Hi everyone. We are Pat and Dean (roamer). We live in Mesa, AZ in the winter and roam the country in the summer. We are retired and enjoying it.

We are going to Alaska this summer and I hope to post comments and pictures of our roamings as we go. Of course, I have to learn this Blog stuff too and that may take a while.


The picture shows the RV in 2004 when we gave it a trial run to Quartzsite.












Our RV (35' 2002 Itasca U35, W22 Chassis) is in the shop getting checked out in preparation and plan to leave sometime shortly after May 16. So, I will present some history.

2004 TRIP

In 2004 we travelled up the west coast to Oregon and then across the northern states to So. Dak. Then we went east and ended up in New England for out first visit. We were privileged to see a great leaf season in September and October.

This picture was taken in New york and shows tree colors at their best.

From here we drove south to South Carolina to visit Patty's sister. We also made a quick run through Florida to W. Palm Beach and Clearwater, where we lived briefly in the early 70's.
We drove the southern route back to Arizona, arriving back in mid-December 2004.

The 2004 trip took us nearly 12,000 miles and 40+ states. We didn't overnight in all the states as we took side trips to get in as many as possible.

While we were travelling, our youngest daughter informed us we were going to be grandparents. SOOO, Patty decided we had to buy a 'real' house for a base.

The baby was born on April 26, 2005

Her name is Payson Lee Davenport.

The picture on the right was taken at her second birthday party.

She is the best little baby "ever"! No prejudice here...naw!

2005 TRIP

Our 2005 trip was scheeduled to be a tour through the western states. We made it up into SD to visit my Sister. While there, we had the kids fly in and had a sort of family reunion/gettogether for the July 4 celebration.

Then west into Montana. Then a big problem. While leaving Montana, we hit a deer. The damage wasn't enough to keep us from travelling but we did lose the headlights. That wasn't a big problem since we rarely drive at night.

You can see the damage and the trusty Duct Tape repairs. We got an estimate for repairs ($12,000) in Oregon but the time delay was prohibitive so we headed back towards Arizona.

Finally, in Colorado, the hydraulics gave out and we couldn't use the levelers or move the slides. So, we cut the trip a bit short and headed home. We got the repairs done during the winter of '05-06.

2006 TRIP

For our 2006 trip we decided to return to New England an up into Canada. We went up to New Brunswick and then up to Nova Scotia. While there we drove the Cabot Trail around Cape Breton. What a beautiful area.

This road is about 200 miles around and takes the better part of a day. For most of the trip, you are driving up high in the hills overlooking The Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east part of the run. Beautiful area and I recommend it to anyone who RV's.

Coming back, we were too early for the leaf color change and we headed to So. Carolina again to see the Sis-in Law.

The drive back took us to Charlotte, NC. We drove I-40 all the way back to Holbrook and then, into Mesa to spend the winter.