A chilly, rainy, November day kept us mostly in the house finding our own fun today. Brian continues his recovery and walked his longest distance in a month. He and Tiffany took a stroll around the block – no cane, no pain. All good. CreeperPuppy had his favorite cuddle head to space – or atContinue reading “Leesburg, Ohio Part 2; Day 2”
Category Archives: Car Adventures
Car Adventure update…conclusion?
We’re really hoping not to jinx ourselves by calling this the end of our unexpected, unwanted and unenjoyable car adventure. We are keeping our fingers crossed. Our last task was to share the name of our new vehicle. Three of the adventurers were resolute and unified in their choice so that is what was picked.Continue reading “Car Adventure update…conclusion?”
Car Adventure update…#3
Here’s hoping we’ve come to the end of our mini-adventure involving problems with our van. Things went from ‘annoying’ and ‘inconvenient’ to ‘impossible’. After some maintenance on the 22nd we thought we saw enough improvement to continue limping along east toward Minnesota. We hoped the lower grades of an interstate highway would be something OleContinue reading “Car Adventure update…#3”
Car adventure update…#2
Usually after learning your vehicle needs an engine overhaul your options are repair or replace but our situation is unique. Our US driving tour is supposed to only last from now to the first week in August and then 5-6 weeks in Oct/Nov. The rest of the time we’ll be traveling overseas (we hope) andContinue reading “Car adventure update…#2”
Car adventure update…#1
As we said yesterday, the engine on the van is not repairable – but it actually is drivable at the moment. As long as we don’t go too fast, drive for too long or go up too many big hills. Just the constraints that make for a great cross country road trip. Given the terribleContinue reading “Car adventure update…#1”