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Scenery, Whales, and Drew Harbour Anchorage – Quadra Island
In this video, I have some footage for you from our boat trip out of Discovery Harbour, Campbell River, around Quadra Island, to Rebecca Spit. Along the way, we were…
Maiden Voyage with our Boat called Vestri – Sidney, BC to Campbell River, BC
Maiden Voyage with Vestri – PT 1 Sidney, BC to Maple Bay Marina Our maiden voyage with our new boat, “Vestri,” begins with a short trip from Sidney, BC, to…
Big Change! A Boat for Anne & Ray – 34′ 1976 CHB Trawler named Vestri
I have a big/update change to announce. An exciting new life path for my wife and Anne, and me. We still plan to travel and live in our RV for…
2022/23 RV Snowbird Trip April Update – 1300 Miles 5 States
In this video, I update you on our April 2023 travel route, camping stops, and sightseeing to finish our 6-month snowbird RV journey from British Columbia to Arizona and back….
Visit to Columbia Hills Historical State Park on the Columbia River, WA
In this video, I show you around Columbia Hills Historical State Park on the Washington side of the Columbia River near The Dalles. A small campground and day-use area are…
Early Spring Visit to Cathedral Gorge State Park in Nevada
We recently had the pleasure of visiting Cathedral Gorge State Park in southeastern Nevada, and it was an unforgettable experience. We were struck by the park’s stunning natural beauty as…
6 RVing Boo-Boos Made During Our 2022/23 Snowbird Trip
In this video, I review six mistakes made during this snowbird trip that required repairs or almost did. We are pretty careful and experienced RVers, but things occasionally go wrong…
2022-23 RV Snowbird Trip March Update – Death Valley Area
March update video for our 2022/23 Snowbird trip. If you haven’t caught up on our previous videos, check them out. So, when we last talked, we had just arrived at…
Visit to Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Southern Nevada
While visiting Death Valley National Park, California, in the late winter of 2023, we took a little side trip to check out the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Ash Meadows…
Tips to Avoid Overloading of the RV
RV Overloading It’s one of the easiest things to overlook regarding RV safety. RVs can be substantially overloaded but not outwardly show it like a car or truck when it…
RV Snowbird Trip Update – Feb 2023 (Ajo, AZ to Death Valley, CA)
Updates on our 2023 February snowbird trip journeys and camping locations. We finished our 14-day camping limit on BLM land near Ajo, Arizona, then moved back west to camp across…
RV Snowbird Trip Update for Jan 2023 – Ajo, Why & Organ Pipe Cactus
In this video, an update from our Snowbird trip this January. For those who missed my previous updates, I’ll link them at the end of this post. The video includes…
How to Find RV Boondocking Campsites in the US Southwest
One of the most common questions I get online is “How do you find those gorgeous southwest desert boondocking locations you visit?” I wish there were a simple answer, but…
2022-23 RV Snowbird Trip – December Update
Video showing where we camped in December 2022 with information about each place. Our travels continue deeper into the southwest desert, from the Dove Springs OHV area to Mojave, the…
Oregon Coast to California Desert – Snowbird Trip Nov 2022 Update
In this update, I show the route we took from the Oregon coast to the California desert this fall. It includes four free easy-to-access overnight RV stopovers along the way….
Snowbird Trip Update – Adventurous Wet Beginning Early November 2022
This video is my first update for our 2022/23 RV Snowbird trip. We are only about a week into it, but it has already been an adventure, mainly due to…
Camping at Willingdon Beach in Powell River, BC
This video looks at the Willingdon Beach Campground, run by the city of Powell River on the BC Sunshine Coast. After a three-week stay at Sunlund RV Park in Lund,…
RV Checklists App Called ChecklistPro & Our Departure Checklist Items
Introduction Since using and maintaining an RV involves plenty of tasks and procedures, it’s best to have some sort of RV Checklist. You may have an excellent memory, but even…
Camping at Sunlund by the Sea RV Park in Lund, British Columbia
In this video, I review and show you around the Sunlund by the Sea RV park located at the very north end of HWY 101 on BCs Sunshine Coast. Sunlund…
Beautiful Views from aboard BC Ferry Salish Orca – Comox to Powell River
Video footage from an early September 2022 BC ferry voyage from Vancouver Island to the Sunshine Coast aboard the Salish Orca. Included are dashcam videos of boarding and unboarding and…
Our 2018 Ram 3500 6.7L Diesel Pickup – 60,000 KM (37,282 Miles) Update
Well, I’m back with another truck update video after four years and nearly 60,000 kilometers (37,282 Miles). About half those kilometers have been while towing our 10,000 lb fifth wheel…
Akaso Brave 8 Waterproof Action Camera Review
Reviewing Akaso’s current flagship action cam model, the Brave 8. First, I unbox and go through the features and included accessories and improvements versus my 3-year-old Akaso V50 Elite model….
RV Camping at French Beach Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, BC
In this video, I give you camping information and show you around French Beach Provincial Park. French Beach is located about 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Victoria, BC, on…
The 2021-22 RV Snowbird Season Travel Recap – Route, Stops and Costs
Hey, folks, here is a quick recap of our most recent Snowbird trip, 2021/22. This will be the 10th time since starting our full-time RVing journey in 2011 that we…
Checking out Cathedral Grove’s Giant Trees in MacMillan Provincial Park, BC
Nature break for you as Anne and I visit a remarkable Vancouver Island natural attraction located along Highway 4 between Parksville and Port Alberni. Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park…
2021/22 Snowbird Trip Concludes – Spring Greenery in Oregon & Washington
The 2021-2022 snowbird season travels wind up with a visit to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon. We stayed at Memaloose State Park near Hood River, OR,…
9 Ways We Deal with Mail and Package Delivery as Full Time RVers
Over the years, I’m often asked how we get mail and packages as full-timer RVers who travel all around the USA and Canada for months at a time. So to…
3 Free Overnight RV Parking Spots off I84 Northern Oregon
In this video, I detail three free RV overnight parking spots we used to save on camping fees as we headed west on Interstate 84 in northern Oregon. A casino,…
Camping at Farewell Bend SP on the Snake River on the Oregon/Idaho Border
In this video, I have information on the camping opportunities around Farewell Bend on the Snake River, which flows along the Oregon and Idaho border. It’s famous for being where…
Dashcam Footage Towing Down Dangerous Cabbage Hill – I84 Westbound, Oregon
Map views of and then dashcam video footage from a recent trip down the long curvy 6% grade of I84 Oregon westbound (Cabbage Hill) on a busy truck traffic day…