The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van
Our motorhome travelling adventures around the world with a cat called Jigsaw
Writing this while on our last days of this epic adventure, with the sun going down on the trip and our thoughts riddled with 'darn it, we've got to go home and build a house' we've naturally done a lot of reflecting. Should we produce a PowerPoint presentation for every time we meet friends once… Continue reading Reflections
Antigonish is what the Scots say instead of Atissue.... kidding... it's the main town that services Cape Breton. There's a definite move away from the Acadian and more into the Tartan of New Scotland. Basing ourselves there for a couple of nights we wandered the town and noted how the Scots and Irish clearly formed… Continue reading The Final Countdown
Can you tell that we enjoy Nova Scotia and this whole Maritimes Provinces area? Steeped in history that we’ve just about stopped apologising for, we’ve had time to get under the skin of the area. We feel it has a kind of ‘take us as you find us’ vibe, perhaps as it’s not trying to… Continue reading The Eastern Bloc 😉
We spent the morning in the wing of a Penitentiary. It was actually a showroom, not of the incarcerated but of the fabulous wares they produce as part of a prison program. The woodworking skills were incredible and oddly, it felt sad they'd succumbed to whatever had them locked up rather than their obvious talents.… Continue reading Misty Maine and The Popovers
So we 'Lived Free and didn't Die' in New Hampshire so next stop was Maine which meant basing ourselves in Portland, renting a car and exploring. Having the car also meant we could do a couple of days in Boston, Massachusetts. Our first day in Boston was spent wandering the downtown and historic areas. The… Continue reading A Boston Tea Party
Galveston, oh Galveston... yes the Glen Campbell earworm really stuck! Actually an island so a big daunting bridge to drive over to get there. We parked up at the marina, which is near all the waterside properties built on reclaimed land so there's canals between for the owners boats. From there it was an easy… Continue reading The 39 Steps… in Texas
US cities aren’t really part of the plan but the music centric city of Austin couldn’t be driven by. Home to the famous ‘South by Southwest’ festival it’s a hot bed of music venues and talent. One of the days we were there, 104 venues were advertising live music. It's a city on the upswing,… Continue reading Keep Austin Weird
Somewhere with the name 'White Sands....' conjures up images of Caribbean beaches but not these white sands... White Sands Proving Ground (now Missile Range) was created for the US to test its fire power and also, its nuclear bombs. Three weeks after a test here, the first was dropped on Hiroshima and then the last,… Continue reading Worlds Biggest Truth Bombs
Arriving at Silver City we were immediately struck by how wintery everywhere had become, leaves off trees, cold bite to the air etc. 6000ft, to be expected really! Hardy as we are, although I'm Laurel at times, we set out for an explore. Silver City was originally an Apache campsite until, yes, copper mining and… Continue reading Truth or Consequences
Catalina State Park had been recommended to us, we get lots of recommendations! It sits in the foothills of The Santa Catalina Mountains which is a haven for desert plants and wildlife. It's also the post Christmas delivery rush, chill out destination for Santa Catalina and her husband Claus. (well it is Christmas!) Bikes out and… Continue reading Mining for Americana
The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van 