Meet Us!

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 We want to say hi and welcome to old friends and new. Those who know us may remember our previous blog, Podding in Paradise, that followed our travels around America in a R-pod camper.  Well, we are onto another adventure around America, and points beyond once our world is rid of Covid-19.

A little history about us first. Michael and I met through cycling.  His love of cycling was contagious that by the time we married we were already planning a bicycling adventure around the country. Affectionately known as Odyssey 1, we headed out on two wheels to ride around America. This experience lit our footloose fire, and generally speaking, we have never been content to stay in one place for too long without hitting the road in some fashion. OK, Cape Cod is one exception; we found it easy to live there for almost 14 years. 

Since Odyssey 1, there have been several more! We've done road trips around the country by car and in 2014 bought our first camper, a sweet little teardrop that we outgrew once we began adopting cats! A litter box in a teardrop that only had sleeping space for two wasn't our best idea, so we traded up to a 20' camper, our Rpod, in 2016. In early 2019 we returned to NJ for family reasons, and stayed until early January of this year. After a rough year in Jersey, we took 2020 off to regroup emotionally and physically in a rental in Texas Hill Country. We sold our Pod, ended that blog, and settled in for the year, with our now 4 cats!

Well, we're switching things up again! I write this from Tucson AZ. We arrived yesterday after 3 days of driving from Texas. Why we are here and what's brewing in our minds will be revealed in the next post.

Thanks for reading and we hope you'll stay with us as we set forth on Odyssey...5, I think!

Location: Arizona, USA

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  1. MotherjudeDecember 10, 2020 at 6:27 PM

    Glad you're on a new adventure. Loved the cactus wren. Take care. Miss you both. Love, Judith

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