Bicol Philippines –
This post includes pics from the beginning of construction thru January 2019. Construction is ferro-cement with all concrete mixed, wheelbarrowed and poured by hand.
Author: jwest1953
Retired in April 2019 and planning on traveling the US during the summers in our Airstream and wintering in the Philippines.
Cape Cod – 2019
One of our first trips while we still had the Expedition. We stayed at Nickerson State Park. Sites were a bit tight, mostly due to narrow access roads. Great base camp for hitting lower cape.
Horseneck Beach – August 2019
Several trips to Horseneck campground in August 2019. This has become my go to campground for local unwinding. Trick is to be lucky enough to get a beachfront site.
First Summer with Our Safari
We purchased Aluminati in July and spent the summer doing local trips to DCR campgrounds in Massachusetts with our Expedition as our tow vehicle. In September we traded Expedition for the Silverado. Now ready for x-country trip next summer.
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Bustins Island ME. – Labor Day 2019
I grew up on Bustins Island during my summer breaks, with my ‘adopted’ family, the Kitchins. I still go there whenever possible with my oldest and dearest friend, Don Kitchin. The island is the land that time forgot and has changed minimally and if I may say so, the small changes have been for the… Read More Bustins Island ME. – Labor Day 2019
Bustins Island – 2018
Bustins Island pictures are from Memorial Day and Labor weekends, 2018
Philippines – 2014
This was my first trip to the Philippines and to meet some of Maria’s family. Most of the pictures are from locations within a couple of hours from our place in Bicol. We are in the purple, Bikol labeled region Took a day trip to… Read More Philippines – 2014
Acadia – May 2011
Mt Desert is one of our favorite places in both spring and fall. This was our first trip and the beginning of many more trips downeast.
West by West 