For the first time in our travels, I had a complete tourist geek out. When I was old enough to drive my best friend and I would listen to music far louder than we should have. One of our favorites was The Eagles Greatest Hits. I don’t even have a guess how many times itContinue reading “Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.”
Author Archives: Tom Coakley
Joyful Journey
In the high desert of Colorado, nestled between mountain ranges, is a lovely little hot spring named Joyful Journey. This is the sort of fairy tale setting everyone dreams about who wants to pull up stakes and hit the open road. The air is fresh and clear, the sunlight sharp, and the views breathtaking. ForContinue reading “Joyful Journey”
Unleash the Turtle!
As we prepared our home for sale, I thought about what I wanted to do with recording our adventures. As part of that process, I decided I did not want to give much in the way of advice. I follow several people and one thing they all seem to do is present their way asContinue reading “Unleash the Turtle!”
It isn’t all roses and rainbows
After five years of planning and six months of trying out life on the road we took the leap. On August 20th 2019 we sold our house and became official Xscapers. The process of downsizing and preparing the house for sale while working full time was intense, both emotionally and physically. It took us overContinue reading “It isn’t all roses and rainbows”