Or just interested in an insider’s view of the world of buying and selling pre-owned Airstreams? Doug and Melanie, our friends (and fellow bloggers here when they’re not so busy) are selling theirs and have given me permission to post about it. Here we go with the deets! Why They’re Selling These die-hard adventurers set […]
Author: Shelly
Former nomad, currently adjusting.
Banjo Goes Cracker Dog at the Beach
In my last entry, I wrote about the diverse—and crowded—campground we’re in at Nahalem Bay State Park, on the coast west of Portland, Oregon. Yeah, I bitch about campgrounds and am amazed by the people in them, and it’s true that this is the largest one we’ve been on on this Pacific Coast leg that’s […]
Buzz the Elk, Land Your Plane, Pitch Your Tent
Most of the campgrounds we’ve stayed in across the country are designed with the usual drive-around loops, with sites along each side for RVs or tents. Sometimes the sites are in a grid, sometimes set around a reservoir or lake. But they’re all about driving in and where you park your vehicle. Hike in & […]
What Condition My Condition Is In
Today’s a full-on rainy, cold day on the southern coast of Oregon; we’ve been stuck inside for the good part of three days. I’ve finished my tiny house; ukulele seems like too much effort (lol, imagine that!); and our cell signal is slow and weak. So, it’s a good time to fill you in on the […]
“She Gets Excited Easily”
That’s how Tracy excused me when I suddenly jumped up and left our weekly Zoom trivia game. Go Team Donner Party! Just without me for a bit. There was a whale within sight, and I had to grab the binoculars to watch it surface. This was the third majorly wonderful wild animal spotting in a […]
Mermaid Tiny House
I’ve said this before, and I hope to say it again: This was my favorite Tiny House to build! The bummer is that it’s so small (a one-room house) so it took very little time. Still, I’m going to keep it around until I see my friend Jess in Jasper National Park in a couple […]
Am I on Vacation?
If you’re lucky enough to have been able to take a vacation, you know that the whole point is to be away from regular life. You want to be physically away, in a new place, where you can forget about your usual worries, where you get out of your routine, where normal life is suspended. If you’re lucky […]
Peering at the Ocean, Peering under Rocks
Damn this cold and wind. I feel like I haven’t been truly warm since this past fall in Death Valley, and even then the temps dropped as soon as the sun lowered. I know we’ve had warm—even hot—days intermittently, but we seem to carry the cold with us, and the ever-present wind. Here at Sonoma […]
Naked River Nymphs & a Shoe Hoard
I like to base my posts on a theme, or a story, or even just an explanation about an aspect of life on the road. Anything to avoid the “We’re here, and we did this” pattern, which becomes mighty monotonous after >400 posts. Sometimes life is simply random, however, and I can’t knit a pattern out […]
Jailhouse Rock Tiny House
This is my tiniest house yet, at who knows what scale, but tiny. I made it inside a tin that’s supposed to be a TV set. As you can see, it’s either a well-appointed jail cell or a dorm room, with a bed, a desk, and a bureau. One string of fairy lights had to […]
