On Tuesday I made the flight back to good ol’ Minnesota. On the plane, I sat next to a very wonderful couple who was incredibly nice, with a lovely accent that made me feel like I was coming home. My fondness for them did not even change when I found out they were actually from Wisconsin…

We had a fun week with our friend Anita who is in town from Minnesota! We hung out with some friends, threw a little Halloween get-together, went whale watching, and went to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Thursday’s whale watching adventure was a fun day! No whales to be found but we did have some…

Today marks the one year anniversary of The Wandering Dolphin leaving Minnesota. One year ago, today, we pulled the motorhome out of my parents’ driveway and started heading to our first destination: Sioux Falls, SD. We’ve had a pretty amazing journey so far and it is crazy to think that it has been a year since…

It’s my favorite time of year again. Autumn. It is strange to spend it in a place where many of the trees do not change color or lose their leaves. But this has been a beautiful fall so far. We spent the past weekend enjoying the beauty. On Saturday, we volunteered at the neighboring campground…

One year ago, we were making our maiden test voyage up to northern Minnesota. We had just gotten back from NYC and picked up the newest addition to our little family. Mr. Theodore was just a couple months old when he joined the crew and he adapted quickly. My parents and sister joined us on…

This idea of ours, this whole RV thing, it’s been a crazy ride so far. We have learned a lot about ourselves and about each other. We’ve learned a lot about what we want in life. The last week and a half has been pretty big for the McLaughlin crew. September 26th marked one year of…

It has been an interesting 13 hours.  Last night, while watching Forrest Gump, our power cut out. This is not abnormal for SoCal, where we have had more power outages this summer than an entire year in Minnesota.  After checking it out, we realized that it was just us. The park still had power but…

We love having people from home visit our beautiful life in SoCal and we are lucky that our current visitor is my father-in-law, Mike. Though he is not staying in our little town, we are having a fun time exploring different areas with him. On Sunday, we tried to go to Julian Apple Days Festival…

Another interesting weekend for residents of the Wandering Dolphin! On Saturday morning I participated in a harvest of Cabernet Franc grapes. We gathered over 1,200 pounds of grapes! I am researching the process of winemaking for an article and wanted to start from the ground up. Though it was hard work, it was interesting to…

Living in a motorhome has its advantages and disadvantages. Advantage #1: You get to travel to some really cool places. Advantage #2: Life is a little bit less complicated. However, the lack of space in a motorhome can by trying for many people. During the process of selling our home and moving into our RV…