Tabors Wandering

Tabors Wandering Podcast

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A little bit travel journal, a little bit survival log, a lot of heart. I’m Francie — mom of three, wife, and chief snack packer — sharing the messy, magical moments from our family’s camping trips and off-road detours. Expect laughter, lessons, and the kind of hope you can tuck in your glovebox. taborswandering.substack.com

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Field Notes from the Road — Day 3: Lunch at 13,000 Feet 21.08.2025 6:02

We kicked off Day 3 with a familiar stop: Coffee on the Fly. Our go-to cold brew — with salted caramel and vanilla — doesn’t even have a name, but it should. Sweet, smooth, and strong, it’s become the kind of tradition that makes us feel at home in Creede. Breakfast was from a little bakery in town. The adults enjoyed it — flaky, buttery, and delicious. The kids? Not so much. Let’s just say their...

Field Notes from the Road — Day 2: The One with the Great Escape 11.08.2025 9:30

If you missed Day 1, we rolled into Amarillo sick, tired, and holding enough Buc-ee’s mints to cover a season of The Bachelor. It wasn’t the smoothest start, but a Texas sunset at our little barndo Airbnb reminded us why we set out in the first place. Day 2? Well, let’s just say that at 3 a.m., with a dog, a hole in the tent, and a whole lot of cold air, things got interesting fast. And the funny...

Barndo Sunsets & Buc-ee’s Regrets 08.08.2025 3:02

We didn’t plan on starting our trip with a pharmacy aisle and a prayer. Well, always the prayer, just not this one. The coughing started just after July 4th. Audrey and I were the first down, and we weren’t bouncing back like usual. The kids followed, one by one. The energy we’d spent months storing up for this 11-day road trip was being drained by tissues, late-night fevers, and that kind of tire...