Click here to see a map of where we are right now. This is the Datastorm Users map, we are #787. Click on Weblog to read our current entries. For information on our business, click on Geeks on Tour . To see a little tutorial movie about the Blog, click here.

We've been living/working in our motorhome full-time since July 2003, our house sold in November of that year. We've been on the road since April 2004. Our life's story, since deciding to become RVers, is on our Weblog! It's a wonderful thing for fickle memories. "When were we at Devil's Tower?" "I don't know - check the weblog!" The index below is the easiest way to see something in our past. The primary organization is by month. Click on any month to see all entries for that month. The later entries are at the top of the page, as you scroll down, you are going back in time. Several items have their own link just to that one entry. We keep this Weblog for ourselves, our family and friends. But, anyone else who is interested ... Welcome to our adventure!

Current Entries

To read all the posts for a month, you need to click on the link for the month. Any links listed below each month are highlights.

May 2008 Blog
May 2008 Photos only
miles: 0 gas: $0 site: 0 maint: $900
Fort Lauderdale, Paradise Island all month

April 2008 Blog
April 2008 Photos only
miles: 297 gas: $200 site: 0 maint: $0
Fort Lauderdale, Paradise Island all month

March 2008 Blog
March 2008 Photos only
miles: 1,984 gas: $981 site: $143 maint: $650
Palm Creek until Mar 23
Freightliner Chassis Owners' Rally
Balmorhea, Texas

February 2008 Blog
February 2008 Photos only and FMCA
miles: 692 gas: $308 site: 0 maint: $50
Palm Creek all month
2/25-29: FMCA Pomona: Into something Good!

January 2008 Blog
January 2008 Photos only
miles: 400 gas: $235 site: 0 maint: $0
Palm Creek all month
FMCA Western Area Rally 1/9-13

December 2007 Blog
December 2007 Photos only
miles: 400 gas: $140 site: 0 maint: $0
Dec all month *Cold* in Palm Creek
Dec 27 100,000 miles
Dec 25 Christmas in Quartzsite
Dec 21 Biosphere 2
Dec 11-12 Tioga & George visit

November 2007 Blog
November 2007 Photos only
miles: 0 gas: 0 site: 0 maint: $420
At Palm Creek all month
Nov 27: Saguaro Lake Boat Ride
Nov 20: Video minute of WiFi seminar
Nov 17: Jane Seymour event w video
Nov 8: Flamenco Birthday party
Nov 3: Hike to Lost Goldmine
Nov 1: Teaching Picasa to sell a House

October 2007 Blog
October 2007 Photos only
Miles: gas: site
Oct 21-27: Datastorm Rally slideshow
Oct 14: Video - Odie Flies
Oct 7: Move to Palm Creek
Oct 6: Geocaching at Verde Valley
Oct 1: Verde Vally and Satellite Internet

September 2007 Blog
September 2007 Photos only
miles: 549 gas: 252 site: 16 maint: $420
Sep 21-29: Verde Valley
Sep 20: Quartzsite
Sep 17: Palm Springs
Sep 16: Idyllwild
Sep 13: Kayaking La Jolla's Caves-video
Sep 9: Ramona Canyon
Sep 3-7: Pio Pico / San Diego

August 2007 Blog Photos only
miles: 3,071 gas: 1,040 site: 158 (+140)
Aug 31: Vamos a Mexico
Aug 24-31: Southern California
Aug 23: Santa Cruz and Arynne
Aug 20: Mt. Shasta
Aug 19: Crater Lake
Aug 17: Diandy
Aug 12 - 16: FMCA Rally
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Aug 10: Lynne and John visit
Aug 9: Oregon
Aug 8: Motosat
Aug 6: George & Ms. Tioga
Aug 4: Wyoming
Aug 2: Truman Presidential Library

July 2007
miles:1,356 gas: $560 site: $264
In Ft. Lauderdale until July 20
then on the road headed for Oregon
Jul 31: Satellite Success
Jul 30: Nat'l Battlefield, Springfield,MO
Jul 26: Ozarks, including road video
Jul 24: Mississippi, including road video
Jul 4: Kayak diving video

June 2007
miles:373 gas: $135 site: $0
In Fort Lauderdale all month
Jun 24-26: Peace River weekend
      Pickleball video
Jun 17: Kayak against Cancer
Kayak Diving Video1 Video2

May 2007
miles:395 gas: $181 site: $24
In Fort Lauderdale all month
May 12: Mother's Day Roadtrip
             Video
May 11: Pantries and Babies
May 6: Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea Show

