We finished our big anniversary trip to the UK with a few days in Dublin. Along the way of our trip, we visited my grandmother’s birth place and the church Mark’s great great grandfather grew up in. Ireland held more family roots for both of us. My mother’s family hails from Ireland, though many of…
Category: Trips!
The best part of camping, the trips! We’ll also include trip planning tips.
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Hike
Wildfires in Arizona are an annual thing. Most are started by dry lightning but too many are started by idiots. 2013 was a tough summer with several active fires in June. We were at a friends pool party and could see the smoke plume off in the distance. Driving home it was much worse. Even…
RV Project: New Radio
Out with the old, in with the new. It was time. The original owner of our Phaeton upgraded to a fancy radio/navigation system that was woefully out of date when we bought it four years later. We really liked having the all-in-one system and looked into updating the map. Holy cow was it expensive. Nope,…
FMCA Savings!
Spring has sprung but it’s not a normal spring for most of us. The darn virus has derailed so many fun things like weddings, vacations, FMCA rallies and more. I can’t be the only one wanting to get back to our normal everyday lives. Here in Arizona, we are lucky that we can use our…
Campfire in a Can
Oh how I love a campfire. I’ve professed it many times. It’s THE place to gather at the end of a day to laugh and share stories with your friends or to relax with your husband and a good glass of wine, or whisky. Not every campground allows open campfires anymore. Sometimes it’s a space…
Touring Tucson
Tucson is going to be center stage for the next FMCA Rally! But there is so much more to the area than just the fairgrounds. No matter how you like your activities, inside or outside, Southern Arizona has it all. Reid Park Zoo Located 16 miles from the Pima County Fairgrounds, the zoo is…
Tucson Happenings
Tucson is going to be center stage for the next FMCA Rally! But there is so much more to the area than just the fairgrounds. No matter how you like your activities, inside or outside, Southern Arizona has it all. Tombstone Almost everyone knows about the historic shootout at the O.K. Corral, but have you…
101st FMCA Rally
Guess what day it is? Guess what day it is? Are you all thinking of the camel in the Geigo commercial? The 101st International FMCA Rally in Tucson is 101 days away! See what I did there. March is a great time to be in Arizona. The day temps are perfect with spectacular sunsets followed…
Hacienda RV Resort
Our recent trek to Georgia and back had us scouring RV forums for places to stop and sleep for the night. We didn’t have the luxury of spending a few days in each stopping point; our drive was mission oriented. The drive from Arizona to Georgia then back again needed to be done at a…
Turkey in the Dirt
Yes, you read that correctly. For the last several years we have celebrated Thanksgiving in the California desert. Don’t think we skimp on the feast just because we are dry camping in the middle of nowhere. We go all out. It’s a traditional Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. The day starts much like it…