Livin' Part of Life

What a week. And it is only Wednesday! We have been talking about this trip for well over a year. Should we buy an RV, should we drive our car and stay in hotels, or should we rent an RV? We (ok, I) went round and round but definitely did the right thing for us… Read more

Effingham. It’s in Illinois. That’s where we are tonight, the first night of our 40-day journey. Billboards 100 miles away told of the culinary delights of 65 restaurants in Effingham, sort of like the Village of the Midwest. We passed only a Cracker Barrel off the highway to our campground. Disappointing, although it certainly had… Read more

It has been a while since we’ve written on that last day of our previous journey. While we haven’t been crisscrossing the country, we have been keeping busy. We have used this down time to have some work done on the RV (new windshield, flooring repair, oil change and tire rotation) as well as cleaning.… Read more

We are home! We are grateful for our roomy kitchen and luxurious shower, and looking forward to our comfy bed tonight. We travelled smart last night, being minimalist in our setup. It was in the mid-teens again and therefore using the campground bathrooms was not so fun, but we didn’t want to deal with the… Read more

I didn’t get around to writing this entry last night because we were having too much fun. Yesterday, we made the 4-hour drive from Hattiesburg (Thank you SO much Alaina and Derek! I had a GREAT time seeing you both!!) to Southaven. We were visiting my cousin Nicole and her husband Mike. We drove through… Read more

First off, I recovered from Bourbon Street, but wow did I have a migraine last night! I woke up feeling like New Orleans had more to offer besides what Rick saw yesterday; it had to have the opportunity to be redeemed! So on our way out, we drove through the Garden District, primarily up St… Read more

After the slightly inconvenient detour yesterday, we were thrilled to have an entire day in the Big Easy. I have never been here (Rick) and so was really excited to see the French Quarter. I have heard so much about it in the past, and the images of the French architecture raced through my mind.… Read more

Wow was it cold this am! We are so grateful that our furnace and tank heaters work well. We also had good advice from the RV park office to keep our faucets running just a little bit so that the lines didn’t freeze overnight. And so, the overnight and early morning pack up were uneventful.… Read more

I didn’t get around to posting last night, so this one covers yesterday and today. After a great morning enjoying coffee and taking daisy (Needy Bichon) for a walk, we decided to walk to the marina again and see where we could go. The only boat running at that time went to the Magic Kingdom… Read more

We are safely at our next magical spot… Fort Wilderness campground at Walt Disney World. This was another major destination for us, and it already exceeds our expectations. We had a sneak peak drive-through recently when we were in Orlando with Rick’s mom, and it is so great to finally be here! In our first… Read more