We were luckier than most. We had decided to full-time in an RV in the fall of 2019, and the RV was ready for pickup just as the virus was becoming big news. We’ve been able to travel throughout the year because the RV is very isolating–no need to use restaurants, public restrooms, etc. We…
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Our last full day in Grass Valley was beautifully sunny, though chilly. Here’s our set up, with the fabulous little Weber grill, and the Bolt parked behind, plugged into 110V so it could charge ready for our departure the next day. I spent some of the day happily figuring out how to make masks, now…
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What a month! What a time to decide to become full-time RVers! I do want to start out by saying that we are blessed to have the resources and ability to weather the COVID-19 storm this way. All the whining that creeps into the rest of this post doesn’t mean we aren’t grateful for being…
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Previous blog posts have involved firing up my laptop. This time, I’m trying my phone, which I hope will be easier. We are in Salem OR, after a three-charging-stop day. More later.
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Welcome to our new adventures! I failed to blog the two big adventures last year: learning to sail a catamaran and Dave hiking the Pacific Crest Trail while I (sort of) drove alongside. I’m hoping to be more successful at blogging the new adventure: moving full time into an RV and then, er, moving. Tomorrow,…
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Rather than one post per day covering the 4 days it took us to get home, I’m throwing everything into one post, symbolic of the shift from foot power to the blur of motorized vehicles of one sort or another! We were picked up from Chamonix by a Mountain Transfers van. We were the only…
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Last day of hiking. Wow. Not sure we know what to do with ourselves when we’re not following either a blue line on a map or a red line on a map! Woke up to an almost clear Mont Blanc–this is the view from our hotel balcony. That glacial river roars below us all the…
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We went our separate ways today. I had a not-great night of sleep–leg was painful, and it was too hot in the room. And I wasn’t in any better headspace than I was at the end of yesterday. So I decided to take the train to Chamonix and the cable car up to La Flegere,…
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Interesting place last night. Called Hotel De L’Ourse, but very much more like a hostel or refuge, in that many rooms were dormitory style, and all bathroom facilities were shared. The food at dinner was quite good, but not as much as multi-day hikers typically eat (plenty for me, though). Wifi was blindingly fast, but…
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A nice but not terribly memorable walk today, lacking any of the jaw-dropping vistas of other days. 10.41 miles, 2634ft elevation gain. Some thoughts about the Hotel Glacier in Champex. Nice location, nice evening meal, tired room, and not terribly helpful staff at check in. Liked this use of silver birch in the dining room!…
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