Can you boondock in Canada? The honest truth

November 12, 2025 / 0 Comments
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Boondocking is allowed in Canada so it should be easy peasy, right?

Uh, not so fast.

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Our Summer of Living Dangerously

October 13, 2025 / 1 Comment
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From earthquakes and avalanches, to blasting zones, wolves, and grizzly bears, driving to and from Alaska this summer was as WILD as the wildfires.

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We had a medical emergency while on vacation in Mexico – our true-life experience

April 29, 2025 / 3 Comments
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Just what we never wanted… a trip to the ER in Mexico.

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Hiking in Cabo Verde

January 14, 2025 / 0 Comments
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It’s a steep, hot, hike up to the top of Monte Verde on the island of Cabo Verde, but the effort and the views are worth it!

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How was our first trip to an all-inclusive resort on the Riviera Maya?

February 15, 2024 / 0 Comments
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The good, the great, and nothing bad or ugly about our first experience at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico

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What happened to the Paddy Wagon Tales?

July 21, 2023 / 7 Comments
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As many of you know, during the pandemic, we bought the biggest, baddest Ford cargo van we could find, and Pat spent nearly a year transforming it into a mini travel home on wheels. Since 2022, when we started traveling with our dog Maya, we have traveled over 50,000 miles, including not one, but TWO […]

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More cold weather camping… and putting compost to the test

January 7, 2023 / 7 Comments
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Winter vanlife! Lots of snow, but no bugs, bears, snakes or poison ivy. We tested our new heater and unintentionally tested the limits of compost.

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The Paddy Wagon goes on a book tour!

November 1, 2022 / 1 Comment
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My first road trip/book tour for The Memory of Cotton!

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Wild camping in PA and the Paddy Wagon goes international

September 26, 2022 / 1 Comment
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Update If you’re wondering why I haven’t been blogging lately, it’s because I have been super busy since my debut novel, The Memory of Cotton, was published at the end of May. I’m thrilled to announce that in addition to 5-star recommendations from Indies Today and Readers’ Favorite, it also was a finalist in the […]

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All’s well that ends well?

May 31, 2022 / 2 Comments
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Despite the mud, nausea, tears, barf, and broken glass it was a pretty good vancamping trip.

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