Livin' Part of Life

We have continued to fully embrace the Livin’ Part of Life here in Maine these past couple of days. While Rick’s post eloquently spoke to what is so special and unique to us on MDI, we also hope to share real insights that are accessible to all when you take the opportunity to enjoy this… Read more

Tonight we find ourselves in one of our favorite places – on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Anyone who knows us knows just how special this place is to us. In fact, the only two words we use when talking about our time here is “cabin” and “cove”. No further explanation is needed. For anyone… Read more

We retired one year ago, Aug 21. We committed to spending the first year just having the adventure of our lives, and I think that we’ve earned an A+! I got this journal from my friend Sarah as a retirement gift, and it stands as a reminder of how much joy we have in every… Read more

It’s been a while since we’ve written, but that doesn’t mean nothing has been going on. On the contrary, our summer (like most of our retired life to date) has been busy. How did we ever find time to work? Following the truncated end to our previous journey to Yellowstone, we spent time cleaning out… Read more

Our trip ended a few days early, due to our mechanical problems. But we made it home same to Avon late yesterday. After 4,228 miles and three National Parks, we were finally back at home. What did we do with all this time? I was up for a doctor appointment at 6:30am. I’ve got some… Read more

? On the road again ? ? East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’ ? There are such good people in this world, especially in Dickinson ND. The camp host was kind enough to give us a container with compressed air last night so we could fill our tire just as we were ready… Read more

We had so much fun the first 3 nights in Dickinson, ND that we decided to stay another night! Well, not exactly… While Theodore Roosevelt National Park was wonderful, and our site at North Park Campground is lovely, we didn’t stay because of those. We stayed because we ran into a small snag with Livvy.… Read more

Sat 6/29 recap – back on real-time updates! (The Stamps asked us a few weeks ago if it took a long time to blog and we said No, it is something that we enjoy doing. We still do. But playing catch up with more than one to do has been just too much! So one… Read more

Friday 6/28 recap Today we made our way from our campsite in Dickinson, ND to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This 1.5 hour journey seemed like nothing after the long drives in the Yellowstone/Teton area. Unlike those drives, this one was rather – boring. No offense to North Dakota! But, like much… Read more

Thursday 6/27 recap What a day. It started so beautifully, and so ended stressfully. We ended the day exhausted. We are grateful to be safe. The departure from Yellowstone’s Fishing Bridge was well executed. We were really well organized; we have this packing up business down to a science! Plus, we got a great night’s… Read more