Author Archives: Serene

We have had a nice first week back in Boise.   It is interesting how quickly you can go back to your normal life.  (Although this version of normal STILL has technology problems!)  Randy is working on fixing things here in … Continue reading →

We left Bend on Thursday and went as far as Burns, Oregon.  Randy reminded me en-route that I had said I would drive when we got on these straight roads.  I had not forgotten, but was not going to volunteer!  As … Continue reading →

We listen to an RV podcast each week called Living the RV Dream.  It has been quite helpful for us while prepping for this lifestyle.  A couple of weeks ago they invited people to share mottos for their RV travel.  … Continue reading →

We, and my parents (Glenn and Beverly),  had a nice trip on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad today.  People of all ages and stages stopped and waved at our train all through the little towns of Rockaway Beach and Garibaldi.  Everybody loves … Continue reading →

At last post, we were headed down  I-5  towards Vancouver, Washington.  Driving through Seattle (or in my case riding) pulling our fifth-wheel was quite interesting.  The road is way crowded and very much in need of repair.   On one of … Continue reading →

Today we initiated a crossing over, and completed a crossing over. I actually mailed my application for retirement to PERSI, Public Employees Retirement System of Idaho.  Randy and I had to go sign in front of a notary documenting that the … Continue reading →

What is that smell!?   It was perplexing and it was unpleasant enough that we needed to figure it out! Of course, in an RV you fear “black tank” (bathroom) odors but that wasn’t the problem as the odor was in … Continue reading →

In the past few days we have had expectations dashed and expectations exceeded. We spent the weekend at Priest Lake State Park.  The lake was beautiful and the water clear.  A campground program director reminded us of a cruise director … Continue reading →

My father is an only child yet he had 58 first cousins.   We have spent the week in Newport enjoying the company of three of his/my cousins:  Audrey, Britta and Venita.  Of course, there are third cousins (Vicki, Terri and … Continue reading →

This is our patio at our campsite at Farragut State Park.   It has been a great stay.  We really like this park and have discussed that this might be a good place to park host.   We asked the … Continue reading →