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We have begun the rambling part of our summer into fall trip. We made the easy trip from Canton to Homerville OH by way of Wooster and pulled into the KOA. We've got full hookups and fancy shower houses but it's quiet here. We're surrounded mostly by big rigs. After...
A couple things have heightened our interest recently in the 1936 Olympic Gold Medalist Jesse Owens. His 2011 statute at the track stadium named for him is featured in a couple episodes of Aerial America and his role in the 1936 Olympics is mentioned in The Boys...
It's Ohio farmland we've been driving through these last couple of days. Last night our campground was in the middle of farmland. We stayed at Clinton Lake Campground near Republic OH. If you want an adventure, set your GPS to the address on their website. It will...
Biography Video What a delight! As we were visiting the Hayes Presidential Site we saw preparations for a concert on the lawn. Although it took a bit to overcome inertia and to leave our comfy little T@B and travel back into Fremont this evening, we're glad we did....
Home Tour Video This house at Spiegel Grove was home for a hundred years to five generations of the Hayes family. Built by his uncle in the 1860's, Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy enlarged it considerably in the years following his presidency. Visiting his home...
We just couldn't help it. Our plan to drive from Cincinnati to northern Michigan would take us through Toledo so we just had to call Sue and text Julie to see if they could join us for dinner since they had not been able to make it to the family reunion. It was...
It's a tradition that dates back to 1973. On September 1st we go out for Steak and Eggs. The tradition started at The Carousel Inn on Reading Road when we were offered a complimentary breakfast and our server suggested the Steak and Eggs. Today we consulted Yelp and...
We enjoyed a quiet day at home today going out only once for a couple of hours at midday. When we got back to Winton the weekend crowd had cleared. As daylight began to fade, we welcomed a couple of cousins to talk around the campfire while the moon rose over Winton...
We discovered The Century Inn today as part of a geocache search at the location of the tollbooth on the old Cincinnati & Hamilton Turnpike. Although we haven't yet uncovered the cache, it was a fine thing to discover a part of Hamilton County history that links...
Unusual for us to have a day in Cincinnati that is not scheduled with family visits but that's just what we experienced today. We took the opportunity to run errands and to savor Cincinnati specialties. Haircut at Great Clips, a new connector ans computer bag at The...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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After a few days of exploration in the realm of the Arctic Circle, we aboard the Jewel of the Seas celebrated with a Blue Nose Ceremony and will receive Arctic Crossing Certificates!
We made it to the Top of the World, or at least the northernmost land mass in Europe, Magerøya Island. On our coach tour we learned much about the natural history and the cultures of this starkly beautiful place.
A quick walking tour of Tromsø and and a great visit to Macks Ølbryggeri, the northernmost brewery in the world, gave us more insight into the culture of Norway.