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February 4, 2026

The “Shit Storm”

Wish I had had the presence of mind to grab my phone and take a video, but during crises, I’m typically too irrational, illogical, and…

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January 21, 2026

Valentine’s Day Decorations

With the success of our Christmas decorations, we decided to also do something for Valentine’s Day. Of course, we reused the shepard’s crooks and purchased…

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November 16, 2025

The End to our Dometic Water Heater Saga

Never has a component of Arthur Airstream received so much attention, let alone four blogs dedicated to it, than our Dometic brand RV water heater….

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November 12, 2025

Bill Wittmack’s 1936 Roadtrip

Recently, MFI’s brother Jim texted her and asked if she’d like their father’s journal. She replied “yes,” not really knowing what this journal might be….

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September 6, 2025

The Great “Dometic Water Heater” Fix

The backstory in summary. We were setting up our site at the Triple G Hideaway, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada on 15 June 2024. Our water…

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September 2, 2025

Sid Retires

Sid Silverado had served us extremely well for almost 6 years. We drove him hard for 150,000 miles, 44,195 of which involved towing Arthur Airstream…

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August 28, 2025

History Lesson While on the Road

In our six years of life on the road, we’ve passed through Vicksburg, MS (population 26,407) probably a handful of times, but neither had nor…

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August 27, 2025

Honeymoon Memories

Forty-five years ago on September 7th, 1980, MFI and I were married on the grounds of the Rainbow Lodge along the Buffalo Bayou in Houston,…

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August 22, 2025

Birthday Dinners and Back to School

MFI and I had our 75th and 74th birthdays, respectively, during our stay in Hollywood, FL. Sarah planned a dinner celebration for each of us…

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September 25, 2021
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Places We’ve Gone and Things We’ve Seen – Part 4, Canada’s Sugarloaf Parc

I normally wouldn’t blog about our campsites, since there have been so many. But our first stop after leaving Shediak was definitely worth a mention….

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InSeptember 25, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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Places We’ve Gone And Things We’ve Seen – Part 3, Canada’s Swissair Memorial, Peggy’s Cove, and Lunenburg

Our third day-trip out of Shediak, New Brunswick was planned for visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia but turned into a different two-day excursion. The less than…

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InSeptember 22, 2021
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September 14, 2021
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A Day in Farmington, Maine

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…

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InSeptember 14, 2021
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September 3, 2021
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The Krahn Projects – Ocean Park, ME

Hans-Peter and Carolyn Krahn gave MFI and me a book about Maine as a gift when I retired from ERM CVS and invited us to…

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InSeptember 3, 2021
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August 30, 2021
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The Ufnal Projects – Winnekeag Lake, MA

We met Mike and Karen Ufnal during our last Air Force assignment at Randolph AFB from 1995-1998. Mike and I worked together within the Environmental…

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InAugust 30, 2021
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August 22, 2021
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Muller Projects, Island Heights, NJ – Part 2

Beth and Barry Muller are our go-to friends-with-projects in Island Heights, New Jersey (population 1,650). We began doing projects for them at their former beach-rental…

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InAugust 22, 2021
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August 15, 2021
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Filippa Family Project List – Alexandria, VA

I was stationed in DC and working at the Pentagon for 4 years in the early 1990s. We lived in Alexandria, VA and the kids…

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InAugust 15, 2021
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June 20, 2021
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Arthur Returned Home – Sort of

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….

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InJune 20, 2021
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June 15, 2021
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The Muszynski-Cogburn Project List – Part 2

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…

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InJune 15, 2021
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April 24, 2021
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The Dance

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….

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InApril 24, 2021
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