), clambering over sand ladders to reach the famous Pictured Rocks (but not really THE Pictured Rocks), and traipsing along the shoreline to not one but two shipwreck sites now partially exposedContinue reading “9.22.23 … On the Rocks; shipwrecks and sandstone”
Two Sheeps to the Wind 