Munchen on the Move……

Our first stop on our journey was to visit our friends and see their new house in Sapphire North Carolina.  Mom, Christie and I drove up a week earlier than the boys did. Dad, Stache, Rob and Wally came up in the Motorhome.  While in Sapphire our other friends Abby and Jamie joined us on our adventures taking a boat ride, going on hikes and general debauchery.  The weather was perfect and we all had a blast hanging out.

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Leaving Fish Hawk, starting our journey to North Carolina!!

Wally helped Stache navigate

Wally thought he could drive, but he couldn’t quite reach the pedals.

We went for a boat ride and Mom made us wear these lifejackets

Had a great time with Wally, Chrisite, Rob, Jamie and Abby

Wally going for a swim

Here goes Stache stealing my toys again

Christie took this nice photo of me

We ran across two other Airedales!!!

Mom and Abby having fun

We love watching the humans

Christie and Dad got in on it too

After a hard day on the lake its time for some relaxation. How come Stache gets a tie and I get nothing…….doesn’t seem fair. At least I have this wonderful beanbag

The humans left us home and went to play foot golf

Took a hike to a waterfall. This was Wally’s first hike, and he did great!!

We got back to St. Petersburg in December of 2017 and it has been go go go ever since.  It was nice be home and see all of our friends and to make many visits to the Dog Bar.  The humans went on trips to Ecuador, Hawaii and Colorado.  The biggest change to our lives has been the addition of my new brother Stache!  Stache is somewhat related to me, his mother is my Dad’s granddaughter.   I am so excited to have someone else to pester the humans with!!!

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The humans took me back to my original home in North Carolina and we met up with Gerardo. I got to meet Pulaski, 2018 Westminster Best of Breed, who ended up peeing on my Mom. The humans told me we were coming here to get me a present……I wonder what that is going to be.

The humans got me a baby brother!!!!!!! I’m soooo happy…….

I’m teaching Stache how to ride in the motorhome

I don’t know if this is going to be as great as I thought, this little guy is invading my bed now.

We made it back from North Carolina and it feels good to be home with our paws in the grass

Stache and Mom at Cage enjoying a beer. Well Mom is trying to enjoy the beer. Stache is being a crazy puppy

Family photo…….I think Stache is trying to bite my ear

Stache is taking a nap in Mom’s arms.

Stache’s first bath….Ah I remember when I was small enough to fit in the kitchen sink

First vet visit

Stache had a night out with the boys and Dad gave him his first taste of beer……….

Dad turned 40 and all of his friends came over to surprise him. Mom did a great job on this party and it was the first time Dad was actually early to something.

Pool party with my buddies Alfio and Bao

Summer Pool Party with my Friends

The humans went to Ecuador and Mom was super excited to try the local cuisine…….Nothing like crispy pork !!!

Downtown Cuenca with Maria and Rodrigo

Our wonderful hosts took us out for a local delicacy Cuye.

While in Ecuador the humans took a side trip to the Galapagos Islands.

Naptime

Time for a quick weekend road trip. Stache doesn’t even have his learners permit yet.

While in Ormand Beach Stache got a chance to see the Atlantic for the first time.

I got to celebrate my 8th birthday!!! We had a pup crawl and had a blast

We love going to Dog Bar……….

My brother is really starting to invade my space

Stache finally figured out the pool shelf

Stache at much needed training classes

Stache went as spiderpup for Halloween………and when you see it you will see it

My sister Michele came to celebrate Halloween with us.

Stache getting comfy on the couch

The humans went to visit our family in Colorado. They went on a hike in the snow

Soaking in the hot springs…..believe it or not the water is nice and toasty on the banks of the river

Nothing like soaking in hot springs while it is cold outside.

Dad went to a Gator game with his friends

While in Asheville we went for a quick hike and found this great little stream

We had a great time with our friends…….

While at Highland Brewery we ran into our friend Trip

Stache’s first Christmas

Stache got neutered……..finally haha

Downtown St. Petersburg

My Grandma came down for New Years

The humans left me home and went to Hawaii. Mom and Michele in Honolulu

On top of Haleakala…. it was 34° and windy. Michele had two pairs of pants on……so lucky

On the West Maui coast

Iao Valley Maui

View from the helicopter

Helicopter ride in Kauai

Crawfish Boil

Getting Stache ready for the RV…….Lets get the next trip started!!!!!!!!

