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Back in Ocean City, Maryland for the whole month using Airbnb again: Found a really good condo for under $900!

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  Ocean City boardwalk  The last time we were in Ocean City Maryland,  staying for a month using AirBnB , was in October of 2020.  My wife and I had retired two months prior, and we were still trying to figure out what to make of this thing called early retirement. We had several questions running through our heads at the time:  Did we do the right thing to retire early at ages of 48(myself) and 52 (my wife)? How will the concepts of FIRE (financial independence retire early) work in retirement? Do we have enough money to last our early retirement and beyond? How will we adapt to living without having a permanent home to call our own? Will we enjoy constant traveling? How will our fur baby, Toby, deal with all this? Was embracing minimalism a bad idea? And so on… I still remember checking into our very first AirBnB rental in Ocean City, a tiny 3rd floor walk up condo with incredibly narrow stairs, and wondering what the hell did we get ourselves into???  To...
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Day trip to Point Pelee National Park in Ontario, Canada: A short day trip from Detroit, Michigan

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  Marsh Boardwalk Trail, Point Pelee National Park  Canada has always been one of our (my wife and myself) favorite places to explore.  With driving times ranging between 7 hours ( Montreal ) to 13 hours ( Quebec City ), Eastern Canada destinations are close from New York City (where we grew up), but felt worlds away. We visited the great cities of Montreal (3 times), Quebec City (twice), Ottawa , and also smaller towns like La Malbaie (way up north) in our previous trips up north.  Each time we traveled there, we came away feeling as if we had traveled to distant places, especially in places like Quebec Canada, where the primary language is French, and even the customs and cuisine are French. We have fond memories of eating delicious tuna salad sandwiches on freshly baked baguettes in Montreal, and we absolutely loved sampling savory French cuisine at Restaurant Louis-Hebert in downtown Quebec City.  Each trip was memorable, and we’re always looking for opport...
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