Author Archives: gypsi
Rowan and I are traveling on very little in the way of funds. We rely on our ingenuity, and are exercising restraint. We eat out very little, making our meals from our on-board larder. Our largest expense in this current phase is fuel, as we have to be back “home” by a certain date, for … Continue reading
The Road, at Last
Meant to leave on Thursday. Reset to Saturday. Left Sunday. Ah, well … a few less days shouldn’t make much difference! It was very late on Saturday when we were ready to take off, but I was really too tired to drive. Rowan wanted to go ahead and hit the road, like last year, and … Continue reading
Roaring Waters
Upstate New York. Never base your travel times on mileage, here. Lots of small towns in green, green trees, gorgeous views, valleys, rivers, mountains. Speed limit on state highways gets up to 55 or 65, then–lurch–35 or 25 through a town. Speed back up on outside edge of town. Lather, rinse, repeat! Got to Niagara … Continue reading
The Dream, the Plan, the Reality
The Dream: A mother-daughter journey to visit as many National Parks and National Monuments as we can manage. State Parks and other beautiful and interesting things and people nare fair game in this adventure. We hope to make many new friends on the road. Even more, we hope our old friends will ride along with … Continue reading
The Best Thing
I seem to have forgotten to say what the best thing about being in Vermont was, and is: Sharing the time with my good friends, and with Rowan. Always, and forever, it is my community that sustains me. Good friends, good conversation, good food. Always! Thanks, guys!
Green Mountains, Blue Waters
Hello, fellow adventurers. Here I am, late, as usual. It seems that the only time I’m not late is when I walk the pups. (I miss you guys already.) But on to adventure: The first phase of our journey was a sweet trek to Vermont. Thank you, Val and Rick, for making this trip … Continue reading