Category: Road Stories
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Lights over Olafsfjord
After the whale trip, we grabbed lunch of lamb kebabs and fish soup at a local Indian restaurant that faced the wharf, and then headed further north. Our stop tonight was in Olafsfjordur, called Brimnes Bunglalos. Each small cabin is also equipped with a hot tub on the porch. When we pulled into town, I…
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Over the Volcano and through the woods
As we were leaving the isolated sheep farm, we had high hopes for the day. Today is Whale Watch Day! I (Sarah) have never seen a humpback whale in person and my previous open water experience hadn’t gone so smoothly. Despite spending most of my life as a lake rat, the open waves of the…
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The Northern Lights from Möðrudalur – the Highest Located Farm in Iceland
When we left Studagil, we chartered our way to Möðrudalur, our stay for the night. Google Maps offered a “shortcut” of over an hour going across the Vajantafjool glacier. We looked at the road, a solid packed and wide road, with a max elevation of 1600 ft above sea level. There was a thin…
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Icelandic Animal Bucket List
On Thursday, we slept in a bit as we were finally getting used to the time difference. We got re-packed, and went up to the main house for breakfast. Once again, it was a standard Icelandic breakfast with a spread of breads, meats, cheeses and skyr. This skyr was much thinner than what I had…
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The First Real Look
Wednesday, October 2nd, our 25th wedding anniversary had us up early, as we were still not quite accustomed the time change. Our host did not start serving breakfast until 7:30, so we brewed some hot tea and coffee in our room and watched the mountains come alive. We ventured into the main house to enjoy…
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The Littles Go Abroad
Cheers to 25 Years of wedded bliss. When you get married, you always hope it will last forever. Some do, some don’t. But as two children of divorce, Ray and I made a vow that we took exceptionally seriously. So when our 25th anniversary approached, longer than both sets of our parents made it, I…
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Yellowstone Adventure
Yellowstone, oh Yellowstone…. Where’s Rip? If you say the word “Yellowstone” these days, you’re more likely to hear a “Man, I love that show” than “it is so beautiful!” and the fame that Taylor Sheridan has brought the area cannot be understated. Yellowstone National Park is America’s oldest National Park and is one of the…
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We flew to Montana and you’ll never guess why
When the husband says, “hey, im thinking about buying this… ” and its in Montana, and requires a vacation, you say why not!
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Camping in Campo
Camping in Campo – Picture Canyon, CO For our second night in the camper, we drove 35 miles across the border to Picture Canyon, an archelogical site covering many different cultures over the past 12,000 Years. This campground was completly off grid, no phone or wifi signal, no water or sewer hookups, no electric. We…
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Black Mesa State Park and Wildlife Area
Adventurer Abounds The winter doll drums hit us and we were ready to hit the road and do something off the farm, So we decided it was time to put our Adventurer truck bed camper to the test and what a better test than to take it off grid in winter! We headed first to…
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Boston
Boston University The alarm went off before the dawn broke the day we left for Boston. In the typical “get ready thrash” no one slept well before we took off, but as the alarms sounded, we were off and going. We even skipped brewing our morning coffee to make as much time as possible. On…
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Gloucester by the Sea
Gloucester By The Sea This summer we have been on an epic Nor’easter adventure in search of the place our youngest might call home for four or so years soon. In another post, I’ll digest some of that travel, but for now, posting about today, our trek from Brattleboro, VT to Gloucester, MA. We…
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Terlingua Day 2
We talked and decided that though we did have fun and got some cool shots, we could not stay up all night and drive back the next day. So we decided to scout out some more locations and do our own night shots that night, and get a good night’s sleep. So we went back…
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Shooting the Milky Way
The class was put on by Jason Weingart and his team, who double as storm chases in the rainy season. We loaded up and headed out for the first location. Everyone got all set up and was focused and shooting test shots when a white Nissan pickup came down the road. We all scrambled to…
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Waking up in the desert
The next morning, we got up and finished filling out our registration paperwork since the office was closed when we arrived and the attendant recommended the café next door, said that they had great bacon and even better avocado toast. So we walked over and sure enough, though harried, the waitress brought us a great…
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Ready to Go! Terlingua, TX
For my birthday, Ray purchased two tickets to a photography workshop in Terlingua, Tx, known as one of the darkest sky areas of the United States, and in the top 10 on the world. We love to do astrophotography and this is something we’ve looked forward to for months. We ordered the truck in November, and…
