When we first bought our bus last summer, I started poking around to see if there happened to be any GM 4106 scale models or toys out there. But all references I could find with a quick search included the words ‘rare’ and ‘expensive’. Seeking out a toy model would have to be a project […]
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Apple’s iOS6 – The Best Place For Maps
The Internet is abuzz this week about the new iPhone 5, the iOS 6 software update, and OMG how horrible Apple’s new mapping software is. By the amount of fuss being made, you’d think that Apple had just made a catastrophic mistake and was on the verge of becoming the next RIM or Palm or […]
Slow Roll into Florida
Our big goal for the summer was to arrive back to Florida in time for my dad’s birthday, to present him our Operation: Dip Toes surprise. However, serendipity and good friends intervened and made that rendezvous happen up near Savannah. Thus allowing us to take a much slower approach into Central Florida. St. Augustine Almost […]
The End of an Era
We awoke early this morning (well, if you count 7am as early, we do) along Cocoa Beach. We’re parked next to our friends Sean & Louise of OurOdyssey. Two and a half years ago we met for the first time in nearby Titusville to watch the last night launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor. This morning, […]
Our Secret Summer Mission – Operation: Dip Toes
This past summer we’ve been on a secret mission, and we’d like to share it with you. Just a fair warning.. the rest of this post is a bit more sentimental than we generally share in this space. The Secret Plan Last spring my father had received some extraordinarily good news regarding his cancer treatments. […]
Georgia Lingers In Our Minds
After wrapping up our bus maintenance in Chattanooga, it was time for some fun in Georgia! Atlanta We made a late night arrival to our friend’s Dale & Miri’s place nearish downtown Atlanta who we had parked our Oliver with previously. Based on our memories, we were pretty sure the bus would fit. His property […]
A Year On Lithium
Has it been a year already? When we bought our bus last summer it had no house battery bank or inverter installed – critical features of utmost importance for two Technomads who depend on ample electricity for both our work and social lives. We knew this was an area we needed to immediately address if […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – Voyager 54
Meet John John Lamb has been on the road since mid-2010. He’s a solo traveler in his late 50s who funds his adventures by picking up workamping jobs around the country that range from hosting campgrounds to building projects. Since John hit the road, he’s now on his third RV – it’s a classic Goldilocks […]
A Full Time RVer’s Perspective on Fuel Costs
This article was originally published in 2012. We have a more current version available, also now reflecting our boating fuel costs: Pouring Rent Into the Tank: A Perspective on Fuel Costs for Full Time RVers and Boaters One of the first objections naysayers have about a full time RVing lifestyle is fuel costs, and how […]
Ohio to Chattanooga – Bus Rallies and Bus Maintenance
After leaving Michigan we took a slow meander on our own to the next bus rally in Ohio. Dayton, OH While it wasn’t the most direct route to New Paris, OH – we wanted to stop at the USAF Museum in Dayton. So we got an early start from Sterling State Park just north of […]
