long-goodbye Home Wow. We're home. Wendy was tracking our location and walked out to meet us. It was so good to see her! She really made the trip possible by holding down the fort. We did a first pass at unpacking, we'll return the RV tomorrow. I tackled
long-goodbye What a long strange trip! The last two days have been a blur of states and a LOT of driving. We're ahead of schedule, and we'll be home by 2pm, I think. We've been listening to the audiobook of Lonesome Dove as we go. The RV is so loud
long-goodbye Shoes in the Silverware, Redux If you know Boonins, you know that we love to work a joke for as long as possible. We don’t beat a dead horse so much as make the live ones in earshot pray for blessed release. So it should come as no surprise that when we get good
long-goodbye Episode 12: In which Sara scores us a bonus state After it was all over, Sara said "Don't make me look like an idiot." So, I'll start with the disclaimers. There was construction. There were two highways together, then going their separate ways. It wasn't clear what was an exit and what
long-goodbye Vuja de It's weird driving back across the country. We took 5 days to travel out, lollygagged for a full day in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, then turned around and hit the road at 6am on Monday. Now it's Wednesday at 10am and we're crossing the river
long-goodbye Westward Hoes! Before we'd even started on our eastbound trip (aka "The Long Goodbye"), we'd decided that the return voyage would be called Westward Hoes. I'm only now trying to figure out the plural of ho, however. Seems like the "e" is
long-goodbye Toodle loo from Loo Well I'm finally liberated. What a fucking nightmare. I was hanging out at the nursery, which was a reasonably comfortable spot, although I knew it was not permanent. My jailer was kindly, if a bit grumpy, but I enjoyed the mild California climate and he watered me regularly.
long-goodbye So close... Hi Bob! Roberta is at the wheel and she don't need no stinking maps! I'm going to shoot a video of this when we drive down her actual street. I wonder if Bob will stand outside waving as we approach. Sara just texted him our cocktail order. It&
long-goodbye The long goodbye: The backstory That's what we decided to name this eastbound roadtrip: The Long Goodbye (with due acknowledgement to Raymond Chandler). It's our long goodbye to Roberta of course, but it's also Roberta's goodbye to the Decamaron- it's all of us saying goodbye
long-goodbye Hello, Cleveland Forget about the traveling trio, let's talk about me for a minute. My first text exchange with Elisabeth today was as follows: E: We're in Gary Indiana S: Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York or Rome? That made me happy, although I think I pulled something
long-goodbye Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... When you decide to up and leave and go RV-ing, someone has to hold down the fort. In this case, it wasn't so much holding down as it was wrangling. We all took off and left Wendy, Ron's sister, and her husband, Jerry, at home with
long-goodbye Struggle bus morning Once I’ve had my coffee, I’m great in the morning. Before that, it’s pretty dodgy. By building a careful routine, I’ve learned to muddle my way through the first minutes of the day… shuffle to the bathroom, then straight to the kitchen— switch on the kettle,
long-goodbye Shoes in the Silverware I got into trouble last night, bad trouble. So bad that I can only now face up to what I did. I put my shoes in the silverware drawer. Thank goodness that my mother is dead; this is a transgression that she would have found difficult to forgive. What on
long-goodbye You can't make this shit up Kudos for sharp-eyed Roberta who noticed that this gas station is called "Kum and Go" and then also that the gas is $1.69/gallon there.
long-goodbye Auto Correct Now don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about our auto. It's a fine camper and does the job. We have perfected the do-si-dos necessary to move around the cabin together (nb: not while driving!), there is ample room inside and it's
long-goodbye Which Church? Which Bible Church did the crew attend to commemorate reaching the halfway point? Are they more Cavalry or Crossroads? Inquiring minds wanna know....
long-goodbye Update: Golden spike target has been located! Here's where we'll plant the golden spike- right between the major metropolises (metropoles? metropolii?) of Aurora and York https://maps.google.com?q=40.8209466,-97.8271446&hl=en-US&gl=us It'll be in a couple of hours. For the full voyeuristic
long-goodbye Driving to nowhere Last night was truly the popping of our RV cherry. I think things really clicked for Sara and Roberta. We just pulled off the highway into a rest area and without ever needing to leave the vehicle, we cooked, ate, got a little shnockered and started re-watching The Good Wife
long-goodbye Australia’s got nothing on us We made it out of Wyoming without further drama and we're now parked for the night at the Sidney rest stop (Nebraska, not Australia). But before we left the state, we got a great deal on gas and took pity on the poor dinosaur and gave him a
long-goodbye Superior cops don't have Covid Just had an upsetting incident while driving through Superior, Wyoming. We ran into trouble with the law! We were in a pretty flat part of Wyoming and I was crouched between the gals in the front seat talking. Nothing seemed amiss but then I heard Roberta at the wheel saying
long-goodbye The fourth passenger For anyone who doesn't already know, Sara is a tree nerd. It's a pretty normal sight to see her carting around trees and plants in the back of her pickup truck. Her super nerd speciality is conifers and she's informed me they call themselves
long-goodbye Reached the Arctic Circle We're in Green River, Wyoming for day #2 pitstop #1. I heated up soup on the RV stove. Sara, being an experienced traveler, wanted to try the local cuisine so we pulled into the parking lot of the Arctic Circle. We're too big for the drive
long-goodbye Day 1 wrap-up Our day 1 was a big one– over 750 miles. We really wanted to make it to Park City, Utah because Roberta has a friend who has an amazeballs house in the mountains. She's away and offered us the run of the place overnight. Given that the rest
long-goodbye Goodbye gambling, hello garments Hey, we're in Utah! The only sad thing is that we're going to hit the end of Roberta's book soon...
