Hamilton Beach Brew Station It was time to update the coffee pot onboard the NO Princess Palace. The old Hamilton Beach single cup brewer had been a good solid workhorse but everything mechanical wears down sooner or later. I had begun to resent the effort to brew a single cup, clean up and recharge the pot and do it all over again for another cup. When it started pukin’ and burpin’ water out Continue reading Red or Blue? 
Early Summer at the Secret Hideout If y’all have been following along, you will recall my Yamaha EF2000iS Inverter Generator failed me back in June when I was about 100 days into the hanging out at the Secret Hideout. A fairly serious event bein’ as how the Secret Hideout is off grid and a generator was my sole source of electricity. Now one of the reasons I bought a Yamaha instead of one Continue reading The Resurrection of Little Blue – EPIC FAIL! 
The more I follow this path; the more routine and mundane it seems to become. The caliche dust gets so thick, you cannot see oncoming traffic unless their headlights are on. Yet, when I tell of my escapades, the eyes of the listener widen in incredulity and disbelief. Could I be that far from the mainstream track? Maybe, I dunno and will not spend much time contemplating it. My fill-in Continue reading Unabated Adventure 
Hooked to the DTB to go scavenging I have been off grid at the Secret Hideout for 10 weeks. My typical day along about now? Well, let’s see…. Up between 0600-0700 and first order of business is to fire up Little Blue to make some coffee. I have an Aeropress Coffee Maker that doesn’t require electricity but the water still has to be hot. No way I am firing up the Continue reading Stocking up  |