Ten years ago I was sitting in an airport bar in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte was the 3rd of four legs of a one-day travel marathon to get Paso Robles. I started in Tampa at 5 am, flew to Philadelphia, then to Richmond Virginia. In Richmond, I met Melanie who I got Robles from. Then I flew to Charlotte for a connection back to Tampa. Kittens are chick magnets in airport bars. Robles and I had a great time in some Charlotte Airport bar. We were surrounded…
Author: Rob Spera
Gold, Black, and Blue
We had a wonderful day trip to Pittsburgh. We drove from Grove City, Pennsylvania, home of my Alma Mater, Grove City College, to my childhood home in Forest Hills. Three weeks after graduating from Grove City College in May of 1979, I moved to Florida. I set out on a life adventure that summer, moving…
50 Ways to Say Goodbye
We said our goodbyes this morning. There may be 50 ways to say goodbye, but parting ways always leaves me sad. Perhaps the best way to say goodbye is to say Aloha. Aloha means both hello and goodbye. As we parted ways, Erica said, “Aloha.” I stood by the side of the campground road leading…
Hopeless Wanderer
After a two month delay the Northeast America 2021 Tour embarked. For the next two weeks, we are staying in the Mountain Falls RV Resort at Lake Toxaway in the Appalachian mountains 40 miles southwest of Asheville, NC. Pigsah National Forest is east of here, the Nantahala National Forest is to the west. The Great…
Robles Ninth Birthday
Paso Robles birthday is today. She is nine years old. Seven years ago she was diagnosed with a rare disease. I remember looking at her and wondering if she would still be around in a year. Seven years later with excellent medical care, diet changes, and medicine, she is still here. She is doing great…