Category: Travel
Strasbourg
By Cezar
A Nice Way to End the Day
Another hold over from our recent time in Mexico. Santa Clara Rompope is an eggnog like drink made with cream, sugar, eggs and other ingredients with rum so it has 12% alcohol and doesn't need to be refrigerated. We…
By robrose
Pantaloons the Pigeon
Late last year we spent several months staying in Mexico at a RV park on the Sea of Cortez. There were many things that we saw everyday, people in nearby sites, food vendors who came through each morning, people who…
By robrose
Wissembourg
Wissembourg (or Weißenburg in German) is an interesting place I wanted to visit years ago, but it was simply too remote from… well… everything. It lies on the border between France and Germany, at the heart of the…
By Cezar
The Lights were off in Marfa
The lights come out at night in Marfa, unfortunately we stopped during the day this time, so no joy in seeing the lights. (We have stayed in Marfa in the past and seen the lights at night so we know they are real. Real…
By robrose
This May not be Luckenbach, but It Sure is Texas
Driving down Texas Highway 90 today, which is about as much in the middle of nowhere as one can be. Mile after unrelenting mile of arid landscape unfolds along both side of the road. Then in the middle of all this…
By robrose
Did I Mention it was Windy
The wind we drove through yesterday kept up all night, and even with the jacks down on Sophie we could feel it. It was more of a moving back and forth motion than a rocking motion. We seldom are bothered by outside…
By robrose
A Day of West Texas Wind
It was a day of two hands on the steering wheel and constantly correcting the drift to the left made worse by the constant wind gusts. The dry landscape of West Texas meant dust was in the air. Being dependent on my…
By robrose
Baby It's Cold Outside
The advantage of owning a small RV made in Canada that is very well insulated. A 48 degree difference between the inside and outside temperature and the only heat is our small electric heater. Yet by noon the sun will…
By robrose