April 2007
miles:194 gas: $100 site: $0
Apr 29: Kayak Ft. Lauderdale Beach
Reading this Blog like a book
Apr 15: Port Everglades
Computer Tip: Don't click links in emails
Computer Tip: 54 Mbps is *not* better than 11
Apr 4 or so: Left Peace River, got to Fort Lauderdale
Apr 2: Diandy's Datastorm Installation

March 2007
miles:1,044 gas: $365 site: $190
Mar 27: Peace River Pickleball
Mar 26: Kayak - Caladesi Island
Mar 19-23: FMCA Convention
Mar 13-18: Travel to Georgia
Mar 11: WEC Peace River outing
Mar 10: RVers and Computers
Mar 1: Peace River's Alligator

February 2007
miles: 0 gas: $0 site: 0
Peace River all month
Feb 28: At Mom's
Feb 24: New Computer
Feb 19: Visit to Solomon's Castle
Feb 16: Computer tip: Searching Blogs
Feb 10: Beautiful Nature Trail
Feb 7: Datastorm Installations
Feb 4: Lynne & John's new Satellite dish
Feb 3: No storm - seminars

January 2007
miles: 150 gas: $50 site: 0
Peace River all month
Family Visit, Grandson photos
Campground and Nature Trail
Bob, Polly and Datastorm Install
New Year's Eve at Peace River

2006

December 2006
miles: 0 gas: $0 site: 0
Peace River all Month
Christmas with Family
Dec 20: Peace River Photostory
Dec 17: Solomons Castle
Mom's Namibia Video
Dec 9: Movie Night
Dec 6: Gulf Coast
Dec 5:GOT Seminars

November 2006
miles: 1,117 gas: $290 site: 0
Greg and Marilyn
Nov 17-30: 'Working' at Peace River
Nov 12-14: Fort Lauderdale
Nov 11: Veteran's Day
Nov 8: Peace River for the Season
Nov 7: Bicycling
Nov 4: Back in Florida
Nov 1-3 TX, LA, MS, AL

October 2006
miles: 1,707 gas: $433 site: $337 maintenance: $384
Oct 30: Fredericksburg & Austin
Oct 23 - 28: Datastorm Rally
Oct 18: Austin and LBJ Library
Oct 16-17: Oklahoma
Oct 14: Clinton Presidential Center
Oct 10 - 14: Lake Chicot, AR
Oct 9: Graceland
Oct 8: Bicycle Natchez Trace
Oct 6: Mammoth Caves
Oct 1-5: Chris alone in Kentucky

September 2006
miles: 964 gas: $286 site: $114 maintenance: $1,138
Sep 26-30: WV - KY
Sep 26: Rails to Trails
Sep 25: Frankie Guld 1923-2006
Sep 24: Solomon's Island
Sep 22: Beach photos
Sep 18: Sunset Photos
Sep 17: Fun with Picasa
Sep 1-23 Jimmy's place LBI

August 2006
miles: 1853 gas$: 700 site$: 19
Kayodie
Aug 23 Jimmy's place LBI
Aug 21-22: Shenandoah NP
Aug 19-20: Virginia
Seminar WrapUp
Aug 12-18: FMCA Convention
Aug 10: Carter Library
Aug 6-8: Tom and Candy's
Perfect Day
Aug 3-5: Thousand Trails, Peace River and Orlando
Aug 2: Visit Marie

July 2006 (parked in Ft. Lauderdale all month)
miles: 425 gas$: 110 site$: 0
Fiji Video
Bhutan Video
July 27: Kayak diving
Jim becomes a Grandfather
July 19: Call me Gramps
July 17: Thousand Trails
Computer Seminars
July 5: Every RVer needs a Blog
July 3: New Faucets

June 2006
miles: 0 gas$: 130 site$: 0
Jun 26: Keys Weekend
Jun 18: Kayak against Cancer
Hurricane Video
Fort Lauderdale all month

May 2006
miles: 0 gas$: 0 site$: 332
May 10-25: Fiji Dive Trip
May 7: Air and Sea Show
May 1: Fairchild Gardens & Chihuly Glass

April 2006
miles: 1,600 gas$: 521 site$: 355
April 30: RV-the movie
April 21: Kayak Diving
Apr 16: Fort Lauderdale, 2 year stats
Apr 11-14: Tom and Candy's
Apr 7-10: North Florida
Apr 6: Biloxi
Apr 5: New Orleans
Apr 1 - 4: Austin

