On Grindstone Lake in Hayward, Wisconsin, the day is a beautiful sunny day with 70 º with a good amount of wind. Wimbledon plays for Bub on Sandy’s TV. It’s Bub’s 77th birthday but he doesn’t look any older. We…

I’m posting a daily postcard and update of Bub’s 77th Birthday Roadtrip. If you are jumping in here, you might want to start at the beginning (Day One) Excelsior Springs to Minneapolis We have a $20 credit towards breakfast in…

Wichita to KC We are getting into the groove of a roadtrip! At the historic Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview. the breakfast buffet was just as extensive as last night’s Happy hour. We provisioned up with eggs and bacon and sausage…

It rained all night, but we were snug in our cabin. A leisurely wake up with coffee (after I meditated) was followed by a breakfast of English muffins, fresh bands bread & marmalade.  The drive from Abilene to Wichita was…

Roswell to Perini’s Restaurant at Buffalo Gap, Texas  This road trip will travel some familiar roads and some new roads. It will include family visits. We’ll revisit some of our favorite hot springs and discover four new ones. Mostly, it’s…

Tucson to Willcox to Las Cruces to Roswell I am so excited to be able to go on a road trip this year! After a week of 109 degree temperatures in Tucson, heading out to cooler climes is very appealing….

We arrived in Hawaii on Saturday and settled in to our luxurious one bedroom suite. My previous post set the stage for the next three weeks. The first five days were spent just enjoying the paradise to which we’d been…

After jumping through all the pre-travel hoops and traveling for seven hours, Bub and I landed at The Kona International Airport about 2:30 on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Post-flight, there was one more screening queue where we had to show…

It’s so wonderful to have good wineries close by. International Food Wine and Travel Writers has a great magazine for member’s posts. I was happy to have my article on Keeling Schaefer Winery included. Take a look at my article…

As you know, I love road trips! I got an opportunity to write an article for Food Wine and Travel Magazine recently about Las Vegas New Mexico and the two fabulously renovated properties we visited there. Allen Affeldt has done…