The park we’re staying in—for one night on our way through Iowa to Missouri—is beautiful, but we went on only one walk before a storm hit, and I left my phone in the trailer for it. The campground itself is horrendous: basically a gravel parking lot. So, no post for the mis-named Swan Lake State […]
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Never Hand a Gnome Your Beer
The town we’re in, New Ulm, Minnesota, is the most-German town in the U.S. (I read that but now can’t find the source; it makes a good opener anyway though, right?). Its famous glockenspiel does its thing three times a day: the bells play and a window opens to reveal German figures moving around and […]
Almost Had to Add “Peacock Replacement” to the Budget
We’d put it under the column, “Banjo,” of course. What happened was we were walking in the formal gardens at historic Schell Brewery when we surprised a peacock. Banjo thought it would be quite a mouthful; she wanted at least a try at it. That was after this morning’s close call with a flock of […]
Ignoring the 2-2-2 Rule
We’re in Minong, Wisconsin, where Tracy spent several summers as a kid because his grandparents lived here and ran the town grocery. He took me on a tour as we drove through, and I have to agree with his joke, “The town sure has gone to hell after my grandfather died.” To be fair, there […]
Time to Migrate South
Lake Superior is so alive and accessible and multifaceted. The NorthWoods are lush and cool. The culture is a type of weird I’ve never encountered. But it was 47 degrees this morning when I walked Banjo, so it’s time to go! Apple, My Overlord I’ve spent several hours every day sucking up our precious cell […]
Premium @ Superior
Please excuse the mess on the table in the photo above, but I just love the view from inside the Airstream at this “premium” camping spot—directly on Vandeventer Bay, the west end of Lake Superior. This campground doesn’t have the woods, the privacy, or the direct lake access for the kayaks (I think) that we […]
Wisconsin Welcome with Beer and Cheese
Potosi Brewing Co. We stayed at another Harvest Host last night and our first one that’s a brewery, the very old Potosi Brewing Company on the Wisconsin River. It was our great luck that the tap room has an outside dining area, so we sat out there and were waited on (thank you Potosi!) for […]
Where Are We?
Until I can figure out how to get a real-time webmap on my homepage, I’ll update the tiny map to the right, under the recent posts (or if you’re on your phone it’s down at the very bottom) with a screenshot of the map I use. Click to enlarge!
Fluid Travel Plans
We haven’t moved yet and already we’ve changed travel plans several times. I hear from folks on the road that you have to find your own comfortable balance between set reservations and winging it, so we’re busy working on that from a stationary point. 🙂 Destination: Ohio Seriously, what’s got us flipping around our most-recent […]
We’re Busting Out of This Joint
We have plans to get on the road! They’re not immediate, and when we do go we’ll maintain social distancing (heck, no social at all if we can manage it while the virus is still raging), but we are ready to go. A note about the stay-at-home plan: I know that traveling has risks, that […]
