Supplemental Thoughts on Camping
I made it. From summers of staying home to work to a summer full of camping. Not that summer is over, but I feel triumphant because I made it past the 17-day long stint. It was hard some days—mentally hard, that is—but it was worth it. I’m glad it’s over, but I’m glad I did […]
Thoughts on Hubby’s Friends
One of the purposes of our summer sojourn was camping near bicycle trails that Hubby could mark off his list of places to ride. He made the campground reservations according to which places were closest to the trails. Notice I said his list of trails. I limit myself to riding only trails that are not […]
Thoughts on Museums
Museums are some of my favorite places. Since I was a little girl, I’ve loved history books, historical sites, and history in general. I’ve visited every kind of museum, from national museums to regional museums to small local museums. I generally like them all so high on my list of things to do this summer […]
Additional Thoughts on Camping
I’ve been retired almost 3 months now. I enjoyed being with Daughter, Son-in-Law, and my parents for the first five weeks. Then we set off for the second five weeks in our Taj-Matrailer, visiting Craig’s friends from high school and work. That five-week-long camping period was broken up by our emergency trip to South Dakota, […]
Thoughts on Hiking
Hiking is not my favorite activity, although I don’t mind hiking 3-5 miles, maybe even 6 for an exceptionally lovely view or waterfall or something. And I don’t mind bicycling for 15-20 miles on relatively flat ground. But for both of those things, about 4 hours is my limit. After that, my fun meter […]
Thoughts on Changing Plans
For the most part, ignorance is not bliss and could even be dangerous. But Hubby and I experienced a time when ignorance was bliss. We were camping in Mount Rainer National Park, the land of no electronics. There was no cell service and no wi-fi areas. We were completely out of touch with the world […]
More Thoughts on Camping
Our summer-long sojourn has gone pretty well so far. We have seen a lot of country. Even toured places where we used to live, places where we played, and places where we worked. The mountains were beautiful and everything was green because of the afternoon showers. And I can freely admit it, the revisiting didn’t […]
Adventures in Camping
Six days after I retired, Hubby and I bought a brand-new pop-up tent trailer for camping. We didn’t start out thinking we would buy one, but had planned to spend the summer sleeping in our tent with our cots and blow-up mattress pads. Funny how when faced with 4 months of sleeping discomfort, purchasing decisions […]