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Pre-cruise prep
As I write this we are sailing away to Mexico. I will write about the boarding process shortly. But this post is about the final pre-cruise preparations. Most important among those preparations was arranging care for Rusty. Most honored stepson Joshua once more rose to the occasion, driving all the way from VA in 2 … Continue reading
Christmas meals
I had two Christmas meals this year: the traditional Christmas dinner at the RV resort and lunch on Dec 26 with my son in Ocala. The Christmas meal was quite good – and free! We only had to bring a pot luck dish; the turkey and ham was provided by the resort. Jett didn’t come … Continue reading
A minimalist Christmas
Jett and I will be in our RV, alone, on Christmas. There isn’t a lot of Christmas spirit in our “house on wheels” this year due, largely, to Jett’s health. Or lack thereof. But we are making a feeble attempt. Jett insisted that I pull the box of Christmas decorations out of the shed and … Continue reading
The inverter switch
Now that I have told you all about the inverter, let’s take a step back and deal with the more critical electrical problem: the failure of the inverter switch. The problem manifested, about 10 days ago, with the refrigerator suddenly and unexpectedly losing power. I was panicked at first, thinking that the refrigerator itself had … Continue reading
First Florida infusion
On Monday Jett received her first immunotherapy infusion in Florida. It was performed at the Regional Cancer Center of Fort Myers, a very nice facility less than 15 minutes from our Florida home. All went well, though she felt weak for two days afterward. The big accomplishment, from my perspective, was that all of the … Continue reading
Mostly back in Florida
Rusty, the Corolla and I are all back in Florida. Four days, about 1750 miles. The best thing that can be said about the trip is that my back isn’t too sore. And no breakdowns and no near-disasters. The worse thing that happened was that I took a couple of wrong turns. They added a … Continue reading
TN5 Hop 3: Flagler Beach FL to Worcester MA
1436 miles via I-95, Merritt Parkway and I-84, about 960 miles on Amtrak and 220 tow miles to return the RV to Ft Myers. Cumulative tow miles: 457. Cumulative truck miles: 1675. The additional truck miles were accumulated in traveling between the Bulow RV Resort and the Jacksonville Amtrak station, visiting the Florida state parks … Continue reading
Hospital drama and the radical reshaping of the TN5
To say that the fifth trip north (TN5) has not gone as planned would be a massive understatement. The entire trip has morphed from an RV journey to New Hampshire to a rather desperate attempt to get to Massachusetts by any means available. After 5 weeks in Flagler Beach – rather than the planned 3 … Continue reading
Solving the Rusty problem
Rusty is a good dog and is rarely a problem. Except when we have to travel by some mode other than truck or car. He is not a large dog, weighing in at 35 pounds, but he is too large to carry on board either a passenger plane or a train. He probably would do … Continue reading
Insulin in our lives
During her second hospitalization it was discovered that Jett’s blood glucose level had drifted dangerously high – 244 when 150 is the upper limit for normal. I was there when this was detected and I didn’t believe it. I made the nurse do the test again. 242. So insulin was added to her long list … Continue reading