Author Archives: Barry

That Didn’t Work Out too Well

It must have cooled down quite a bit last night as the A/C was not running when we woke up. After breakfast we decided to head out for a day trip to Great Bend, about 100 miles away. There was … Continue reading

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As Promised

The Air Conditioning worked throughout the night to keep us cool, I fear it is going to be working 24/7 until we leave Alabama! The morning was a cleaning morning for Lyn, and I had a couple of things to … Continue reading

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All is Forgiven (well Almost)

An early wake-up call for us today. Most of the pack-up work was done last night, and we were on the road by 07:50. The first 100km or so of the trip was on 2 lane and 4 lane roads … Continue reading

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Skyline Drive and Laziness

Last night was the first time since we arrived at this site that we left the air conditioning on. Obviously we woke up to a nice cool trailer. As on most Mondays (the day before we leave for the next … Continue reading

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The Tunnel Walk

Again, nice and cool overnight, but warmer than usual when we awoke. Today we decided to get in some much needed exercise so we headed off to a walk along an old railway line a few miles away. We made … Continue reading

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Caves and Peaks

A little late on this blog, but we didn’t get home until nearly 10 PM yesterday. As usual a nice cool night to bring the trailer temperature down. Fridays trip was a double header, we were heading out to Manitou … Continue reading

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Today Will be Tomorrow

As we got back late this evening I’ll combine today’s blog with tomorrows.

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Royal Gorge Train Trip

Another comfortable nights sleep, and clear blue skies and around 18°C when we woke up. Today’s outing was a rail trip along the Royal Gorge through which the Arkansas River flows. The Arkansas is the 5th largest river in the US. … Continue reading

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Can’t Think of a Suitable Title

Woke up to a pleasantly cool morning. Lyn had some laundry to do and I had nothing (specific) to do. We sat around outside for a while enjoying the more reasonable temperature of around 25°C. After lunch we headed off … Continue reading

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Altitude Sickness??

An early start this morning, the cool weather from yesterday continued, and we woke up to a chilly 15°C in the trailer. Our well practiced packing up went well, and from falling out of bed, having breakfast and getting on … Continue reading

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