Our last drive took us seven hours to get back to St. Petersburg.  We can’t believe it has been 7 months, and the trip has gone by soooo fast.  We are so blessed that we had safe travels, met amazing people, and got to spend time with friends and family.  It’s always sad when you get home because the vacation is over, however having all the wonderful friends and family surrounding you makes you glad you’re back.  The best thing about being back is having my own backyard to do my business in again……

Wishing all of our followers a happy and healthy New Years!!!  We hope to make plans with people soon and have our 2018 itinerary up by the spring.

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After 7 months on the road we have finally arrived back home in St. Petersburg. What a journey it has been. I can’t wait to use my own backyard again!!!

Ahhhhh……..Home sweet home.

There goes Daddy acting like a 12 yr old again. At least he has his buddy Mike to get into trouble with.

Ryan’s 40th birthday party at Hoffbrauhaus.

Christmas Eve boat parade down the canal. There are about 20 boats that cruise around with lights.

So look what happens when we leave Julie and Mark, our friends and next door neighbors, they fall to pieces. Luckily they were mobile enough to throw a wonderful party!!!!

Mommy’s brother Clint and her cousin Beree spent Christmas with us

Beree and Brian

Marley’s human Nate was giving me some attention.

My cousin Marley came over and we had a wonderful Christmas Day.

From Dallas we drove another couple of days to get to Panama City.  The first day we made it to the Florida boarder, where we spent the night at a rest area, and then we had a quick two hours to get to our site.  We stayed about two miles from the beach and we were very close to family.  We visited with Uncle Jeff and Aunt Sandy.  Jeff was one of the officiants at Mommy and Daddy’s wedding earlier in May.  They stay at a condo on Panama City Beach so we met up with them and took a nice stroll along the beach.  We met up with a large pack of huskies so check out the photos below.

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While walking along Panama City Beach we ran into a pack of 6 huskies!!!!!

Of course they couldn’t keep their snouts off me……

Uncle Jeff and Aunt Sandy along the beach.

We took two days to drive from Tucson to Dallas.  We ended up driving through freezing weather and saw a few flurries.  Luckily the ice never formed on the roads and we made it with no issues.  We only had 4 days in Dallas which was not enough time to spend with all of our friends and family in the area.  During our visit we met up with Friends Trey and Frank.  We were also very fortunate to have Jenny and Jack, Kelly and Dan, Chris and Kelly, and Chris and Candice all open their homes to us and cook us some wonderful food.  The worst part of Dallas was that we didn’t plan enough time to be able to spend with everyone.

We were very bad about taking photos during this stop so we are putting up the few photos we took.  Next year we will plan more time in the area so we are not as rushed.

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Daddy finally acting his age…… Hanging out with Frank and Dallas.

While in Dallas we met up with our buddy Trey. We went to Hard 8 BBQ and had some great steaks and BBQ.

What goes best after BBQ, Beer!!!!!!

Met a new friend Toby, I love me some labs….

Dan and Kelly

From San Diego we drove about 8 hours to Tucson.  Once we got into Tucson we setup just northwest of downtown.  The weather was perfect and highs ranged from 60’s to low 80’s.   While in Tucson we met up with many friends, and had a great time.  The humans finally used their golf clubs that they have carried all the way from Florida, through Alaska and down the west coast.  There are many cacti here and you have to keep your eyes open so you don’t hurt yourself.

We took a day trip and drove up to the top of Mount Lemon, where the temperature was 30 degrees cooler than it was in Tucson.  We were lucky to have two great meals with friends.  Catrina and Mario made chilaquiles from scratch then Tommy and Sherry had us over for halibut and risotto.  It was really wonderful having friends open their homes and show us around.

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We got to Tucson and I got to meet three new friends Pippa, Schatzi and Zoe. Zoe was a little camera shy and escaped the photo.

So in typical human fashion they left me and went drinking.

Enjoying the Tamale Festival.

Mom loves tamales and there was no way we were going to miss out on this.

Good Friends Catrina and Mario made us Chilaquiles from scratch. They were amazing.

Mario showing an example of how its done………these were sooooo good.

The group just before diving in.

Time for some golf. Once again the humans left me at Tommy’s house with my three new friends while they get to go have fun. Notice the saguaro catctus in the back that has been pelted by golf balls.

One of the courses we played had amazing water features on almost every hole. I can only imagine how many gallons of water it takes to run this place.

During the game we had multiple times where we had to watch out for the deer.

Those pesky deer were photo-bombing the humans again.

They thought they owned the course.

After golf time for a wonderful halibut and risotto dinner.

