Buenos Aires is the 11th largest city in the world, home to about 15 million. It was a huge relief to get off the plane after an 11-hour red-eye. Note to self: never fly United Airlines again (except on the way back since we are already ticketed); our seats were...
Like the highway lines rolling rhythmically under our wheels, the past 10 weeks since we left Boyne City for our nine-month trip around the country have sped by. At times, people, places and images blur like the passing scenery out our windows. As we headed east to...
Never in America should a city like Flint, Michigan, be left to the kind of ruin we have witnessed. Even if one were to view it only from the narrow perspective of the economy, the country cannot afford it. But our view has to be greater. This city is rich with a...
These acronyms spelled survival for a generation of Americans fighting their way out of the Great Depression. Now is a good time to look back and consider their meaning for today. Recently we spent two wonderful months in northwest North Carolina and wrote about the...
October 10, 1996, 7:12 p.m. We are staying in the parking lot of an Ames store. It is a lot like K-Mart. The name of the town is Wells River and it is located in northern Vermont on the banks of the Connecticut River. We have traveled from Bennington across Hwy 9 to...
BLONDINS’ ASSIGNMENT AMERICA Geographical list of educational places and activities Our Journey begins on September 30, 1996, Boyne City and October 4, leaving Flint, Michigan . . . Cleveland, OH (10/5-10/7) Places: Great Lakes Science Center Rock and Roll...
You might call it a 469-mile piece of paradise, maybe an American feat of ingenuity and beauty, or perhaps a story of putting people to work while building a lasting national treasure. Whatever you want to call it, if you have a bit of time and want to see something...
October 4, 1996, was the official day our adventure began. Last-minute preparations were put in place. Excitement ran rampant and spirits soared. We removed a captain’s chair and replaced it with a cabinet that would house our desktop computer and purchased a...
Ever since the research was released from the prestigious Science journal that the modern chicken is related to the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex, I have been monitoring our rooster a little closer. It would be easy to dismiss the findings if this were some fringe...
The commitment to make our adventurous dream come true turned out to be easy compared to what followed when we started our search for the perfect motorhome in late spring 1996. Choosing the right transportation with no previous knowledge of recreational vehicles was...
