After spending Thanksgiving in Key West last year, I couldn’t wait to head back again. There was something special about returning to a place where I had already made memories — another Thanksgiving with family, another road trip, another chance to enjoy the journey as much as the destination. This year, I planned to make…
Heading home didn’t mean the adventure was winding down. If anything, the trip was just changing. We still had no idea how much. The tournament was over, but we weren’t ready to point the RV straight toward home. We still had places we wanted to see, wineries to explore, museums to wander through, and plenty…
The tournament crew went home. We didn’t. My friend and I pointed the RV toward the coast, and just like that, the trip became something different. No bowling schedule. No games to plan around. No reason to be anywhere at a certain time. Just the road, a few ideas of places we wanted to see,…
After months of getting the RV ready — new curtains, a new converter, a living room that finally felt like mine — the countdown was over. It was time to go see what this little home on wheels could really do. My best friend and I left home on June 10th, heading west toward Reno…
By November, 2020 had definitely not turned out the way anyone expected. Plans had changed. The way we worked had changed. The way we traveled had changed. But even with everything being different, I was still finding ways to spend time with people I loved and make the most of the moments I could. And…
This is the second half of the story — start with Taking the Scenic Route if you haven’t already. Somewhere in the middle of this Missouri road trip, something shifted. It started at Meramec Vineyards. I’d signed up for Harvest Hosts before the trip but hadn’t used it yet — this was the first stop…