Phaeton Journeys Goes on Hiatus

Friday, 22 July 2016
Sheraton North Houston — Houston, Texas
Temps: Hi 97F (36C) / Lo 77F (25C)

The Phaeton is in storage and we’re ensconced at the Sheraton North Houston.

For once, it wasn’t raining as we went about the chores that go along with putting the coach to bed for our annual trip to Europe.  But boy was it hot!

The temperature gauge read 95F (35C) when we arrived at the storage facility at 9:30a.  Add the 47% humidity and the feels-like temp was 103F (40C).  No shade-relief … except on the driver-side of the coach.  Needless to say, we made short work of the chores, following the checklist we have developed and streamlined over the years to make sure we don’t miss out on any important steps.

Around 11:00a, the car service arrived to pick us up.  A short ride put us at the Sheraton North Houston where we are spending the night before tomorrow’s flight to Europe.  The first part of this year’s itinerary will find us exploring the Netherlands — a country that neither of us has been to before.

I hope to publish some ‘Post’cards during our trip … so hop on over to Two to Travel to follow us.

See you in October!

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Phaeton Journeys Goes On Hiatus … For a While

Thursday, 20 November 2014
Houston, Texas
Temps: Hi 70F (21C) / LO 63F (17C)

Tire inspection in Corpus Christi — check … aced the test; we’re good for another year or two.

Snuggled down in storage — check … at least the coach is.  We left the Phaeton behind and checked in for our overnight stay at the Sheraton North Houston.

Time for Phaeton Journeys to take a nap … a long one ;-)

Anyone interested in where our overseas travels will be taking us over the next four months will find a ‘visual overview’ and a few words here.

See you at the end of March!  And safe travels wherever your plans take you while we’re off the RVing grid.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz … Phaeton Journeys Goes on Hiatus

Monday, 26 May
Advanced RV Resort — Houston, Texas
Temps: LO 76F (24C) / Hi 82F (28C) … 93% Humidity

There’s lightning, there’s thunder, and it’s pouring buckets — can barely see out the windows right now .  The Phaeton is getting a free wash on top of the one Mui gave it after we arrived in Houston last week.  Mui has named the loud thunder ‘Texas bangers’ — everything is bigger in Texas, right ;-)

More of this kind of weather is in the forecast for the next two days, with tomorrow having isolated thunderstorms, and Wednesday having scattered thunderstorms.  Geez … couldn’t this front have held off a few more days until we are safely on a plane out of Houston?  It is, what it is … I guess — and as MBZ said to me in an email earlier today, George Bush International is used to dealing with such weather.  Besides, we have time built into our plans; so we won’t be stressing over delays flying out of Houston.

Anyway, I just posted my apologies on Two to Travel for having to take a ‘commercial break’ from the 2013 vacation catch-up posts.  I will finish them at some point.

In the meantime, it is almost time for the Phaeton to go into storage — that happens tomorrow — and for Phaeton Journeys to go on hiatus — that happens as soon as I post this entry to the blog.  But I’ll still be around to moderate comments ;-)

Anyone who’s interested in a quick overview of our 2014 vacation plans can read about them here.

See you in late July!  And safe travels wherever your plans take you while we’re off the RVing grid.