We departed for parts known on our first night out in the Chief.  Acadia National Park is close and familiar.  As we wait to tie up a few final details, we decided to spend 2 nights camping on Mount Desert...

After our one of our most expensive nights to date ($45/night + $2.50/night for each child {really RV place?  You kinda suck... they're 1 and 3}) just outside Humbolt Redwood State Forest, we stopped at Auto Stop #8 on the...

All hell broke loose - just as I expected.  The kids were screaming and there were real tears.  Leaving Auntie Ang and Uncle Brock's house was a complete s---show.  Mercifully, no one was there to see it (although I'm sure...