Livin' Part of Life

Today started off slow and relaxing, enjoying a cup of coffee and a light morning rain under the palapa. Since we didn’t have plans until the afternoon we could take it easy. Last night was rather interesting. I preface this story by saying that, for those of you who haven’t spent time in campgrounds, not… Read more

It was raining when we woke up. Not outside, but inside, our camper. That is never a good thing! Apparently it was not a good night to leave the vents open since it was so humid, and we had condensation everywhere from the ceiling to the floor!!! Rick said we had created our own atmosphere… Read more

It’s hard to believe, but today marks the seventh day since we left home on this adventure! Nearly half way through, and starting to get into a groove with daily life on the road. Since we had an entire day at the campground, we decided that, in addition to some serious relaxing, we’d get some… Read more

This day has been something we have hoped and planned for. Our whole trip was built around it. And it was perfect. We took a seaplane to Dry Tortugas National Park!! This place was amazing to explore, from the fort itself to the island surrounding it. The seaplane was a first for both of us;… Read more

We had a wonderful evening last night at Tinez Farms. We got up early this morning, eager to visit Biscayne and Everglades National Parks before heading down to the Keys. Our perfect plan was to have coffee, get gas, and get to Biscayne by 9:00am. Easy peasy. I was thrilled that we were pulling out… Read more

Teamwork means knowing your strengths and leveraging them. It also means letting your partner lead when they have the best skills for the task at hand. Most importantly, it requires communicating with each other and being ready to assist. All of this is more present in tight spaces. I am so grateful we are partnering… Read more

Tonight we find ourselves in southern Georgia. Most of today was spent driving down route 95 through South Carolina and Georgia. An impossibly straight, flat, boring stretch of highway. We did get to see a wild hog off the highway. Oh, and the amazingly pungent odor of paper mills in northern Georgia. However, this helped… Read more

We are safely south of Charlotte at our first “real” campground of this trip.?Let me tell you, we have been busy learning. Thanks all for reading, have loved seeing your comments and we are even implementing the map idea from Bill 🙂 Read more

After several months of short trips, lots of learning, even more spending, today is the start of our first BIG adventure. We didn’t plan this first day of travel to happen on Rick’s birthday, but here we are, sitting in a rest area in West Virginia. Our initial plans had us leaving tomorrow and driving… Read more