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Carlsbad Caverns, NM to Hot Springs National Park, AR

Making our way back east, we hit Carlsbad Caverns, which turned out to be the highlight of our trip in my mind. I felt like a … Read More ›

Posted on March 10, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising, travels, van

New Mexico

It was hard leaving Big Bend, but the lone wilting piece of scallion and moldy piece of cheese in our fridge did not look appetizing. … Read More ›

Posted on February 24, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising

Big Bend National Park

We spent a week in Big Bend and barely scratched the surface of the park. It’s huge with five separate visitor centers. Most of the … Read More ›

Posted on February 22, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising

South Texas

Brownsville is the southern most city in Texas, which usually means it’s the warmest. So we stuck around the area. Our roots in boating led … Read More ›

Posted on February 18, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising, van

Don’t be that guy at the Mexican border

Short story: We were denied by Mexican authorities to drive our van past the border towns of the hassle free zone. Customs, immigration and the … Read More ›

Posted on February 14, 2018July 31, 2023
land-cruising

Fleeing winter

It’s been a long few weeks to get to south Texas and the border of Mexico. We got slapped in the face on our intended … Read More ›

Posted on February 9, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising

Sv Piper

It’s not often that we find a doppelgänger sailboat. Sv Piper, a Najad 343, with a center cockpit and aft cabin, has almost the same … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2015July 4, 2019
land-cruising, resources

Travel Notes: Audio Resources

We’ve been on the road for a couple of weeks now. The Northeast was full of stops to visit friends and family, but the after … Read More ›

Posted on October 14, 2015July 31, 2023
land-cruising

Postcards from Annapolis

We only had one piece of business to take care of in Annapolis during boat show week: getting an extra part for our Airhead. Other … Read More ›

Posted on October 12, 2015July 4, 2019
homeschool, land-cruising

U.S. Mint

V has been interested in coins since she we found two near our house dating back to the 1800s. They were in rough shape, so … Read More ›

Posted on October 10, 2015July 4, 2019

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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