Adventures including Visit(s) with Friend(s)
Heading north out of Florida through rural Georgia We stopped first for 4 nights in Americus, Georgia and then continued north for 2 nights in Forsyth, Georgia. Mark got to catch up with another old high school friend, Jim-B, and we spent 3 days… Visiting 2 new National Park Sites Read more
And some unexpected adventures We planned a couple of days in Starke, Florida, hoping that Mark could reconnect with his high school best friend Ernie (after ~20 years). Mark finally made contact 2 weeks ago…AND…Ernie and his wife Deb were around (less than 2 miles from the campground we’re in)! Read more
Visiting friends from Sarasoto to Wesley Chapel Gail got a lot of time with her friend Linda in Sarasota: some “Girls Time” just hanging out and lots of time with our hubbies, too. When we arrived, we tried our first Puerto Rican food…Mark had Mofongo Relleno and Gail had roast pork Read more
Mark Family & Friend Visits It is now warm enough for shorts, on the west coast of Florida. Our short stop started with a visit to Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, where we walked the 1.2 mile boardwalk and saw an alligator, several turtles, and lots of birds. We must Read more
Gail Family/Friend Visits And finally SOME warmth, on the east coast of Florida, camping between Cocoa & Melbourne. Lots of visits with Gail’s Aunt Carolyn, cousins Jeb, Lee, Bill-G and and their spouses Karyn, Cherie and Gerri. Gail got in some time “just visiting” with Aunt Carolyn. There were also Read more
AKA…hanging out near Charleston, SC After we picked up Lizzy, we spent the rest of the day getting settled in camp and getting Lizzy cleaned and stocked up for travel. Then we had four days, mostly just hanging out, although we did venture out a few times (in addition to Read more
After 2 Months at home We spent our time at home, mostly on the “usual”…friends, family, Mark’s Birthday (Gail made him Baked Alaska!), Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas, New Years, doctors, dentists and getting rid of more stuff. Mark went fishing for steelhead in Canada with his fishing buddy Duane, Gail finally Read more
Camping at Holly Point, day trips to Raleigh We just hung out in the Campground a couple of days and went into Raleigh 3 times. We had a lovely visit and dinner with RSE friends Eric-J and Kristen and explored a few Raleigh sights, including… Touring 1 new State Capitol: Other Read more
Third time camping at Pocahontas State Park Over a 4-night stay, we mostly just hung out in the park (southwest of Richmond), enjoying the beautiful weather and the change of the seasons, doing a little hiking (saw a beaver!), and leisurely doing some chores. Unfortunately, while greasing The Monster, Mark Read more
Three+ weeks, mostly in New Jersey Time for resting up and…Hanging with the Grandkids. In the middle, we left Lizzy in NJ for 6 days, while we took a trip to New England & New York. Two+ weeks on the Jersey Shore We started our NJ stay with a little Read more