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Chip Walter 11/19/21 Chip Walter 11/19/21

Mainers

Dispatch VI

One reason Maine is so calming is because not many people live there. All 39,000 square miles of Maine are home to only 1.3 million souls. The proof is written on Mainers’ license plates. Their numbers and letters are truncated compared to license plates you’d see in New York, Pennsylvania or Massachusetts — 499 XM, for example, or P 99 h, or one we saw that simply read BABE.

Chip Walter 11/8/21 Chip Walter 11/8/21

Into Maine

Dispatch V

Becky’s Diner, Portland, Maine. Known for its delicious lobster rolls. Is there ever any fresh lobster that does taste good? (Photo-Chip Walter)

Chip Walter 11/7/21 Chip Walter 11/7/21

New York & Beyond

Dispatch IV

Vermont, in the fall. Enough said. We explored the Green Mountains and it was breathtaking. (Photo by Chip Walter)

Chip Walter 11/6/21 Chip Walter 11/6/21

On Our Way!

Dispatch III

Day one of our Vagabond Adventure, departing the Pennsylvanian train to New York. We made it right on time, even if it wasn’t part of our original plan. (Photo-Chip Walter)

Chip Walter 11/5/21 Chip Walter 11/5/21

A World-Sized Curveball

Dispatch II

The mighty Colorado River as it enters Arches National Park. This drive is considered one of the most spectacular in the United States. We were curious to find out, and eventually we made the drive. We agree. (Photo - Chip Walter)

Chip Walter 7/1/21 Chip Walter 7/1/21

A Vagabond Adventure Around the World

Dispatch I

Dear Good Friends! Ok. We’re overwhelmed. I admit it. But still awfully damned excited. Our planned journey around the world is coming as surely as winter in the Game of Thrones. (Perhaps that’s a poor analogy.) We plan to depart the end of September. Maybe the world will have calmed down a bit by then. We can hope. […]