Lucky 13 🙂 Balance Restored. I woke up rested and peaceful, back at a long term visitor area but not in the circle. Just the nearest one to Quartzsite, so I could easily get on the road this morning. This morning Pip and I woke, walked, gassed up the van, poured a “double-the-caffeine” cup of … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 13
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Dogs in Vans
A Month in a Minivan: Day 7
Road Trip To Hot Springs! My friend suggested we  a little road trip to Tonopah (about an hour from Quartzsite) to visit Eldorado Hot Springs (also called Desert Pete’s) After a week romping about it desert dust, how could I say no to that? We left the van here and took Pip’s kennel and a blanket … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 7
Lessons by Chance
My first two weeks van-tramping with Pippa in Chance the Camper have overflowed with learning. First of all, I’m exactly the same person I am at home. Exactly the same, only less frequently groomed. I’m not sure who I expected to find out here but I do know that I was not transformed into a … Continue reading Lessons by Chance
Home is Where you Bark It
When Pippa came into my life as a tiny puppy a year ago, I was a pedestrian and rarely ventured more than a kilometre or two from home. We were expert walkers. The van only came into our lives two months ago, and sleeping in it just became a thing last week, so we are … Continue reading Home is Where you Bark It