July 6, 2014 Lake St. Catherine, VT Celebrating the 4th of July on Lake St. Catherine has been a long tradition in my family. While I have been to the NYC Fireworks as well as Daytona Beach Fireworks, at the lake has been a constant since 1978. I’m not the only one who is drawn to…
Author: Larry Jensen
Larry Jensen, Founder of Wonder of Wander. A vagabond traveler, handyman
Why do you camp?
June 19, 2014 Poultney, VT Why do you camp? That question arose yesterday when talking to a friend and fellow VW owner as we were discussing Solar Panels. He had thought the panel I was modifying was for my Bus. I began to explain that the panels for the bus are larger and charge a…
Kayaking in a Spring Ice Flow
April 15, 2014 My family has lived on the shores of Lake St. Catherine for some 34 years though those years were mostly as Part Time Residents. In all those years, we have never witnessed the Freezing or Thawing of the Lake. We’d always arrive to a Frozen or Open body of water. This year,…
A year later (how much life changes in a year)
March 28, 2014 Poultney, VT Most people can look back a year or more and not much has changed. They probable have the same job, same people in their lives, their view of the world is the same and if they were lucky they might have gotten to see a new part of this magnificent…
Winning the Lottery…of Life
Every once in a while I come across some’s Blog, Article or book that hits home for me. Today I came across two and though I would share it with my friends. If you know me well, you know that I have never traveled outside of North America. Never even stepped foot in Mexico and…
VERMONT on track to become the FIRST SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM state
This is why I Love Vermont… This is our Headline for today: VERMONT EYES TO BECOME THE FIRST SINGLE PAYER SYSTEM STATE “Moving away from a fee-for-service model that rewards providers for the quantity of services provided, as opposed to the quality of care provided, is…
Winter Kayaking
December 12, 2013 Lake St. Catherine – Poultney, VT Outside Temp 18* Windchill 13* Water Temp ??? (She’s icing up) What does one do for their 49th Birthday… I guess most people would go to work, perhaps take the day off and relax. Some go out at night and drink and/or dance the night away. I’m…
Epic Road Trip in a VW Bus
December 6, 2013 Poultney, Vermont 136,811.9 (285.4 miles) 44 Days 32 Cities 21 States 2 Canadian Provinces 1 Sea 2 Straits 6,811 miles 444 gallons of gas $3.449 average price per gallon 16.01 average Miles per gallon. 16 Hosts (Friends & Strangers that became Friends that let me camp in their driveways) 16 Campgrounds/Parking Lots…
Eastbound – Day 20 (Last night on the road)
December 5, 2013 Richmond, ME 136,526.5 (184 miles) [pe2-image src=”http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ESk4pIeGm2s/UqD8oQef16I/AAAAAAAAE7k/f0G9rwAI08Q/s144-c-o/1205131114.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/108131301217387227436/EastboundDay20#5954036475931645858″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”1205131114.jpg” pe2_img_align=”right” ] After saying our Good Byes to our host and dog Zoe, we left Natick, MA just after 11am to avoid the Boston Traffic. Worked like a charm. We jumped on I-95 and made a beeline for the New Hampshire Border….
Eastbound – Day 19 – Coast to Coast in a VW Bus
December 4, 2013 Natick, MA 136,342.5 ( 284.1 miles) Well if yesterday was about letting go, today as about saying hello…to the ocean! Yes, its been 23 days since I left the West Coast. 23 Days since I have seen the ocean. Wait! you say. You saw the ocean yesterday in Stamford and Mystic, CT….
