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Category Archives: Musings of Sam

Sam vs. Jury Duty – Tips for Full Time Travelers

I spent a few days this last week as a member of a jury in a criminal trial. This is my second time serving in a jury in spite of only being summoned to service twice. I guess I have one of those faces. Jury duty is one of the more painful civic duties for…

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  • Good ole jury duty…. It sucks when you actually live in the place you have to serve at, I can only imagine if I was a full time RVer and had to come back to serve on a jury. Super annoying, gotta love the government :pReplyCancel

Teamwork and Bad Marriage Advice

Perhaps the greatest dynamic in our marriage is teamwork. Without working together as a team, there is no sane way to manage a road trip that spans years. I don’t mean to say that Jess and I do everything together. We often split duties and spend our days doing very different things, but as a…

Crossing Paths With Our Former Selves

We woke up today in Site 65 in Saint Andrews State Park, just outside Panama City, Florida. Quite notably, this is the exact place we were two years ago, December 10th, 2013. In 2013, we were headed west, ultimately to Southern California. We had just enjoyed Thanksgiving with friends in Tampa, and spent the next…

Sam vs The Off-Season Canoe Rental

Our visit to the Bruin Lake Campground of the Pinckney Recreation Area was intended to be a little quiet and boring. Our loop of Lake Superior and subsequent re-entry into the USA and visits with friends left us with a list of stuff that just needed to get done. We even passed on a wonderful…

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  • Asha

    Hello! I saw you guys today on I 94 heading East. Please stop by Dearborn to see the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village!!! So much history, fun and education! Please!
    I think your adventure is awesome and I can’t wait to read your blog. Let us know if you need a place to camp/ stay tonight. We have 10 wooded acres in Saline ( and a house).ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Thanks so much for messaging us!! We had to cut our time short in MI to fly to Utah for extended family visits, but we’ll be back!ReplyCancel

My Favorite Alternative Sport

In one of my church meetings this past Sunday (Elders Quorum, for Mormon readers), everyone in the room introduced themselves by name and answered a question to help us get to know everybody. Last Sunday in the same group, they asked everybody what their favorite meal was. This time, we all shared our favorite alternative…

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