[I have decided to give a short paragraph for each year on this page, and in the Daily Journal for each year I also give a synopsis of that year with links to my Blog for places that we had visited. If you are interested in reading my Journal, you can click on each individual year.]
When we began our full time adventure back in May 2012, I started a daily journal of our adventures. That year we were in Minnesota for our first workamping job. In 2013 we were in Townsend, Tennessee for our second workamping job. We also worked at Amazon.com in 2012 and 2013. During 2014 I did not write as much as I should have. That year was the beginning of our trials and tribulations as Activity Directors at the Yogi Bear Jellystone Park in Waller, Texas, as well as family matters. Gayle's father got very ill and went into hospice, and we traveled to Ohio in June to see him before he passed. We stayed up there for close to a month before heading back to Jellystone.
We worked at Yogi Bear Jellystone until June of 2015 and then decided to continue our traveling adventure. But that was cut short in July when Jacklyn called to tell us she had ovarian cancer and needed us in Florida. It took us a week to travel from Capitan, New Mexico to Ruskin, Florida. We stayed in Florida until November when Jacklyn finished her chemo, and then headed back west. In 2016 we headed down to the Rio Grande Valley, then west through New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California before heading back to Texas.
In 2017 we were in Florida and then headed northwest to West Yellowstone for another workamping job. They ended up letting us go in June so we decided to travel through Montana, Washington and Oregon before heading back to Texas. In 2018 we took another trip to the northwest through Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. That trip was also cut short when my brother called to let me know his wife at 59 years old passed in her sleep. We drove from Wyoming to Colorado where we were able to stay at a Coast-to-Coast park at no charge for two weeks. I flew to Ohio to help him out, then flew back to Colorado before we headed back to Texas.
We did a lot more traveling in 2019, beginning in Texas, then heading to Florida for most of the winter. We then slowly made our way up the east coast through North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania on our way to Maine (to visit with Bill & Julie at China Lake). We then went back through Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and on to Texas. We will be in Texas from October through the end of March, before beginning our traveling for 2020.
So far in 2020, we are not going anywhere. The whole world was invaded by an insidious virus called Covid-19, which originated in China in December. We were already at Tres Rios in Glen Rose, Texas since October, and now we are heading into April and are stuck in Texas with vacation plans on hold. In August and September we decided to take a short vacation to Amarillo, Texas for a week as we had never been there before. For Christmas we drove down to Houston to visit with Josh and family, then at the end of December continued east toward Florida.
We went to Florida for the Tin Can Tourists rally that is held at the end of February 2021, but they had cancelled it. We went to Sertoma Youth Ranch anyway along with some of our friends. From Florida we went up into South Carolina and Georgia visiting with friends and family. We headed west again but got stopped short when Jim's PSA count came back very high, and the doctor told us to make it back to Texas for a biopsy. The biopsy turned out negative but it turned into a very bad testicular infection which lasted a few months. We went to Houston for Thanksgiving and while playing dominos one evening, Jim wiped his right eye and ended up with a retinal detachment. We drove back to Glen Rose to get it fixed there instead of Houston.
It is now the middle of 2022 and we are still at Tres Rios in Glen Rose, Texas dealing with Jim's eye and doctor appointments. We are heading out in October because Jacklyn is getting married in December and we need to be there. I plan on getting to her house by Thanksgiving.
Daily Journal 2012
Daily Journal 2013
Daily Journal 2014
Daily Journal 2015
Daily Journal 2016
Daily Journal 2017
Daily Journal 2018
Daily Journal 2019
Daily Journal 2020
Daily Journal 2021
When we began our full time adventure back in May 2012, I started a daily journal of our adventures. That year we were in Minnesota for our first workamping job. In 2013 we were in Townsend, Tennessee for our second workamping job. We also worked at Amazon.com in 2012 and 2013. During 2014 I did not write as much as I should have. That year was the beginning of our trials and tribulations as Activity Directors at the Yogi Bear Jellystone Park in Waller, Texas, as well as family matters. Gayle's father got very ill and went into hospice, and we traveled to Ohio in June to see him before he passed. We stayed up there for close to a month before heading back to Jellystone.
We worked at Yogi Bear Jellystone until June of 2015 and then decided to continue our traveling adventure. But that was cut short in July when Jacklyn called to tell us she had ovarian cancer and needed us in Florida. It took us a week to travel from Capitan, New Mexico to Ruskin, Florida. We stayed in Florida until November when Jacklyn finished her chemo, and then headed back west. In 2016 we headed down to the Rio Grande Valley, then west through New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California before heading back to Texas.
In 2017 we were in Florida and then headed northwest to West Yellowstone for another workamping job. They ended up letting us go in June so we decided to travel through Montana, Washington and Oregon before heading back to Texas. In 2018 we took another trip to the northwest through Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. That trip was also cut short when my brother called to let me know his wife at 59 years old passed in her sleep. We drove from Wyoming to Colorado where we were able to stay at a Coast-to-Coast park at no charge for two weeks. I flew to Ohio to help him out, then flew back to Colorado before we headed back to Texas.
We did a lot more traveling in 2019, beginning in Texas, then heading to Florida for most of the winter. We then slowly made our way up the east coast through North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania on our way to Maine (to visit with Bill & Julie at China Lake). We then went back through Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and on to Texas. We will be in Texas from October through the end of March, before beginning our traveling for 2020.
So far in 2020, we are not going anywhere. The whole world was invaded by an insidious virus called Covid-19, which originated in China in December. We were already at Tres Rios in Glen Rose, Texas since October, and now we are heading into April and are stuck in Texas with vacation plans on hold. In August and September we decided to take a short vacation to Amarillo, Texas for a week as we had never been there before. For Christmas we drove down to Houston to visit with Josh and family, then at the end of December continued east toward Florida.
We went to Florida for the Tin Can Tourists rally that is held at the end of February 2021, but they had cancelled it. We went to Sertoma Youth Ranch anyway along with some of our friends. From Florida we went up into South Carolina and Georgia visiting with friends and family. We headed west again but got stopped short when Jim's PSA count came back very high, and the doctor told us to make it back to Texas for a biopsy. The biopsy turned out negative but it turned into a very bad testicular infection which lasted a few months. We went to Houston for Thanksgiving and while playing dominos one evening, Jim wiped his right eye and ended up with a retinal detachment. We drove back to Glen Rose to get it fixed there instead of Houston.
It is now the middle of 2022 and we are still at Tres Rios in Glen Rose, Texas dealing with Jim's eye and doctor appointments. We are heading out in October because Jacklyn is getting married in December and we need to be there. I plan on getting to her house by Thanksgiving.
Daily Journal 2012
Daily Journal 2013
Daily Journal 2014
Daily Journal 2015
Daily Journal 2016
Daily Journal 2017
Daily Journal 2018
Daily Journal 2019
Daily Journal 2020
Daily Journal 2021