October 17th 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
New Orleans was the decided destination which was around 3 days drive away. We set off driving with our destination another KOA campsite, Statesville East. Bowks was now chief navigator and I t ... 4 photos [full story]

June 1st 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
I have accepted a job as a business instructor at Al Ain Women's College in the United Arab Emirates. After years of accumulating things with the idea that we might one day have enough, my wife and I ... 2 photos [full story]

May 30th 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
Today was a lot of fun but not very story-filled. I went to Lowe’s Motor Speedway, just outside Charlotte, to take a tour of the speedway. Back in my redneck days, I was quite an avid NASCAR fan ... [full story]

May 30th 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
I made it out unscathed. I was shocked to wake up in that God forsaken hotel and not have any problems. The car and I were both fine. The trip there was short as the only reasons to go there were the ... [full story]

May 24th 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
Family get-together for Grandma's funeral ... 10 photos [full story]

May 18th 2009  North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte
I have decided to post one more time before I get back to the road in 10 days time. This is just another chapter in my adventure across America. I am back in Virginia with the family. The funeral over ... 21 photos [full story]