Summer in Northern California

Summer in Northern California

While the rest of the country sizzled this summer, we spent our time in the beautiful (and cool) northern California coast. With most nights in the 50’s and days topping 70, we never needed air conditioning and always carried a sweater! We parked north of Santa Cruz on the ocean

and enjoyed many trips north to [...]

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A Quick and Tasty Visit to Vegas

A Quick and Tasty Visit to Vegas

What better place to stop for your anniversary? No question. Vegas, baby!  Due to our limited available time in Las Vegas we decided to try the Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort instead of the Motorcoach Resort where we normally stay. The Oasis has very long pull-thru sites so dropping our car trailer is not necessary. [...]

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Lunch in Durango

Lunch in Durango

On our way west we couldn’t resist a detour up to Durango, Colorado to visit the Mesa Verde National Park. The area is a spectacular preservation of ancestral Puebloans that lived for 700 years and built elaborate stone communities here in southwestern Colorado. It was a fascinating day at the Park and even observed a [...]

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Short Ribs and Potatoes Fondantes

Short Ribs and Potatoes Fondantes

It’s still cool/cold out depending on where you are and so today sounded like a “short ribs” kind of day. Some people feel putting together a short rib dinner is a daunting task but really a long braise like this is a simple and unfussy dinner.
For the Short ribs:
For 2 people you need 4 good [...]

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BBQ in Austin, Texas

BBQ in Austin, Texas

When you’re in Texas it’s all about BBQ and our favorites in the Austin area are:

Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ – a blend of gas station and hearty texas bbq restaurant. Their moist brisket is out of this world and Rudy’s has lots of locations around Texas for your enjoyment.
The Salt Lick – get the [...]

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Laundry Utopia

Laundry Utopia

So you are on the road and need to do laundry. Most RV resorts have laundry facilities and many are really terrific like Houston’s LakeView Resort with it’s commercial front loading washers and dryers. But when the facilities are poor, too small or too crowded we find an alternative wherever we are. In Austin, Texas [...]

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