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TRAVEL STORY ARCHIVES


 

Here are archived copies of all our travel updates, in chronological order:

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

 

 

BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION

DEBCAR UPDATE # 1

Published March 3, 2003

 

 

        Ready, Steady, Go!

 

House for sale, exterior web marketing photo  Window near railing looks out on Skank's balcony.

 

 

 

 

 

PORTLAND, OREGON to AUSTIN, TEXAS

DEBCAR UPDATE # 2

Covering March 5 to 9, 2003

Published March 16, 2003

 

 

        Oh My God, What Have We Done?

        Continuing Education

        Mountain Power

        Make a Wish

        Like Driving a Couch

        Oh Sh*t!  Let's Get Outta Here!

 

Could be a problem

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTIN, ABILENE, PFLUGERVILLE, CORPUS CHRISTI, and BELTON, TEXAS

DEBCAR UPDATE # 3

Covering March 10 to November 8, 2003

Published May 28, 2003 Updated April 29, 2004

 

 

        Bring Your House to Work Week

        Let's Visit the McAndrews and Glimmers in Pflugerville

        Bird Island Bash at Corpus Christi

        Abilene Windsurfing Festival

        Lake Belton Windsurfing

        Preparations at the Digital Vehicles Home Base

        Moving Out, Moving In, and Moving On

        Bedroom Office Conversion

 

Smaller RVs and vehicles parked all along the shoreline San Angelo, TX Triple monitors permit doing simulator software development on the road

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUCSON, ARIZONA REGION

DEBCAR UPDATE # 4

Covering November 9 to December 1, 2003

Published November 30, 2003

 

 

        Bye, Bye, Austin.  Hello Tucson!  (with a Quick Siesta in Las Cruces)

        Livin' Large at the Voyager RV Resort and Exploring Tucson

        Titan II Historic Missile Silo Tour

        Ye Olde Airplane Boneyard Tour

        Crazy About Cactus in Saguaro National Park

        Internet Anywhere! - Motosat Datastorm Satellite Installation

        Back to Nature at Gilbert Ray Campground

        Ferocious Beasts and Plants of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum

 

 Debbie turns the key Artistic array "Hello?  Anybody out there?" Carey hiking "Camping"

 

 

 

 

 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

DEBCAR UPDATE # 5

Covering December 2 to 7, 2003

Published February 25, 2004

 

 

        Camping Near Phoenix and Touring Taliesin West

        Indio Tamale Festival and Parade

        Joshua Tree National Park

        Pilgrimage to Slab City and Windsurfing the Salton Sea

 

What I thought an oasis looks like. Another day, another beautiful sunset. Watch out what you ask for--this is salvation.

A couple of the rare fan palms Joshua tree

 

 

 

 

 

GREATER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

DEBCAR UPDATE # 6

Covering December 9, 2003 to January 20, 2004

Published April 19, 2004

 

 

        To Work and Play in L.A.

        Fast Cars, Perfect Waves, and Fancy Flowers

        Film Lover's Mecca

 

This was really pretty nice. Instructor and student availing themselves of advanced driving simulation technology. Surfing Not toy cars Big pretty float.

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTIN, TEXAS; NEW ORLEANS and LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA; CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

DEBCAR UPDATE # 7

Covering January 21 to May 3, 2004

Published May 8, 2004

 

 

        Digital Vehicles RV Resort / Simulator Factory / Appliance Graveyard

        Kajun Kamping in Louisiana

        Blood, Water, and Wind on Padre Island

        More Blood, More Water, and More Wind at Laguna Shores

        Life in the Soggy, Salty, Slow Lane

 

Afternoon on Bourbon Street with moho parked in loading zone Re-enactment of orientation of Crescent wrench when bashing head--note the sharp corner. Overlooking the launch area.

Carey rigs on carpet.

 

 

 

 

 

VARIOUS, TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA VIA I-40

DEBCAR UPDATE # 8

Covering May 4 to June 22, 2004

Published September 23, 2004

 

 

        Of Monkeys, Snakes, and RV Repairmen

        Into Hot Air: The Velocity Games and More

        Following Ant Tracks To California

        What if a Tree Falls in a Petrified Forest?

        The So-Called Painted Desert

        Meteor Crater or Bust

 

Sporting a hairdo reminiscent of the skateboard vert ramp. Not an acceptable long-term solution. Baseball fields in the distance. Monkey see... Nah, it's a fake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARKED NEAR LOS ANGELES

DEBCAR UPDATE # 9

Covering June 22 to September 9, 2004

Published November 23, 2004

 

 

    Summertime at our West Coast Base

    Various Outings around L.A.

    Buttonwillow High Performance Driving Clinic

    Long Beach Blues Festival

 

"I'll only be parked in the fire lane for a second..." Nearby peak featuring steep trails for hiking Big chunk o metal. Film reels all over the ceiling. Mr. Superharp in action

 

 

 

 

 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST

DEBCAR UPDATE # 10

Covering September 10 to 19, 2004

Published February 20, 2005

 

 

    Windsurfing and Cryptosporidiosis at Lake Lopez

    Bunny Hopping to Pismo

    Hangin' Out at Hearst's House

    Dessert, Anyone?  Cherries in Monterey

    Day Trippin' Down the Coast to Big Sur

    Day Trippin' Up the Coast to Santa Cruz and San Jose

 

Amazingly, this place has a beach officially designated for windsurfers only  The world-famous Neptune pool Debbie strikes an exploratory pose Lone Cypress Tree (tm) Bixby Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

SEQUOIA, KINGS CANYON, YOSEMITE, AND SUCH

DEBCAR UPDATE # 11

Covering September 19 to November 22, 2004

Published April 21, 2005

 

 

The Man Eating Weeds of O'Neill Forebay

Escape to the POS

Surfing the World's Widest Wood in Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Yosemite, More Than a Pretty Place

 

Perched atop a rock, the happy couple poses with Vernal Falls. Customized stagecoach with Winegard TV antenna and MaxAir roof vent

A pretty white bird ponders its reflection Carey poses with a wee flake of bark that was lying around Half Dome, with a meadow in front.

 

 

 

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO, SACRAMENTO, RENO/TAHOE

DEBCAR UPDATE # 12

Covering November 23, 2004 to December 13, 2004

Published August 5, 2005

 

 

RV-A-Roni: The San Francisco Treat

Sacramento Choo Choo

The Big Little Frozen City of Reno

Sunny Sierra Skiing

 

 Market Street and the rest of downtown light up. The Golden Gate as the sun sets. Historic row of semi-restored buildings.

"Bright lights, biggest little city"

"Shaka choo choo" Debbie, looking pleased with the spring-like conditions.

 

 

 

 

SALT LAKE CITY, MOAB, AND BACK TO TEXAS

DEBCAR UPDATE # 13

Covering December 13 to 25, 2004

Published August 19, 2005

 

 

Smothered in Salt Lake Fry Sauce

Magnificent Moab

Taking the Devil's Highway Home for Christmas (How Ironic)

 

Liftline moonrise

Carey pushes the bearded man aside and takes over the sleigh.

 

 

 

 

CATCHING UP WITH DEBBIE AND CAREY

DEBCAR UPDATE #14

Covering 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

Published February 5, 2009

 

 

New York City, and The Gates Thereof

 

  The San Remo in the background.  Sun and gates.  A wind gust whips them into life.

 

 

 


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