Category Archives: VW Bus

Telluride

Posted on September 13, 2014 by David and Karen

One of my very earliest childhood memories is standing with my two brothers by the Big Thompson River and watching a mitten that one of us had dropped float away in the fast moving current. I must have been four … Continue reading →

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Rockaway Beach and Astoria

Posted on August 18, 2014 by David and Karen

One of our favorite ways to avoid the August heat is a visit to the Oregon coast. And our favorite spot to do that is Shorewood RV Park in Rockaway Beach. They have a couple of RV sites nestled among … Continue reading →

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Both Sides Now

Posted on August 12, 2014 by David and Karen

From our spot at the Portland/Fairview RV park we made a day trip up the Columbia River Gorge to Hood River. There we knew from past experience that we’d find Double Mountain Brewery. What we remembered most about our last … Continue reading →

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Durango Breweries

Posted on July 11, 2014 by David and Karen

When we were here last year, we visited each of Durango’s five breweries and determined there are only three worth the effort. The first one we checked out this time is also the newest and has the unimaginative name, Brew … Continue reading →

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Birthday, BBQ, Brewery and a Bus

Posted on December 28, 2013 by David and Karen

Yeah, it’s been awhile since our last post but there hasn’t been much to blog about since we started on the master bedroom/bathroom remodel project in our sticks-and-bricks house. The only travel has been a couple of solo back-to-back business … Continue reading →

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Home Again, Home Again

Posted on September 21, 2013 by David and Karen

After 100 days,  4790 miles, 7 states, 141 VW buses, 71 breweries and 2 new tow dolly rims, we made it back to our home in Friendswood. This last leg of our summer trip started out great. The sky was … Continue reading →

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Grapevine, Texas

Posted on September 11, 2013 by David and Karen

I remember when we were kids our dad would take my brothers and me out to Lake Grapevine in his old boat. He tried to fish while we would sometimes fish but mostly swim. At that time there was not … Continue reading →

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Durango

Posted on August 31, 2013 by David and Karen

Durango proved to be a great stop for all of the reasons we travel – beautiful scenery, great pizza, craft breweries and lots of buses! Let’s start with the scenery. Our RV park, Durango Riverside Resort & RV Park, is … Continue reading →

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Bend

Posted on August 15, 2013 by David and Karen

Although Bend, Oregon, claims to have the most craft breweries per capita in the nation, that is not the only, or necessarily the main reason we like it so much. The other compelling reasons are the mild weather and the … Continue reading →

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60+ VW Buses

Posted on July 14, 2013 by David and Karen

When we found out there was going to be a VW show in Evergreen on the Sunday we were planning to leave Golden and head up to Fort Collins, we extended our stay at the Dakota Ridge RV park one … Continue reading →

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