It is first light, and Mary Ann and I have driven down to the Mississippi River from the Illinois side. A little paved road follows the train tracks along the riverside, and just between the Casino Queen and the grain elevator is a off-limits dirt road that crosses the tracks, goes over the levee and… Continue reading Pre-Dawn Before the Arch
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Generator Woes
One of the joys of RV’ing is that you are heading off across country, totally dependent on technology. Sometimes old, worn, technology. One of our traditional problems occurred today, the generator failed. We have a gasoline powered Onan generator belowdecks that provides 110 volts for everything from the air conditioner to the cell phone chargers.… Continue reading Generator Woes
Getting Off
Getting started on a new trip is one of the hardest things in my life. It is the most drawn out, stressful thing I can do to myself. In the three-plus decades I’ve been married (I lose track of the decimals) the most severe arguments we have had have all happened in the last few… Continue reading Getting Off