As I reflect on 2021, there were definitely periods of pain and difficulty. Struggles in my family with mental illness. COVID. Near death. Death. Sometimes if I think about it too long it brings tears to my eyes. At times it feels surreal. And at other times it feels like something lurking right around the …
In October 2020, I was preparing for my retirement. John and I had dreams of spending more time with our family, traveling the world, making the most of the time we had. So much has changed in the last year, that I thought it was best to “restart” my journey. We made a decision last …
Woke up early and drove one of the finger lakes, hiked the Taughannock Falls rim and gorge. Not much water, but it was beautiful. From there through the back roads of NY into PA and OH to get us home tonight. The colors in the back roads of NY were definitely at peak. The …
Up early, after a very cold and strange night. Temps in the low 30s, alarm went off at the farm we are staying at. We could hear the alarm in the background….wondering if the police would eventually show up. Ha. Turned the generator on so we wouldn’t freeze. We spent some time at the Maple …
We woke to snow showers/freezing rain and temps of 17 with a wind chill. We woke quickly, brushed teeth and planned our get out of northern New Hampshire plan. We drove down highway 302 to Conway. Hoped to hike, but the RV was too big and there weren’t any parking spaces available. So, we headed …
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Woke up when my body wanted to wake up (8am). Brushed my teeth while I became very aware we were out of water. To do for today….find water to fill the tank. On a high note, we think we have the hot water tank running. Headed into the park for one last hike. We know …
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Woke around 7 am, and readied for our day. The park next to our parking spot had a bathroom, so we took advantage. Still need to solve for hot water, but we were able to get some running cold water. Got to Acadia by 8:30 and mapped out our day with the help of the …
Short sleep We decided to stop at a rest area in Oneida, NY just outside Utica, NY right after midnight. That way we had the convenience/safety of a rest area as well as a place to go into to use the bathroom and get gas. You could hear the traffic while we were sleeping, but …
With the international borders closed to Americans, and NYC a ghost town with limited face to face interaction, we decided to re-prioritize. RV glamping to all the national parks We love the idea of hitting up every national park in the US. So far, we have only scratched the surface. Several years ago we saw an …
FIRE Financially Independent. Retire Early. At 52 years of age, we got here later than some, but probably earlier than most. Four years ago, I was soul searching about my C suite job…contemplating the idea of keeping this gig going for another 10-15 years. Was I that ambitous? Did I want to give most of …