Life is full of surprises…meeting my birth mom was one of them!
For those of you who don’t know, I was adopted. My parents have always been very open and honest with my sister and me about our adoptions, and have always supported us…
Living life without regrets
Back in late November, I was quickly approaching my retirement date, and wanted to send my “farewell” letter to those I was leaving behind at Lynden. It helps to explain why Jamie…
Hiking to the most Northwestern point of the Continental United States: Cape Flattery
After setting out on our journey to Tampa, our first stop was at Cape Flattery. Well technically it was the second as we got a late start and ended up spending the…
Our first boondocking experience in our LTV Unity didn’t go as planned
After leaving our Thousand Trails Oceano campsite we continued south and into Oregon across the Astoria bridge. If you’ve ever seen The Goonies then you would recognize this bridge. It’s much longer…
Our first Thousand Trails Campsite: Ocean City, Washington
When we bought our Leisure Travel Van in October, it came with a complimentary 1 year membership to Thousand Trails. Thousand Trails is a membership program that has something like 80 campgrounds…
Exploring Valencia during the Fallas Festival
While we were planning our trip to Spain, we decided to visit Valencia after our stays in Madrid and Alarcon. While looking up hotels, we were oddly surprised by how expensive the…
Staying at a medieval castle in Alarcon, Spain
After spending 48 hours exploring Madrid and walking almost 20 miles, we picked up our rental car and drove 2 hours southwest to Alarcon. Alarcon is a tiny town on a hill,…