Amarillo

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We’re in Amarillo, and aren’t entirely sure why. We started out headed for the Palo Duro Canyon State Park. We were cruising along some state highway when the road dipped down into the Canyon, or at least one nearby. When I say dipped I mean it went straight down for … Read More

Still Somewhere in Texas

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We are up in small-town country Texas now. Driving through places with names like Paducah. Tonight we settled in at Caprock Canyons State Park in the overflow camper parking. Apparently it’s finally the time of year that people actually need reservations for these types of things. We are very very … Read More

Somewhere in Texas

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Just had a couple of slow days just driving in a northerly direction. Last night we swung into the Abilene RV Park—a standard sort of dump right smack dab on the interstate. There I was informed that they could not rent us a space for one night because our RV … Read More

Gorman Falls

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What do you know, the kids are old enough to go on a hike without being carried the entire way. We set out on a three-mile hike to Gorman Falls this morning in really cold weather, which was actually sort of nice. The kids had a nice time tromping down … Read More

Colorado Bend State Park

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Yesterday we drove to Llano, a small Texas hill country town, west of Austin. Yes, we missed Austin yet again. I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve driven through Texas and somehow we have never gone through what has to be one of the most hyped cities in America. … Read More

Turkey Bend

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We visited Fredericksburg today. As we drove down Main a guy pulled up alongside us and yelled out that he’d seen us on Tiny House Blog. He laughed and said that he’d just moved and had twenty-five truck loads of crap. The light turned green and he wished us well. … Read More

1966 Dodge Travco Interior (After)

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We finally took a few moments to get some interior shots of the bus now that it’s done—or at least nearly so. Here are the before pics. 1966 Dodge Travco Interior (Before)

Luckenbach

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I got a new brake light switch, installed it, and still have no brake lights. Crap. I’ve bypassed the switch and confirmed that the wiring is fine, which really only leaves the possibility that the switches are junk. Which, considering they only cost nine bucks, wouldn’t surprise me in the … Read More

San Antonio Fiesta

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After getting lost the other day we were closer to San Antonio than we expected, and we also found out that this weekend is what they call Fiesta, and there was going to be a parade today. So, we told the kids, and they were instantly jazzed about the idea … Read More

Boerne

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It’s funny how our plans change day to day, even out here on the road. We left Shiner the other morning headed for Austin. A trip of about eighty miles. We do our best to take the back roads, and after an hour or so I remember seeing a sign … Read More

Shiner

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I have to admit that I’ve been humbled here in Kemah by the incredible people we have met, and the generosity of all of them. We met up with our friends, the sugar-cookie-family, for dinner last night, and I really just can’t believe the goodwill that they heaped upon us. … Read More

Texas BBQ

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Bum friends had a BBQ today with us as the guests of honor. I have to say that I’m not really the most social guy in the world—the website is really my social outlet outside of my family, and even that obviously revolves solely around them—but these Bumfuzzle get-togethers always … Read More