The standard check out time at RV parks is 11am, but we’re yet to master the art of packing up quickly, particularly when it comes to cleaning up our sewer pipes, filling up our fresh water tanks, and putting all the plumbing stuff away. Lisette reckons Michael is very efficient, but we still underestimate how […]
All through the night our RV rattled whenever a truck zoomed past us as we slept on the side of the highway. In the light of day, we realized that our rest stop was also a picnic stop, but despite having 4 massive garbage bins, the area was littered with dozens of empty alcohol bottles. […]
We’re one month into our epic road trip around North America! We celebrated by waking up to a glorious sunset in the morning, and perfect conditions for a day at White Sands National Park, one of the most dog-friendly national parks in the US, as dogs can run freely up and down the more than […]
This morning was the first time we needed to replace our propane tank on the trip, which runs our hot water tank and refrigerator. Fortunately we have solar, so we don’t need propane for our electricity (and we plug in when we’re in RV parks), nor do we have to run a noisy generator. We […]
Lisette first heard the term “wind chill factor” when she first visited the US as a 13 year-old, spending winter with family on the East Coast and being stuck indoors due to the icy blizzards. Before that, growing up in Sydney she’d only heard of one temperature to describe the current state, rather than a […]
The morning was incredibly windy, quickly dashing any hopes that Lisette had of doing some yoga outside alongside the RV. Instead, we made our way back to Tombstone, where we immediately were transported back to the 1880s, when the town was in its heyday. There’s one main street to wander around, and the buildings have […]
The Saguaro (correct pronunciation: suh-waa-row) cacti are the biggest cacti in the world. They grow slowly at first–an inch or so during the first 6-8 years. At 70 years old they start growing arms. They get to 12 -15 meters (40-50 feet) tall when they’re about 150 years old! Saguaro National Park is part of […]
Lisette had never heard about Biosphere 2 before Michael had added it to our itinerary. Here’s the basic background about it today: It’s a large, self-contained ecological research facility in Oracle, Arizona. The facility spans 3.14 acres and has various biomes, including a rainforest, ocean, desert, mangrove wetlands, and agricultural areas. It’s now run by […]
Next up: Phoenix! Lisette had been once before, but it was for a work trip for a mere day. As the capital of Arizona and apparently the fifth-most populous city in the US, we were looking forward to seeing what the city had to offer. Right next to Phoenix is the city of Scottsdale, known […]
The morning was freezing and raining, but imagine our surprise when the rain started to turn into sleet, and then snow! Our second time seeing snow on this trip, and both times it’s in Arizona–a state where you’re more likely to conjure up images of sunny skies and hot desert temperatures! We walked outside briefly […]