We’ve been back a week now. The coach has been emptied, cleaned and put back in the storage lot until next trip. Clothes have been washed and put back on the rack or in the dresser. Food that was bought during the trip has been eaten and replaced by a trip to the market and Farmer’s Market. And I have reviewed the costs and the statistics. We started out planning to drive at 55 using cruise control to keep our MPG as high as possible. Gas ranged from $3.65 per gallon in Eastport, FL to $3.45 in Dothan, AL and Latta, [View Full Entry]

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We finally made it home. We left Saturday morning from Sequoyah Caverns and decided the distance required we take interstates to keep on schedule. So we hit I-59 just south of Georgia and traveled around Chattanooga, up to Knoxville, and over to I-81. We kept at 55 MPH, as planned to conserve gas and chugged along in sunny weather the whole way. The damaging storms never came near us and we headed up towards Roanoke, VA. Trish had called her brother in Crossville, TN to see about meeting near Knoxville for lunch, but he had just come back from a trip [View Full Entry]

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We left Mexico Beach early Wednesday morning, heading for Dothan, AL and the Camping World there to get the TV connections fixed. We followed US 98 to Panama City then US 231 north. It was excellent roads the whole way. We got into Dothan, found the Camping World and notified them we were there to have the work done. Even though I had spoken with the General Mgr from Winchester, who had called the store and set up the appointment, and I had a call from someone in Dothan confirming a 2PM appointment, NO one knew we were coming. So after [View Full Entry]

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Sunday morning was calm and clear. Waves in the Gulf were minimal. With anticipation, we gathered up the snorkel gear and headed for the St Joseph Bay side where water was warmer and there was the promise of good snorkeling. We rode the scooter to the bay, walked to a picnic pavilion, and got ready to wade in. Way out was a fisherman—standing. We started walking and shuffling our feet to ward off sting rays and kept walking…and walking…and walking. The fisherman was coming in and so we asked him how far out we had to go to get to deeper [View Full Entry]

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We left Josh’s house after he and Jen went to work early on Wednesday morning. Our plan was to drive to the Gulf coast near Apalachicola and arrive in the afternoon. We headed up to US-90 which parallels I-10. (Have you noticed that east-west US routes start with the low numbers in the north, while the Interstates start with the low numbers in the south. We used to take US-20 going east from Cleveland to NH instead of taking I-90. Now we were taking US-90 instead of I-10.) The old US routes do go through some small towns, but there is [View Full Entry]

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We left Hilton Head Saturday and drove to Jacksonville, FL to see our son and daughter-in-law. The original plan was to camp at the county park in Jacksonville, Kathryn Abby Hannah, right on the Atlantic with both kids. Unfortunately Jen had to study for a test, but Josh came to spend the night and show us around the park. We had a great site, enjoyed relaxing and having smores and then the next day packed up and left. Hannah Park is camping the way it used to be with tents and RVs co-mingled and trees and foliage making you feel you [View Full Entry]

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I opted to start this blog to see how it worked in the anticipation of finally retiring and taking off for full-timing in our RV. I needed a chance to practice and see how family and friends were able to do accessing the blog and following our adventures. This is our first attempt as we are about to embark on a long awaited vacation. We are heading out for 2 weeks in Florida and planned originally to take our Suzuki 400cc motorscooter and a couple of bicycles for transportation. But after trying various ways of hanging the bikes, we realized we [View Full Entry]

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We've been asked, "When did you start RVing?" Well, as the picture shows, in 1971. We had a VW camper we took all over the east coast of the US, and up into Canada. We didn't know we were RVers at the time; we were young and adventurous. In 2004 we returned from Japan where John had been working for the US Marine Corps, and since we owned no home, no car, no boat, we decided the first thing we would do was buy an RV. We found a great saleslady at LazyDays in Florida, and via Internet and numerous phone [View Full Entry]

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