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10-20-10 There is a laundry facility at the OK RV Park, so we got that started this morning and worked around the coach with a little maintenance...G checked the water level in the batteries, we changed the water filters, etc. I went back over to check on the laundry and met the nicest couple from Georgia. They have been on the road 10 days in their Lincoln pulling a tent-trailer. They have always liked to travel, so having recently retired, they decided to hit the road!! No generator, so they’re forced to stay at sites with hookups...unlucky!! She was used to always hanging her laundry outside on the line, so she was mystified by the dryer...she was trying to keep things from getting too wrinkled...I suggested she wouldn’t be so particular after a few more days ... read more

10-12-10 Sad today...have to begin our trek west...excited about that, but will miss Nate entirely too much!! We left Charlotte when Nate went to work, so made it to Knoxville, TN to our friendly Walmart to spend the night. There were a couple of other rigs in the parking lot, so we had a regular campout!! There were storms in the area...rained on us through the Smokey Mountains, and a couple of pretty good showers while we were winding down for the evening. 10-13-10 Arrived in Nashville in the early afternoon. We called the Nashville Country RV Park to see if we could spend the night. They had room, so settled in the rig and headed downtown. Our intention was to go to the Capitol Records Street Party and then make our way to the Bluebird ... read more

9-30-10 Wandered over to the marina this morning. The couple in the trailer parked next to us was fishing off an old boat docked there. Turns out the guy who owns the RV Park also owns both that boat and Mr. Garwin’s personal craft...bright turquoise blue!! The couple was born and raised in the area. They spoke of the BP fiasco, and of course, hadn’t received a penny from them!! Sounded like BP was in Carabelle in full force and did make some payouts...didn’t sound like any of the locals actually received any funds, tho’...typical! Headed for the Georgia border just north of Jacksonville, FL today. A lot of driving, and when we arrived, we found out you can’t park overnight in their rest areas. Too far to head for Savannah, so finally found a Flying ... read more

9-26-10 Raining as we got up this am, and left the Walmart parking lot. Decided we’d spring for an rv park stay today, so we could stay in and watch football. Turns out it stopped raining around 11am, but we watched football, walked on their little strip of beach and sat in their loungers on the beach and read for a while. Pretty low key day, but nice not to travel today. We were right on the bay at Navarro Beach, Fl. 9-27-10 Left for Fort Walton Beach today. We stopped at a park right on the bay...as we’ve noticed so far, the bays aren’t as pretty as the sandy beach, so drove over to Okaloosa Island...WOW!!! They call it the Emerald Coast, and it’s beautiful white sandy beach and gorgeous blue-green ocean. Saw dolphins swimming ... read more

9-22-10-10 Had one last walk on our deserted beach this morning and then headed for Gulf Shores, AL. Glenn’s Aunt Sue lived for some time in Gautier, so we tried to take a few pictures along the way to Pascagula. We stopped at the Visitor’s Center just after we crossed the Alabama line. The nicest grandma gave us our state map, then proceeded to tell us all of the good spots in the area...dining, attractions, etc. Turns out her son lives in Tacoma and her daughter in San Francisco. She said she’d take a ride back that way with us when we go :) Arrived at the Gulf Shores RV Park and set up camp. It is a small park, but everyone we’ve seen is really nice. We drove into town...it’s probably 5 miles...and stopped at ... read more