Travels With Susie
A Hilarious Account of One Couple's RV Journey Across America
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About the Book
Travels with Susie is an account of the comings and goings of the Author, his wife, Susie and their RV, ‘Fionna’, The book is a hilarious report of their experiences as they first went through the decision to retire and later, to travel the byways of North America.
Part travelogue, part monologue, part History primer and part pieces of the author's vivid imagination, the book is all entertainment. The stories found in these pages will appeal to not only RV'ers but to anyone who is looking for a laugh or an occasional bit of inspiration. Many of the stories first saw life as fodder for the Author’s self syndicated newspaper and magazine columns.
Ride along with Susie and the author as they visit
Sit on a bench with the Author along the Mexican border and discover the little known and scandalous secret of a major time saving device.
Wade ashore in the Florida Keys with Cuban refugees and later, toss your cookies with Susie on the rough seas of the
Share a sprig of Buffalo grass with Randolph Scott.
Meet Paul Bunyon’s grandson, still living in the North Woods of British Columbia and hang on for the 2000 mile drive as the author and his wife race to reach Indiana and their seriously ill daughter.
And finally, discover that when the author is not making a fool of himself, he is unwittingly realizing what life is really all about as he learns more about our world than he ever expected to know.
About the Author
Gordon Grindstaff is a retired Information Technology Consultant, but writing has always been his first love. However, the early attempts at storytelling coincided with the discovery that his children were big eaters and writing as a profession provided for only small portions at the dinner table.
His current business card identifies him as a humorist and while his wife Susie might disagree, his writing will back up the title. His humor springs from the experiences of being raised in a post WWII small town in
He and Susie retired in 2001, sold practically everything they owned and set out in their RV to see the country. Their travels led to a self syndicated Newspaper column published weekly in four newspapers in two countries as well as a monthly piece for Senior Life Magazine of Southwest Florida..
His work also appears occasionally in at least 3 other publications but has been largely ignored by a couple of hundred rags whose editors have resisted Mr. Grindstaff’s constant whining.
His readership, at last count, now numbers in the dozens and spans the
Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sentimental, once in a while nostalgic and always entertaining, his words will touch your heart and your funny bone. They have also been known to cause some of his more uncouth readers to snort loudly through their nostrils.