After leaving Big Bend National Park we headed towards Big Bend Ranch State Park and Texas FM 170. Big Bend Ranch State Park is quite a bit larger than the nearby National Park. We were specifically looking to ride Texas Farm to Market 170. This road is a magical journey along the Rio Grande and is known for being the […]

All by myself., don’t wanna be, all by myself, anymore

With only one full day to spend in Big Bend National Park, the parental units were up and at em at the butt crack of dawn. The landscape didn’t change much, except for the border patrol station, until just outside the park. The entrance booth to the park was unmanned. The plan was to buy a Senior National Parks pass, […]

Day two dawned bright with a forecast of 70 degrees. Gosh darn, the weatherman was off by nearly 15 degrees…in the wrong direction.! This wasn’t van dad and moms first rodeo. Even though they were riding way down south, they still packed ALL their gear, including van moms heated jacket and pants. With a stop to put on warmer gear […]

Van dad and mom found themselves in Texas with not only moi, but Beamer as well. This provided them with the perfect opportunity to take a long motorcycle trip. I would stay on the farmstead and be entertained by the Texas Star who is constantly on the move and runs a verbal narrative at the same time. I am going […]

Van mom loves to ride her bicycle. She tells van dad that she loves him as much as her bicycle, so she must love him a lot.! Now that she is older and her knees won’t tolerate running, she is biking more than ever. Since she is retired and has this really cool van, that would be moi, she would […]

I have two very beautiful 100 amp lithium batteries that are currently charging off a smart relay from the engine alternator. There is a battery monitoring system that van dad can access via an app on his very smart phone. It not only tells him the battery status and the amount of charge but also the amount of withdraw. So […]

Van moms blessing journal is filling up fast these days.

After four nights on the beach it was time to head to the Texas daughters little farmstead. Van mom was particularly excited as a very cool “God” gift was awaiting. A bit of backstory is required before going further. Go back in time about 20 yrs ago. I wasn’t even a twinkle in van dads eye back then. Texas daughter […]

After a great week of helping van dad sag in Alabama, it was time to load up and do what I was born to do…..or maybe assembled to do is the right terminology. It was time to boondock. Van dad had done enough of the van build that we were ready to go solo. No campsite needed. Van mom found […]