As part of the requirements for entering Canada, we needed a negative COVID-19 test, current within 72 hours. We planned on using the new border crossing at Calais ME (pronounced “callous”) but learned all the local and nearby pharmacy appointments were booked. The pharmacy closest to Calais with available appointments was in Farmington ME. So…
We purchased Arthur on 19 August 2019 at Chillhowee RV Sales and Service in Alcoa, TN. Wisely, the purchase price included a 5-year extended warranty. As well constructed as Airstreams are and despite their reputation for quality, MFI is quick to point out that when you put tens of thousands of parts together, including the…
Our next stop (with projects) was a return to Sumter, SC to visit our friends Nick and Cindy (Muszynski and Cogburn). Readers may recall that Cindy was managing Pisgah View Ranch during our nine year stint of helping there. They know what our capabilities are and excell at coming up with a great list of…
Airstream trailers have an abundance of storage spaces, both internal and external. There are cupboards and closets, drawers and dropdowns, and other nooks and crannies. These provide what would seem to be sufficient room for all the things one believes will be needed for travel. Unfortunately, our actual experience has proven to be different. There…
(Updated as of 8 October 2020) Airstream was all about design from its very beginning. Design in terms of shapes, colors, textures, materials, and function. We thought about these design elements before purchasing Arthur, and now that we are full-timers, our thoughts have deepened and broadened. This is a blog then about design elements depicted…
MFI and I were headed back to Texas because son Jon had asked for our help. For the past five months, he and Katherine had been working from home and caring for Logan, their two year old (almost). This meant neither could work full time while Logan was up and active. Help was needed in…
MFI and I enclosed a 2-sided postcard in our 2019 Christmas card to family and friends. The purposes were to inform recipients of our next plan for retirement, and solicit projects with which we could help them during our visits. We received a fair number of cards indicating “no help required” but open to a…
MFI and I planned on spending summer and fall 2020 ASing north along the Atlantic coast ending in Maine, but that was all pre-pandemic. We instead decided it would be best to err on the side of caution and limit our travels before returning early to our home base in the DFW area. The modified…
Ms Fix It and I returned to the road as of Monday, 20 July 2020. This was certainly later than planned, but much has happened since our last blog in March. Here’s a quick update. The condo renovation was completed later than expected, but not before Ms Fix It fired the general contractor, and we…
If you’ve been following our blog, then you will have noticed we’ve not posted anything since the end of January 2020. The reason is simple: we are having the outdated and poorly designed master and guest bathrooms in our condo renovated. Once completed (expected by mid-April) we will rent the condo so we have sufficient…
