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Oct 19

Mixing It Up

I’m guessing that somewhere in this big world, there is a behavioral scientist studying the breakfast habits of married couples.  If so, Kelly and I would mostly likely make for a boring case study.  Everyday we have the same thing – Kelly eats yogurt sprinkled with granola, and I brew a cup of pretentious artisan coffee, followed by a bowl of cereal consisting of wheat flakes mixed with fruit & nut granola.

Today however, our routine of sameness was thrown off its tracks – we passed on all the usuals (well, I did have have coffee of course).  Instead of eating our mainstay, we ordered off menu … opting for fresh baked cinnamon rolls prepped by a local Flagstaff bakery.

The rolls were delicious, and my Monday morning is off to a good start, but I gotta be honest … I kind of missed my granola.

Oct 17

Nothing But Love For Flagstaff

When Kelly and I first hit the road in April, we spent a few weeks bouncing between Phoenix and Tucson visiting Kelly’s family.  Of course it was great to see everyone, but it really didn’t feel like full-timing since we were staying at their homes.

Upon departing Phoenix, our first boondocking spot as proper full-timers brought us to Flagstaff, whereupon we camped with our dear friends Brian and Leigh, before later meeting other full-timers@hortonstravels and  @findingmarshall.

We could not have asked for a better initiation to our nomadic lifestyle and in the process, found ourselves immediately smitten for Flagstaff.

Not surprisingly, Kelly and I were excited to revisit one of our new favorite places again this fall, before continuing onwards towards Phoenix.  During our stay we met the Russos, who themselves have just launched as full-timers about a month ago.  It was great to meet Joe and Kait and share  some of our experiences with them.

Flagstaff continues to deliver.

Oct 15

Corner View

En route home from a quick trip to San Francisco, and I’m stuck scrounging around Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, looking for a decent place to wait before flying back to Durango.  I managed to find this corner nook with power and a “view” … somehow this feels like a win.

Layovers.

Oct 3

Two Birds, One Stone

Our camper has 40 gallons of fresh water capacity, which is relatively small for an RV/camper.  Despite our conservative water usage behaviors,  when boondocking we often sit in one spot long enough to easily exhaust the onboard water tank.  This being the case, we carry four plastic jerry cans which allows us to refill any place there is potable water available.

I’ll be traveling for work in a few days so today I dropped-off a few shirts for dry cleaning.  Conveniently they had a water spigot immediately handy and there was no way I was passing on the opportunity to collect 26 gallons of water.

Life on the road …

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