Old Fogy After All Published: May 2, 2005 By Dorothy O’Conner Often, in conversation with other seniors, I hear them “dissing” today’s young folks and referring back to their own childhood as a time of unmitigated bliss. I beg to disagree, respectfully. I believe today’s young folks are, for the…
How I Got Involved In Camping Published: May 18, 2002 By Art Hall Carol and I were heading back from our March vacation in Florida, driving in our Plymouth mini van through South Carolina, when suddenly Carol yells “Airstream dealer! GET OFF THIS EXIT!” (Maybe this explains why my hearing…
South Island of New Zealand Published: September 30, 2001 Carl and Vi Swanson We left Sydney, Australia on April 1, 2001 for a three-hour flight to Christchurch, New Zealand to begin our four week visit to this really neat country. We approached New Zealand with very limited knowledge of…
North Island of New Zealand Published: September 30, 2001 Carl and Vi Swanson On Sunday, April 15, 2001 we boarded the ferry at Picton on the South Island of New Zealand and set sail on our three hour trip to Wellington on the southern tip of North Island. North…
Where the Road Doesn’t Go Published: December 30, 2000 Bob & Helen Sandall #5593 On September 6, 2000, our 48th wedding anniversary, we left Manchester at 6:00 A.M. for what was to become a trip of nearly 6,000 miles before we returned. Our initial destination was Sioux Falls, S.D., the…
North To Alaska Published: October 30, 2000 Jim and Angela Tauras It was the summer of 2000 and our long imagined and much desired trip to Alaska was finely coming to fruition. We were on the road for almost three months, fifty-five days of which were on the WBCCI…