March 2006
miles: 2,621 gas$: 976 site$: 300
Mar 28: Big Bend
Mar 27: Chiricahua
Mar 20 - 23: FMCA, Pomona Ca
Mar 19: Eldorado Hot Springs
Mar 18: meeting 'brother Tom'
Mar 9 - 17: Phoenix area, Palm Creek
Mar 8: Sedona
Mar 4 - 8: Leave the coast, headed east
Mar 2: San Simeon

February 2006: San Luis Obispo
miles: 120 gas$: 90 site$: 390
Feb 20 - 27 Lake Lopez park
Morro Bay
Picasa, Stamps and Calendar
El Chorro Park

January 2006
miles: 968 gas$: 325 site$: 290
Jan 30-31: Lake Cachuma and Wine Country
Jan 29: Reagan Library
Jan 28: Nixon Library
Jan 20-27: San Diego
Managing Photos with Google's Picasa2
WiFi Tip: Use a Wireless Ethernet Bridge
Jan 4 - 18: Palm Creek, Casa Grande, AZ

2005

December 2005
miles: 522 gas$: 132 site$: 0
Motorhome Remodel
Holidays in Quartzsite
Dec 7 - 20: Palm Creek again
Nov 30 - Dec1: ARVC in Austin

November 2005
miles: 1,083 gas$: 395 site$: 387
Thanksgiving: Quartzsite
Nov 17: Palm Creek
Nov 10: On the road again
Nov 8: Austin Night Life
Nov 6: San Antonio Tourists

October 2005
miles: 534 gas$: 164 site$: 485
Oct 25: WiFi tip: Changing Channels
Oct 24: Datastorm Rally
Oct 20 - 23: Texas Hill Country
Oct 17: Oaks and Flowers and Full Moon
Oct 4-14: Around Austin and the Office
Oct 3: Austin and Lance Armstrong

September 2005
miles: 1,640 gas$: 598 site$: 230
Sep 28: WiFi Detective
Sep 26: Motosat Training
Sep 20: Austin
Sep 16: Tom and Candy's
Sep 13: Back on the Road
Sep 11: Kayak Diving
Sep 9: Mom travels to Bhutan
Sep 7: Katrina aftermath
Sep 4: Party Mobile

August 2005
miles: 0 gas$: 0 site$: 465
Aug 26: Hurricane Katrina
Aug 10 - 18: FMCA Convention in Minot, ND
Aug 9: Lynne and John Kayuba too!
Aug 5: Gill and Gabi

July 2005
miles: 0 gas$: 0 site$: 465
July 31: Front Page Lobster Divers
July 21-31: Dive,Dive, Dive
July 9-21: Family and Friends
July 8: Cosmic Muffin
July 4: Fireworks by kayak, anniversary
July 3: Kayuba picnic and dive

June 2005
miles: 2,283 gas$:674 site$: 218
June 26: 'Home' for a spell in S Florida
June 24: N Florida
June 19 - 21: N Carolina - Georgia
June 18: GPS and Mapping Software
June 16: The Virginias
June 9 - 12: LBI
June 8: RV leveling
June 4: Gettysburg

May 2005
miles: 1,799 gas$:462 site$: 134
May 30: Henry Ford Museum
May 27: Twin Mills, Howe, IN
May 22: Plymouth Rock, WI
May 21: Prairie Oasis
May 9-20: N Platte
May 5: Cow Pasture
May 1: Golden, CO

April 2005
miles: 829 gas$: 288 site$: 320
April 28: I-70 thru the Rockies
April 22-25: Moab
April 25: Arches Nat'l Park
April 22: River Rats
April 16-17: Zion National Park
April 16: One Year on the Road!
April 15: Bryce Canyon Nat'l Park
Apr 11 - 13: Lake Mead
Apr 6 - 10: Las Vegas
Apr 5: Our Seminars
Apr 2-5: Pahrump again
Apr 1: Winners

March 2005
miles: 888 gas$: 270 site$: 35
Mar 29: Death Valley to Las Vegas
Mar 27: Death Valley
WiFi Tip: USB and Repair
Mar 20 - 25: Pahrump, NV
Mar 11 - 18: Quartzsite
Mar 6 - 10: Havasu City, AZ
Mar 3: Holding Tank Lesson

February 2005
miles: 779 gas$: 215 site$: 82
Feb 25-Mar 5: Quartzsite
Feb 22: Indio CA
Feb16 - 18: Lake Havasu
Feb 7 - 16: Quartzsite
Jan 29 - Feb 6: Florida