So Tommy and Sherry have an amazing cactus in their back yard. Whoever comes up with the best caption for this photo gets to stay with us for a week next year!!!!

We took a drive to Mt. Lemon and it was amazing how quickly it went from hot with cacti to cooler and pine trees.

Pretty view of the mountains with downtown Tucson in the background.

I decided this was a great spot to give Mommy a hug and kiss.

Daddy standing in front of a huge cholla cactus.

No……….don’t touch it…….

Time for a sonoran hot dog fest……

Mommy showing how its done.

After Tucson we drove for 5 hours and took a little break at this nice rest stop.

After a quick 2 hour drive we found ourselves in San Diego, and even though we traveled south everything was much more lush.  We had some great food here and it reminded us of St. Petersburg but with more mountains.  The weather was wonderful and there were virtually no bugs!!  We also stopped at Ballast Point Brewery and had some amazing beers.  You can get their beers in stores, but its not every day you can have them all on tap.  The last day the humans left me in the RV and went to the San Diego Zoo.

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We took a stroll along La Jolla Beach

Beautiful Sunset at La Jolla Beach

We ran into two Bouviers, and we I got to play with these two fluff balls.

Elephants at San Diego Zoo

Panda lounging around

This guy was super comfortable

Stopped by Ballast Point Brewery and had some great beers

Best looking flight we’ve seen

The drive to Newport Beach took 11 hours from Yosemite with all the Thanksgiving traffic.  Our spot was right off of 101 and close to everything.  Daddy got a chance to see college friends Brock and Deirdre.  We also got a chance to spend Thanksgiving with family.  Big thanks go out to Andrea and David for cooking and opening their home to us for the holiday.  The best thing about this Thanksgiving was all the turkey and scraps I got.  Don’t forget to click on the video at the bottom to hear the wonderful dueling ukulele’s and wonderful vocals by Grandma.

We took a day trip to Joshua Tree National Park and had a great time driving around.  I did however end up poking my eye on something and had to go to the vet.  Luckily some eye drops are helping heal the wound, along with lots of treats….

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Daddy, Grandma, Brock and Deirdre in Newport Beach. It looks like grandma has had one too many beers…

Got a chance to spend Thanksgiving with the Libman’s and after the feast we were given a personal concert with dueling ukuele’s.

Unfortunately I did too much begging at Thanksgiving dinner and ate more than my stomach could handle. This is only half of my masterpiece. By the time Dad could take this photo Mom had cleaned up half of it. Luckily I didn’t get any on the carpet.

We took a day trip to Joshua Tree National Park.

I enjoyed the views

We took a hike and I ended up poking my eye.

These trees are very large!! Can you see me?

View of the off-road trail that we took

With Grandma aboard we left for Yosemite and drove through some tight switch backs through the Sierra’s.   Yosemite is a beautiful park with lots of steep granite-faced mountains.   The main day we explored it was overcast with some slight rain, however on the drive out of the park it was sunny and we got some great photos.   We drove out the south park entrance towards L.A. and it had some of the tightest hairpins the RV has ever seen.

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Mommy and Grandma in front of Half-dome in Yosemite

I made a new friend on the hike

Another freakin family portrait.

Nice view of El Capitan with half dome partially visible

Absolutely beautiful

Half Dome showing her self.

A view of the foliage changing on the way south out of Yosemite

From Lake Tahoe we drove to Santa Rosa and stayed outside Ned and Char’s house.  Santa Rosa is a quaint city just north of Napa and Sonoma.  It is nestled right in the heart of wine country.  We really liked staying with Ned, Char and their pup Stella.   Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families that were affected by the fires and we hope they recover quickly.

Half way through the stay my grandma joined us and stayed with us all the way to Newport Beach.  I really enjoyed her coming due to the fact that she always brings me new toys and gives me tons of treats.

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Driving from Tahoe to Santa Rosa takes you over some mountain passes where snow has fallen…

Having a nice flight of beers with Uncle Ned at Russian River Brewery

They left me out of this one. At a nice vineyard with Uncle Ned wearing Aunt Char’s favorite hat.

The human went to San Francisco without me and had a blast. They stopped at Sotto Mare and had amazing Chioppino

View of Alcatraz

Pier 39 Seals

The next day we all went for a tour through Napa. I found this interesting man, although he wasn’t much of a conversationalist.

Finally my grandmother joined the group. We went for some drinks in Santa Rosa

We also went for a weekend in Sacramento where we all visited Rita, Mel, Sam, and my two favoite Coton’s Shana and Maiche.