Every time my brother comes to Texas there is somewhat of an agenda with one main goal in mind, sometimes starting before the sun is even up. “BBQ” This last trip, him and a few friends arrived in Austin at 2:30am and headed straight for anything that was open, which led them to a downtown…
Highway 10 to CA (again)
It was 2am, a week later then we planned to leave, and we were still packing. A migraine took me down and we decided there was no sense leaving now, we’d just sleep and go in the morning. A full 12 hours later and finally, we made our escape out of Texas. With so much…
Guess what I got you for Christmas? We’re Having a Baby!
Shower water running, The Husband was just about to step in when I told him, “hey look at that thing on the counter”. He picked it up, looked at it, set it back down, then got in the shower. A beat passes and then he starts yelling over the running shower….. “What does that mean?…
The Edge Travel Trailer
As the seasons started to shift, the ocean turned a bit brisk for what a 3:2 wetsuit comfortably supports, and our mail hold extension was nearing the point of possibly being returned to sender, it was decided to take a brief regrouping back home. The weeds creeped above the fence line, prepping our house nicely…
The Perfect Rum: No Hang Over!?
If you’ve traveled to Nicaragua, you will notice a great deal of marketing for Flor de Caña rum. Flor de Caña translates beautifully to “sugar cane flower”. Once you step utside of the airport, you will have the opportunity to partake in the delicious local market version of this rum. The local market rum holds…
Spinach Crunch Taco
Love concocting something from nothing! Here is one of those fantabulous recipes that came about when the kitchen was down to the classic college best of condiments and an empty pickle jar. Well, ok not that bad, but pretty empty on cooking standards. Staring at the sparse shelves of my open fridge, hungry and not…
3 Free Urban Camping Ideas
Tired and dirty, driving practically from daybreak, and it was nearing dark again. This was our first extended road trip, and we did not have our road trip essentials dialed in yet. We did not know about affordable campground clubs, or why having a gym membership would make extended road trips easier. We built a…
Oregon Coast
Day 42 of travel in our red camper: “Hey, guess what?! We’re in Oregon!” We had been driving all day and were just about out of daylight when we spotted the beach below. A sharp right looped us around, downhill to the Heceta Head Lighthouse beach. Cliffs of mossy green forest over looked expansive empty beaches. I was starting…
San Simeon campground and Hearst Castle
San Simeon State Park is located 35 miles north of San Luis Obispo on Highway 1, and about 5 miles south of the historic Hearst Castle. If you’re in for a road trip, this is a great little piece of history to check out, just 4 hours from San Francisco or Los Angeles. A variety of…
Highway 10 to California Roadtrip
Hours later I woke up at a gas station somewhere inside of El Paso. The iPad alarm, which had been set for 6:15, was repeatedly going off. It was now 6:45, meaning neither one of us had been consious enough to hear it for half an hour. The Husband’s eyes bloodshot from having been up…