The world has become a far different place than it was last October when I set out to create this blog. OTOH, Mark and I have finally acquired the trailer of our dreams and are embarking on long awaited adventures. We hope you will ride along as we sally forth.
BES McMillan, 06-01-2020
With a little help from the “Happiness Engineers” at wordpress.com, some You Tube tutorials, and additional assistance from my resident IT guy; I’m attempting to back up and revamp Xplor-Inn to be more than just a travel blog. While I hope to continue documenting our trips, I also want to make room for some not-necessarily-travel-related essays and creative writing. I am also adding a lot of the pictures we took, as promised. Thank you for your patience.
The world has become a far different place than it was last October when I set out to create this blog. OTOH, Mark and I have finally acquired the trailer of our dreams and are embarking on long awaited adventures. We hope you will…
10/16/2020 TO 10/31/2020 FRIDAY, October 16, 2020 Having just gotten home from Clear Creek on 10/10, we had eye appts on the 13th. Mark’s eyes are fine, mine will need cataract surgery in the near future. At that point, we had nearly convinced ourselves…
Monday, October 5th Up this am around 07:45, after a restless night. Dreams were not as distressing as those the night before. I showered. Put my hair up in a bungie and dressed in layers. It was cool but not cold out. We finished…
During NYS Free Fishing Days, anyone can fish the fresh waters of New York State without a fishing license. The idea is to promote fishing and “get people hooked” (pun ever so intended.) Team Mac doesn’t need much persuasion, but–having paid for a 3…
Since this was supposed to have been a short trip, I thought I’d try a different approach and post the entire tale in chronological order. Should be easier to read, right? Unfortunately, there were a couple of “buts”: First, the trip got extended from…
JOURNEY’S END Rumpled awake at 00:30, feeling warm. Detangled the bedding and tried to go back to sleep. The AC was turned on but not running, so it wasn’t hot so much as stuffy. Got cold water from the fridge and turned the fantastic…
Woke to a curious silence. No rain! In fact, the sand and pine needle covered ground was damp, but there weren’t even any puddles! I was quite surprised. We got up, tidied the Inn just enough to make sure nothing would shift radically during…
Woke up and stayed up for an hour or two in the middle of the night. I guess I was expecting more noise from the neighbors, who have twin boys and a dog, rather than traffic sounds. We are apparently closer to a main…