1965 31′ Wanderlodge For Sale (SOLD 10/22)

1965 31′ Blue Bird Wanderlodge $18,0001965 Blue Bird Wanderlodge Blue Bird began building a dedicated motorhome in 1963. In 1965 just five were built. We bought this Wanderlodge in September of 2021, and spent six months full-timing in it from Ohio, to Florida, to Arizona. We are full-time boat liveaboards, … Read More

Picacho Peak

14 Comments

Picacho Peak

We’ve been playing a lot of futbol lately. Somehow the kids still think the two of them against me is fair. I lose just about every night. Not for lack of trying. The kids are filled with bruises and scrapes as they learn that when two of us kick the … Read More

February Blur

12 Comments

Davis Sunset

Davis Park along the Colorado River. Beaches, palms, and decidedly non-tropical waters. Silly us, we thought we’d walk up to the dam and take a look. We didn’t have any immediate travel plans from Laughlin, but we had an absolute ton on our plate with regards to other things, mainly … Read More

Out on the Boat

7 Comments

Lake Havasu

We spent a few days in Lake Havasu State Park. A nice place just a short walk up the road from town, it’s an easy place to go for a walk to dinner, grab some groceries, or get parts from Napa. The kids rode bikes, found places to disappear to, … Read More

Colorado River

8 Comments

Lake Havasu State Park

From Patagonia Lake we made our way back through Tucson again, stopping off just outside of Saguaro National Park. It was one of those places that we were driving in and thinking just how familiar it looked. We’d been there before, but hadn’t remembered until we arrived. Continuing on we … Read More

The Road to Patagonia

9 Comments

Patagonia Lake State Park

We hung out in Safford for two days waiting to have a mechanic give the engine a look. It never moved and they just kept telling me how busy they were, which they did appear to be. It was only a bit frustrating, as they had acted so eager to … Read More

Stranded in Safford

15 Comments

Safford, AZ breakdown

From Roper Lake we were headed up over some mountains toward Phoenix. During our stop in Roper I had made an adjustment to the transmission that I was excited about because the bus hadn’t been shifting into gear at the right spot. Maybe the cable had stretched over time, I’m … Read More

Roper Lake

5 Comments

Roper Lake State Park

We left Catalina State Park, returned the rental car, and did a loop south of Tucson. Almost immediately the bus didn’t feel like it was running quite right, with power a little weak and some popping when going downhill, but I really had no idea what the problem was. We … Read More

The Great New Year’s Flood

5 Comments

Catalina State Park

Catalina State Park is a beautiful spot not far out of Tucson. Behind it are the Catalina Mountains, and directly across the street is just a huge mass of suburban sprawl. Inside the park you feel like you are way out in the middle of nowhere, but should you need … Read More

BUMFUZ XMAS

4 Comments

Picacho Peak

Officially rocking new Bumfuzzle plates. Wait… Bum Fuz? As an aside, Minnesota used to have great license plates, with blue raised lettering. This switch to black block sticker lettering (it was probably ten years ago for all I know) is really horrendous. It really feels like everything we touch these … Read More

Birthdays

14 Comments

O 12 years

Ouest turned twelve on us. Like we don’t even get a say in the matter. Fortunately, Ouest doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes of a tween. She remains a thoughtful, fun, and caring big sister, and about as perfect a daughter as anyone could imagine. I hope all your wishes … Read More

Fine Tuning

24 Comments

Cave Creek

We made it! I have to say, there were a few times the past couple of weeks that I wasn’t at all sure we would make it to Arizona, but we rolled in to Grammy’s right on time, just like we said we would. In all honesty, I sort of … Read More