The Blog

Hickory, NC

Mary and Robyn have been friends for almot 40 years. It was so nice to visit her and her husband…

Fort Hamby COE Park, NC

We crossed into North Carolina after paying exorbitant tolls on our way out of West Virginia. Fort Hamby park is…

West Virginia Family

After Watoga State Park we were able to visit Mary’s sister Kathy in Charleston, West Virginia. Kathy has this great…

Watoga State Park, WV

On our way from Niagra Falls to Charleston, we stopped for a couple of days at Watoga State Park on…

Niagra Falls, NY

We left Michigan behind and made a b-line to our next destination.  The b-line took us through a bit of…

More U-P (Yoo Pee)

Another fun place we camped with Patty was Pictured Rocks. Beautiful hikes, beautiful scenery and a fast, wet, jet boat…

Visit with Scott and Lynn

While Dave was in Hawaii, Mary was able to visit with her brother Scott and sister-in-law Lynn. We played Yahtzee,…

Dave sails in Hawaii

While Mary was gallivanting Charlevoix with her friends, Dave had serious business to attend to. A friend of ours, John…

Girls week in Charlevoix

Mary convinced her best friends from Carson City to come to Charlevoix for vacation. We had a great time. Dave…

Family Time in Michigan

We made it to Charlevoix, Michigan on the 4th of July. Charlevoix is Mary’s hometown and it is beautiful. Of…

Oak Harbor and Carson City

Before we left Washington State, we wanted to visit our good friends Denise and Wyatt in Oak Harbor. They toured…

Family Time

We had a great time visiting Dave’s parents Jean and Jack. They are doing great. We played Bingo, sang with…

Back in the USA

We are in the US to visit family and friends.  We landed around midnight June 1 in Sacramento. The next…

We Are On Vacation

The boat is ready. We are ready. Let summer begin. We feel very fortunate to have good friends staying on…

Ticking down the clock

Happy Memorial Day to folks in the US of A. Four days to go before we fly back. It’s just…