Ray Stevens in Nashville

Melinda and I grew up with the music of Ray Stevens. Best known for his comedic hits, he has also written and performed “Everything is Beautiful” and “Misty.” We saw him at his own theater,...

TJ in Kentucky

Part of Kentucky trip was a visit from our friend, TJ. We’ve known TJ for over 25 years and have been thrown out of some very nice places together. She witnessed our jail wedding and...

My, What A Big Boat You Have!

One of Melinda’s bucket list items was seeing the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY. As skeptical as I am, I have to admit this was impressive. The sheer magnitude of just building this replica is...

The Rain in Maine… AND Vermont!

We’ve spent the last two weeks in Vermont and before that, 3 weeks in Maine and it hasn’t rained EVERYDAY, but not for lack of trying. Especially in Vermont. The reason it is so green...

Boldly Going…

Where every geek has gone before. Toured the Star Trek Tour in Ticonderoga, NY. The “museum” is focused on Star Trek: The Original Series (STOS). If walking through the original Enterprise has always been a...

Ben & Jerry in Vermont

What happens when you marry a woman who bounces between 80 yrs old and a 3rd grader? You take the Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour in Vermont. What is wrong with my personality that I...

Sunrise at Oh Dark Thirty

If someone you love asks you to go see the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain on Mt. Desert, Maine, take a long time and really consider how much you love them. Are they THAT critical to...

Maine Lining Adventures

When a junkie mainlines dope they inject it straight into their veins. Much the same way Melinda mainlines adventures in to hers. This time in Maine. First we coddiwhompled to Bar Harbor and checked out...

We’ve Been Everywhere!

Well, technically not EVERYWHERE! Had an overcast afternoon and decided to have some fun with video. We have not been everywhere Johnny Cash sings about, buy who has?

Connecticut & Craziness

Connecticut & Coddiwomples Part II Adventures are not ALWAYS about stealing antiquities, cracking whips, and car chases (the really good ones are though!). Sometimes, it’s just a coddiwomple through the winding back roads of Connecticut...

Coddiwomple Connecticut

Coddiwomple: “to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination”. Melinda lives by this term. “Coddiwomple” was made for her. Melinda, Gizmo, and I rode the bikes down to Waterford to return a motorcycle...

1 If By Land, 2 if by Sea, 3 if Both!

Scariest Tunnels in America! We exit Virginia May 31st and head across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. This was voted the scariest bridge/tunnel in America. There are three bridge segments totaling 17 miles (across a section...