We had a pretty short drive to our next stop on Thursday afternoon…so short in fact that Mark drove the entire way – I didn’t do my usual hour or so behind the wheel. We arrived at Cliffside Park...
The Circus and some Layers of Flat Rock
- July 31, 2025
- Museum, RV, State Park, Travel
On Sunday, July 27, we headed North into Wisconsin for our next adventure! Our first stop is Pardeeville, WI, about 35 miles North of Madison in Central Wisconsin. We had a late start from home since the campground has...
Hocking Hills, Butterflies, and Beautiful Glass
- June 30, 2025
- Museum, NationalPark, RV, State Park, Travel
We had a fairly short drive from Lebanon to Logan on Tuesday June 24th, so we made a stop on the way at Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe, OH. There are...
Art Deco, Aviation, and the Ark
- June 23, 2025
- NationalPark, RV, Travel
After almost two months at home, it was time to hit the road again on Monday, June 16th for our first summer camping trip of 2025. Our first stop was in Bluffton, IN, just south of Fort Wayne in...
Corvettes, The Brickyard, and Some Crazy Weather!
So it continued to rain in Bowling Green until about 11pm on Saturday – apparently it was more than 2.5 inches of rain that fell, which is something like two feet of snow. I’ll take the rain, I guess!...
Manatees and Mermaids; Presidential Plains and a Prison.
- March 15, 2025
- NationalPark, RV, State Park, Travel
After arriving at the Crystal River KOA early Friday afternoon (March 7th), we took Saturday morning for some much-needed downtime, and then made a short drive in the afternoon to Three Sisters Springs. This area is popular for Manatees...
The Most Magical Place on Earth!
We arrived at the most magical place on earth around 4pm on Sunday and made our way to the Fort Wilderness Campground. We had read lots of really good things about the campground, and they were all true…it’s wonderful!...
Edison & Ford, a Florida Panther, and a Singing Tower
We left the Keys on Wednesday morning (2/26); we ran into some traffic backups and it seemed to take forever to get back to the mainland! The main part of our drive was heading West on Tamiami Trail (also...
113 Miles. 42 Bridges. 800 Florida Keys. A Week of Fun!
- February 27, 2025
- RV, State Park, Travel
Our drive on Wednesday (Feb. 19th) was smooth and uneventful, taking us South to Highway 1, which becomes the Overseas Highway through the Florida Keys. We stopped for lunch at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; we stretched our...
Two National Parks and a Heatwave in South Florida
- February 19, 2025
- NationalPark, RV, Travel
Before I share this leg of the trip, while we were in St. Augustine, we did some ‘decorating’ in the trailer. You may recall last summer we had some issues with our refrigerator, and we weren’t sure if the...