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Camping the back roads! We dig up beauty! Nov 15, 2020

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Do you dream of the open roads, blue skies, and paths to places that are scenic? How about a canoe trip down a river or exploring a quaint town from border to border? If this is your dream in retirement, this is the episode for you! Pat and Jane Sallee of Guthrie, Oklahoma, do just that! Their son, Dustin, reached out to us after listening to one of our podcasts and encouraged us to contact his parents who have some amazing retirement camping adventures. So we did just that and now we are itching to follow their footsteps and camp across America and Canada!

Go take a Hike! Nov 01, 2020

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Face Book can be a wonderful way of keeping old friends connected...but that's not all! It is also a wonderful way to meet new friends! That's exactly how I met this episode's guest! We both belong to a face book group called "cool retired women" because that is just what we are!! Cathy Funk Kelly is a fascinating retired lady with an amazing athletic ability to hike! Yup, she is one of those people who actually loves to walk...and walk...and walk some more! She has hiked to the base camp of Everest and all over the Cascade Mountains and now she is my new friend! Thanks FB and thank you Cathy!

The Cape Cod of the Midwest! Door County, WI Oct 15, 2020

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Have you heard about Door County, Wisconsin? Curt and I were totally surprised to learn about this wonderful place that is only a couple states away from Iowa! Door County sounds just like the kind of vacation that I adore, shopping, relaxing, beaches, eating, REPEAT!
In this episode we talk to Joyce and Pat Schrauth of Bancroft, Iowa, who have a second home there and a deep love for this beautiful area in Northern Wisconsin.

Scotland - Links, Castles, Fairies pools, & one broken Toilet! Oct 01, 2020

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Visiting Scotland was a dream come true for both of us! Curt got to knock off his bucket list to see and walk on the "Old Course" at St. Andrews and I got to experience some of the most beautiful castles ! You need to visit this beautiful country at least once in your lifetime!

Pack your bags and a Thigh bone... We Retired in Ireland! Sep 15, 2020

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Does the idea of retiring in a foreign country sound like something you'd like to do? Meet our wonderful guests, Celine and Glen Collins, who decided that is just what they dreamed of doing. After retiring from high level, fast paced careers, this couple packed up two suitcases each and moved to beautiful Kilkenny, Ireland. They enlighten us with the story of their downsizing for their big move, and the reasons they picked Kilkenny to live their best retirement story. We were blessed to meet up with them when we visited Ireland last fall and now have great friends from the city with the Medieval Mile!

The Luck of Beautiful Ireland! Sep 01, 2020

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Ireland, the beautiful, windy, and wild country has always been top on my bucket list. Like so many others who have visited this beautiful land, to spend time here is a step back in history. Curt gave in and we planned for a wonderful trip here in October 2019 to visit castles, ruins, and the gorgeous Cliffs of Moher. Along the way, we were immersed in history and romance and met some wonderful new friends. Everyone needs a little Ireland in their soul!

NOMADS... a volunteer adventure! Aug 15, 2020

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Have you ever wondered what your retirement adventure would look like? Maybe you thought you'd travel, or maybe you thought you'd volunteer some. Both are exactly what this retired couple from Maryland do in their retirement. They volunteer for NOMADS.

NOMADS stands for Nomads on a Mission Active in Divine Service and is a ministry of the United Methodist Church. When Rodney and Tammy Ripley retired, they knew that volunteering was going to be part of their retirement journey. As we learn in this episode to be a NOMAD all you need is an RV (or some sort of camper) and a servant's heart. As part of the NOMADS organization, Tammy and Rodney travel for a three week mission trip in the United States with others to perform a service several times a year.

Add "Micro Adventures" to your retirement! Aug 01, 2020

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Are you as tired as we are of the phrases, "in these uncertain times" "now more than ever" and "the new normal"??? Blah, Blah, Blah!!! We decided to take back our retirement the best way we could for now with a " micro adventure." What exactly is a "micro adventure" and "how can I sign up" you might ask? It's easy, just draw a circle on a map that encompasses about a 100 mile radius around your home and look for somewhere or something new to discover! This type of adventure can last a day, a weekend, or even a few days during the week with no other crowds (big advantage of retirement), and all you do is get into your car and go! You will be amazed what is close by that you haven't toured or discovered before!
We love Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and we were amazed to learn that a small city less than 100 miles from our lake was home to two Frank Lloyd Wright properties built in his "Prairie School" period. The city of Mason City, Iowa, itself is known in the mid-west for some of the most beautiful and unique architecture in the homes that line the streets around the Historical Park Inn.

Mason City is also the birthplace of Meredith Wilson, creator of "Music Man." The streets downtown are home to many sculptures honoring this legend. You can also tour his birthplace home and the museum next to it. Mason City is truly a gem of a city hidden among the corn fields!

To top if off, just down the road about six miles you can visit and tour two of Iowa's and our country's musical giants in Clear Lake, Iowa...the crash site and memorial for the "Day the Music Died" and the Surf Ballroom where Buddy Holly, JP Richardson "The Big Bopper", and Ritchie Valens played their last concert in 1959.

So come along and join us and then go plan your own "micro adventure!" We would love to hear about it!!!

Can you smell BBQ?!?! Jul 15, 2020

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Maybe you don't dream of BBQ ribs or brisket smoked on a grill of pecan or mesquite wood...but Curt and I sure do. BBQ joints in Texas are some of the best, and every weekend ordinary men stand around their precious pits grilling! Grilling over coals and wood is a right a passage for many young men (and a few good women too). Many men are judged by the size of their BBQ pit! When we moved to Iowa to retire, we brought two grills with us! One can never own too many grills!

In this episode interview a great couple from Iowa who have the best part time gig EVER!!! They judge BBQ's contests all around the mid-west! Penny and Rick didn't just fall into this great job, oh no...they had to attend BBQ school to be an official judge. Needless-to-say they take this part time retirement job SERIOUSLY!

To be an official BBQ judge they attended the Kansas City BBQ judging school to learn all the tricks of the trade! https://www.kcbs.us/ They have judged many contests and have some great stories for us to explore! These two retiree's (yes, Rick has some part time employment too) have a great story to share! They have ballooned in Africa and traveled through Italy just to name a few of their adventures...but becoming BBQ judges....put them in a whole different league!

Retired on a School Bus! aka Skoolie Jul 01, 2020

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Join us on this podcast episode as we interview Keri Gailloux and her great retirement adventure as a "Skoolie"! What exactly is a skoolie? A skoolie is a person who lives and travels in a converted school bus! We read about Keri on MSN.com (our first celebrity interview) and checked out her fb page to learn more about her and her exceptional retirement adventure. Keri's bus is beautiful and her interview enlightening. So join us, and learn about becoming a "skoolie"!

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