We had not visited with Chad and family for two years, and it was time. Heading north in early March was risky, but given our schedule for the next four months, it made sense to go now. It required two stops to get there: Tonkawa, OK (pop. 2,980) and Merriam, KS (pop. 11,098), a Kansass…
We had air lifts installed on Sid during our first stay in Wylie, TX in December 2019. In addition to towing, we were carrying a significant load of tools and felt we needed pneumatic lifts to ease the burden on Sid’s suspension. Before leaving Wylie, we went to DFW Camper Corral, discussed lift options, and…
The Inuvik Mural Project has taken many forms in many places over a number of years. Its purposes included: reinforcing community pride, establishing greater connections between Inuvialuit of all ages, displaying Inuvialuit culture, supporting local artists, and preparing communities for the return of tourism. As part of the broader Project, the IRC (Inuvialuit Regional Corporation)…
“This was the best of stops, this was the worst of stops,” to badly paraphrase Charles Dickens. We stayed our next three days in Fort Nelson (population 3,366), and like most stops, we had nothing specific planned and zero expectations. By our experiences, it’s usually better that way. We arrived mid-afternoon and spent our normal…
Some learned philosophies: We stayed three nights at Mama Yeh RV Park & Campground 10 miles south of downtown Prince George (population 74,003). I selected this campground based on wanting to exceed our minimum criterion and using the details provided by our RV Trip Wizard app. Yet, we rated this site as our worst to…
Arthur Airstream is a 2020, 27-feet, Front Bed, Globetrotter. While he came pre-wired to accommodate roof-top solar panels, we weren’t experienced or economically sound enough to have the panels installed when we purchased him in September 2019. But after nearly five years on the road, and with very real prospects of needing to boondock (camping…
After towing 23,234 miles and staying in 112 campgrounds over the last four years, you would think we could back into a site with our eyes closed. MFI does all of the driving, and that includes backing Arthur into our assigned sites. We call each other on our iPhones. My responsibilities are monitoring clearances, while…
Since we are living in Arthur full-time, this means he must be able to survive below freezing weather. Yet we hadn’t prepared him for his first freeze in November of 2019. Arthur was parked at Midway RV Park on Naval Support Activity Mid-South base, Millington, TN when temperatures plunged low enough for the park’s water…
When we started this journey, MFI said she would do all of the driving. She claimed to be a much better driver than passenger and said I was the better navigator. No argument from me on either point. Before hitting the road, her routine always includes checking the tire pressures on both Sid and Arthur,…
We’ve been at this full-time camping gig for about two and a half years now, and you’d think we’d had enough experience to avoid making any mistakes. Well, you would have to think again, as I’ll explain with embarassment. When we left our campsite in Gaylord, MI, we emptied our black tank but couldn’t flush…