January 2005
miles: 165 gas$: 65 site$: 0
Jan 4 - 27: Palm Creek RV, Casa Grande, AZ
Jan 6: Wi-Fi tip: Sending Email with Outlook
Jan 1: Apache Trail

2004 - our first year on the road

December 2004
miles: 1,684 gas$: 389 site$: 149
Dec 31: Superstition Mountains
Dec 17: Quartzsite, AZ
Dec 16: Saguaro Nat'l Park
Dec 11: Wi-Fi Tip: Get the right Adapter
Dec 6: Wi-Fi Tip: Keep your computer clean and up-to-date
Dec 1-7 Martin Valley Ranches
Dec 1: Wi-Fi Tip: Turn off File and Printer Sharing
Nov 28-Dec 1 Side trip to Gulf Coast

November 2004
miles: 449 gas$:74 site$: 141
Nov 24-28 Thanksgiving in Austin
Nov 24: Wi-Fi Tip: Find the Hotspot
Nov 9-24 Wi-FiSeminars
Nov 9-16 Next door neighbors
Nov 9 - Mission, TX
Nov 1 - Austin, TX

October 2004
miles: 2,245 gas$: 579 site$: 300
Oct 29 - Carlsbad Caverns
Oct 26 - Roswell, New Mexico
Oct 25 - Fellow Travelers, Andy and Diane
Oct 20 - 24 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oct 19 - Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest
Oct 10 - Six Months Stats
Oct 16 - Grand Canyon
Oct 15 - Bagdad Cafe
Oct 14 - 15 Bakersfield, Barstow
Oct 7 - 13 San Luis Obispo
Oct 5 - 7 Santa Cruz/Monterey

September 2004
miles:990 gas$:370 site$: 146
Sept 29 - Oct 4 Sugar Barge RV
September 26 - 28: Yosemite photos
September 24: Bodie ghost town
September 21: Melinda's Horse
September 15 -22: Reno
September 13: Lassen Pines
September 11: Don's at Eureka
September 1: Gold Beach, Turtle Rock RV

August 2004
miles:654 gas$:180 site$: 45
August 22 - 29: Back to Pacific Shores
August 16-20: FMCA Convention
August 10: Prevost Rally
August 6: Working at Pacific Shores
August 1: First seminar

July 2004
miles:1,596 gas$:512 site$: 424
July 28: Oregon Coast
July 27: Lewis and Clark finale
July 21-24: Columbia River Gorge
July 10 - 20: RV Life on Wheels Conference
July 8: White Water Rafting, Missoula
July 6-7: Tetons and Yellowstone
July 5: Thermopolis, Fountain of Youth
July 4: Wedding Anniversary
July 1: Devil's Tower

June 2004
June 30: Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Buffalo
June 25: Coach Connect at Rally
June 17: Mark Twain Caves
June 16: Lewis and Clark and the Arch
June 12: Last day at Long Beach Island
June 6: The Loft Project
June 3: Atlantic City

May 2004
May 31: Sea Lyon's Corned Ham Party
May 29: Jim and Jimmy catch a Big Fish
May 26: Long Beach Island - beach
May 17: Family and Friends
May 15: Kayaking the Batsto river, New Jersey
May 12: Kitty Hawk
May 11: Outer Banks Ferry
May 4: Oconee Springs Campground

April 2004
April 27: Ocala Nat'l Forest
April 23: Tom and Candy's River Resort
April 18: Oh Boy! Drive-In movie
April 17: First day on the road
Still in Fort Lauderdale
April 10: Kayak Diving, including video
April 4: Birthday Cruise

March 2004
March 24: First lesson in Towing
March 21: Showoffs perform Chicago

February 2004
February 26: Awning blown away
February 14: Yacht Haven
February 3: Hole in Kayak

January 2004
January 23: Donna's Backyard
January 19: Paradise Island RV Park

December 2003
December 30: Xmas RV trip w Debbie and Bob
December 13: Datastorm Installation

11/27/03: The House we Left

Life Before 'The Road' (pre 2004)

Scuba Diving and Kayaking: There's nothing better than paddling your kayak out in the ocean on a Saturday morning, then rolling into the water and going scuba diving! We do it every weekend that weather permits. We're not alone in this - we belong to a kayak and scuba club called "Kayuba".

Kayak Scuba. What we do.

Click here to see our Photo Albums from 2002 and 2003 This includes our trip to Tahoe, and Chris' 50th birthday party in 2002

In 2000 we traveled to Ireland, Cancun and around Florida. In 2001 we went to France and Jim drove a houseboat (barge) up the Saone river with Chris and 4 other women enjoying the ride. Visit our pre-2002 photo albums.