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Thursday, Dec 11

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(Sorry, this is a test post as this site’s scheduler is not working so trying…

Friday, Nov 28

The Most Intricate Mechanical Job: Replacing V8 Engine’s Valve Stem Seals

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After a mishap followed by the most serious mishap and yet another mishap, it's no wonder we admittedly put off this dreaded most intricate mechanical job: changing our V8 engine valve stem seals.

Wednesday, Aug 6

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How I Became an American Citizen: Getting My Citizenship (Part One)

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This is stage we have built up to—Andy finally moves forward in his immigration process. This time, it is the final stage: U. S. citizenship!

Thursday, May 22

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My Big Step Towards Making RV Life Happen

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Sitting at my desk in my empty classroom with my teacher resignation letter printed, signed, and scanned and the email to Human Resources loaded in front of me, I was hesitating. Then I was overthinking. Then I was panicking.

Monday, Sep 23

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Consider This Your Warning Before Buying a Clark Cortez Motorhome!

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Of all people, we get it—You want to buy a Clark Cortez motorhome. However, consider this your warning before you do. Here's your must-read post!

Monday, Sep 9

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Two Crazy Discoveries: Our RV Shoots FLAMES and Hides a SECOND Snake!

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Our fifty-six-year-old antique RV becomes a safe haven for a second snake before it turns into a modified rally car and shoots flames from its exhaust. Here's this crazy story . . .

Monday, Aug 5

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Notoriously Impossible Job Again: Replacing Another Ball Joint

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We must be mechanical gods because we take on another ball joint replacement, which is a job known by all mechanics to be the hardest out there.

Monday, Jul 22

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Petitioning the Government in My Immigration Process: My Green Card Renewal (Part Four)

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We heard back from USCIS after petitioning the government to remove the conditions on my permanent resident status because my conditional Green Card was expiring.

Monday, Jul 8

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This Mechanical Job is Notoriously Impossible: Replacing a Ball Joint

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This job is known by all mechanics to be the hardest one out there: replacing a ball joint. Here's how we fared against the challenge ...

Monday, Jun 17

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Virginia’s Riverfront Canal Walk and Belle Isle Hike in Autumn

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Sometimes hikes can be historic city walks, such as this one along Richmond's Riverfront Canal Walk to the James River and Belle Isle.

Wednesday, Jan 31

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How I Became Resident in America: Getting My Green Card Through Marriage (Part Three)

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Andy and I are positive no one in the history of immigrating to the United States of America has been told what we were told by a USCIS officer the day of our Green Card through marriage interview. Here's more on our crazy process to get…

Wednesday, Jan 17

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How I Found a Job in America: Getting My H-1 B Visa (Part Two)

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According to my immigration attorney, there was only a 33% chance my 'lottery visa' or H-1 B visa to live and work in America would be selected.

Friday, Jan 5

Swapping Stories with Strangers in Socks

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I was talking to a man who looked identical to Albert Einstein. We were both leaned back in recliners and were shoeless with our socked feet moving as we swapped stories of the most personal kind. This was how my June infusion looked,…

Tuesday, Jan 2

Virginia’s Big Rocky Row Hike and Camp

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This was one of the most breathtaking sunrises we have seen, and the morning fog made the view even more surreal as it slipped over the valley and provided a contrast against the Blue Ridge Mountains ...

Friday, Dec 29

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How I Immigrated to the States: Getting My B-1 Visa (Part One)

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The day after paying a deposit to hold an apartment in England, my manager pulled me aside at work and asked, "Hey, do you want to work in the States for six months?"

Monday, Dec 25

Virginia’s Great Falls Park Hike

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Andy and I head to a little-known national park with the best views of the Potomac River as it continues to carve its way through the Mather Gorge ...

Friday, Dec 22

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Steadying Our Bouncing Needle: Installing a Speedometer Cable

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Our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome's speedometer needle was bouncing so much that a spring could have been attached to it. Accuracy was not its strong point.

Monday, Dec 18

Virginia’s House Mountain Hike and Camp

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The color blue surrounded us as a bird soared high in the blue sky and the mountains took the shape of an odd sea of rippling blue waves.

Monday, Dec 4

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Dirtiest Mechanical Job is Our Oil Overhaul (Oil, Pump, Pick-up Pipe, and Filter Changed)

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Two for one with this job: It's our dirtiest RV mechanical work, and we uncover a problem that could have lead to disastrous engine issues.

Friday, Dec 1

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First Wash for Our 1965 Clark Cortez RV

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We team up with SuperClean to give our retro relic a wash!

Monday, Nov 27

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Virginia’s Woodstock Tower Hike (Our Cat’s Fourth Hike)

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We hike to Woodstock Tower in a historic part of Virginia where Shenandoah National Park and the North Fork Shenandoah River stretch.

Friday, Nov 24

New Auxiliary Belts Installed on Our RV’s Dodge V8

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Our auxiliary belts were brittle and cracked, which means out with the old and in with the new!

Monday, Nov 20

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Virginia’s Great Channels Hike

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This is the East Coast's version of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, which is why the area has been touted as a natural wonder and one of Virginia's best kept secrets.

Monday, Oct 2

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Suspension Upgrade with New Shocks Increases Ride Height

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We tackle the constant squeaking, creaking, groaning, and banging noises heard when our Cortez is moving by upgrading our suspension.

Monday, Sep 25

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Virginia’s Powhatan State Park Hike (Our Cat’s Third Hike)

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Andy and I are preparing our son for remote forest hikes. Here's one of Ly's first walks -- Virginia's Powhatan State Park.

Monday, Aug 28

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We Found a SNAKE in Our RV! (Spark Plug Surprise)

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It's true -- We don't have mice problems because we found a snake inside our RV! How we wrangled a snake from our motorhome ourselves after spark plug work!

Saturday, Aug 5

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Is Our Nearly 60-Year-Old Engine Healthy? (Compression Test Time)

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Since L and I have had our 1965 Clark Cortez motorhome, we've had a problem getting our RV to reliably start. It's finally time to test if our engine is healthy ...

Tuesday, Aug 1

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Fuel Fiasco Continues: Getting Our V8 to Start

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Our steel beast sounded like a cartoon raging bull who was held back but also taunted with a waving red flag -- The desire to run was more than present but something somewhere was keeping our beast at bay.

Thursday, Jul 27

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Finishing Our Fuel Tank Restoration (Part Three)

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One would believe if a vehicle runs before taking a fuel tank out, once the tank was reinstalled, the vehicle would run again. However, we learned this is not the case after our tank restoration.

Monday, Jul 24

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Welding Work Saves Fuel Tank (Part Two)

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Our welder and friend returns to save us and our Cortez -- His job is to weld two threaded bungs to our fuel tank which will nearly finish off this tank restoration.