After leaving the Dakotas we traveled back to Michigan for the first time since we began full timing ten months earlier. We returned to be with family, enjoy the company of friends, see our doctors, and travel the northlands of Michigan. We spent two nights on our journey from Bismarck, ND. Upon arriving we did … Continue reading THE GREAT LAKES STATE
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NORTH DAKOTA
We traveled north out of South Dakota into North Dakota. This would be our first visit to North Dakota. The first town we came to was Bowman. As we continued north out of Bowman our Tire Pressure Measurement System (TPMS) alarm went off. I am so glad we had purchased the TPMS. Because of it … Continue reading NORTH DAKOTA
FULL TIME RVING AND RELATIONSHIPS
Larry, Mary, Susan, RickJan & MaryJim, Mary, LarryRick, Larry, MaryLarry, Rick, Mary, Carol One of the big questions that fulltime RVers face is what about your friends and family? This is a big question and was a big concern for us. We have two grown daughters who are both married and we have seven grandchildren … Continue reading FULL TIME RVING AND RELATIONSHIPS
THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON
We scheduled a week-long stop in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on our journey from LA to South-west Minnesota. We were hoping to spend a little time in the Smokey Mountains National Park. It wasn’t to be. Not a single road into the park was open. Like so many other things the Covid-19 virus had caused a … Continue reading THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON
OUR TIME IN LA
Sunset @ Mobile BayGulf Shores BeachMardi Gras Parade in MobileMobile Bay FerryFort GainesAlligator AlleyAlligator WrestlerWolf BayRainbow Plantation We arrived in LA (Lower Alabama) on December 15, 2019 and stayed until April 28, 2020. Our home while there was the Escapees Park, Rainbow Plantation. We had not planned to stay so long but because of Covid-19 … Continue reading OUR TIME IN LA
THE GULF COAST’S TREASURE
There is much to enjoy here on the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico. This is beautiful country. I had been to this area as a child and later as a teenager but was not attentive enough to realize just how stunning it is down here. This is farm country. This is often overlooked … Continue reading THE GULF COAST’S TREASURE
THE GREEN SPOT ON SITE 56
It's Organic! Erma Bombeck said “the grass is always greener over the septic tank.” It’s also greener under the holding tank. Under the Live Oaks in the sandy soil of South Alabama it is really hard to get the grass to grow. Here at the RV Park they are trying hard to grow the grass. … Continue reading THE GREEN SPOT ON SITE 56
GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE
Poet John Masefield wrote, “I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.” Along the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico you will find the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The Park begins just west of … Continue reading GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE
A DOWNSIDE TO FULL TIME RV LIVING
I was 18 years old. Mom and Dad had gone to Florida to be with my mom’s parents. My sister was off in the Navy and I was home by myself. It was Christmas time. I was working at a hospital and was unable to get off work. So, I was about to spend Christmas … Continue reading A DOWNSIDE TO FULL TIME RV LIVING
CAMPING AT LAKE GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK
In 1939 the Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, dammed up the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Guntersville, Alabama creating a massive lake of 69,000 acres. It is the largest lake in Alabama. Lake Guntersville is cradled in a valley surrounded by mountains of the southern end of the Appalachians. As you descend the mountains from the … Continue reading CAMPING AT LAKE GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK
2nd Chance Vagabonds 