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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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June 9, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 5 – Banff, AB Canada

We wanted to stay in Calgary (population 1,361,852) for our next stop, but I couldn’t find a full hookup campground on the west side of…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 9, 2024
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June 6, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 4 – Granum, AB Canada

Once again, our drive to Granum (population 406) was incredibly scenic, and in some ways even a better experience than the next 3 days we…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 6, 2024
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June 2, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 3 – West Glacier, MT

The road to West Glacier (population 221) provided beautiful scenes of tree-lined rivers, lakes, broad valleys, and snow-capped mountains. I also took pictures of some…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 2, 2024
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May 28, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 2 – Coeur d’Alene, ID

The drive to Coeur d’Alene (population 54,628) wasn’t particularly scenic, but nonetheless, it was comfortable and uneventful. We camped at Blackwell Island RV Park less…

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InMay 28, 2024
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May 25, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 1 – Vantage, WA

Our trek to Fairbanks, Alaska (population 32,515) was 3,590 miles long. We intentionally took 45 days to get there, choosing to experience the drive by…

ByThe Pool Man
InMay 25, 2024
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May 22, 2024
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Arthur Goes Hi-Tech

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…

ByThe Pool Man
InMay 22, 2024
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May 17, 2024
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Big Scare

I woke up New Year’s day 2024 with pain in the right rhomboid muscle area of my back, a pain with which I was all…

ByThe Pool Man
InMay 17, 2024
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April 19, 2024
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“I Must Show You The Ice Caves”

MFI visited our friends Claudia Schlosser and Nick Fermor back in 2012 when they lived in Kirkland, WA near Seattle. During her visit, they took…

ByThe Pool Man
InApril 19, 2024
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April 16, 2024
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

As we approached spring, MFI and I saw a growing number of television commercials and billboards advertising the upcoming Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Mount…

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InApril 16, 2024
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March 29, 2024
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Skiing Snoqualmie Summit – 2023/2024

MFI and I tried to ski every Monday during what turned out to be a relatively mild winter in Washington state. As a result of…

ByThe Pool Man
InMarch 29, 2024
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