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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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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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August 17, 2025

Casa Gomez and The Project From Hell

The biggest project on Michael and Sarah’s list was paneling the ceiling (yes, I said ceiling) of the dining area, kitchen, living room, and hallways…

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June 29, 2025

“Do you come here often?”

Working on the kid’s house in Hollywood day after day increased our end-of-day need to relax with a glass of wine. Fortunately, downtown Hollywood hosted…

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June 25, 2025
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Casa Gomez Project 1 – Kid’s Bedroom

Even before we headed to Florida, Michael and Sarah shared the list of projects they hoped we’d be able to complete during our 3-month visit….

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InJune 25, 2025
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June 10, 2025
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Florida Grandson, Happy Charlie Gomez

One of the primary reasons we returned to visit the Gomez Family this summer was to attend three important events for Happy. First, we celebrated…

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InJune 10, 2025
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May 14, 2025
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How Fast Could We get to Hollywood, FL?

We committed to the Gomez Family, grandson Happy in particular, that we’d be there to celebrate his 5th birthday. That required we depart Coronado Island…

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InMay 14, 2025
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May 1, 2025
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Final West Coast Stop – San Diego, CA

The drive from Seal Beach to San Diego was only an hour and a half, but because our check-in wasn’t until 2 pm, we lunched…

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InMay 1, 2025
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April 22, 2025
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West Coast Stop #7 – Seal Beach, CA

The drive from Needles to Seal Beach (pop. 23,896) was 264 miles across the Mojave Desert. We stopped in Barstow, CA (pop. 23,915) and got…

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InApril 22, 2025
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April 10, 2025
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Headed to the West Coast

We will be attending the wedding of our nephew Max (the son of MFI’s brother Jim) in Rosarita, Baja California, Mexico at the end of…

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InApril 10, 2025
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March 15, 2025
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Checking in with the Iowa Bunner’s

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…

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InMarch 15, 2025
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March 9, 2025
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Our Continuing Pneumatic Lift Saga

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…

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InMarch 9, 2025
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March 6, 2025
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Winter Projects

Our adult children recognize our project capabilities, and Jon and Katherine had two they hoped we’d be able and willing to tackle during our stay….

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InMarch 6, 2025
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March 3, 2025
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Winter Recap: Christmas Through Departure

We left Arthur decorated until after the New Year. It wasn’t until we took down the decorations that the strange weather happened. The first event…

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InMarch 3, 2025
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