Happy New Year - 2023! Here we are near Zephyrhills for the winter and find ourselves comparing Central Florida to Southwest Florida. Different in many ways and we will continue to see how the rest of the winter goes. Weather has still been good, so no complaints here! Carrabelle Beach in full moonlight We said …
Looking to regroup a little, we arrived in Carrabelle Beach Florida in mid October. This area of the panhandle is called the "Forgotten Coast", sighting "it's the last remaining stretch of unspoiled pristine Gulf Coast beaches that haven't been overrun by high rises and strip malls". It's part of the Big Bend region that includes …
Continue reading The “Forgotten Coast” – Just What The Doctor Ordered
The area took a direct hit. Much of Fort Myers Beach is unrecognizable and our park, Siesta Bay, has been severely damaged. It's been an emotional time and we are one of the lucky ones; we still have our home. The pictures show the Time Square area of Fort Myers Beach. You can see what …
Continue reading Fort Myers Beach & Siesta Bay – Hurricane Ian
A short blog post from me? Yes! Just wanted everyone to know we are in North Carolina, safe from Hurricane Ian. We did not plan on arriving in Fort Myers until mid October. We are very concerned about our park, Siesta Bay, which is included in a mandatory evacuation zone in Lee County. We are …
When I say "quite a ride"; I mean literary and figuratively. We started as RV novices in our Winnebago Adventurer in August, 2017; we learned a lot the first couple years and graduated to our current diesel powered Fleetwood Discovery XLE. Always more to learn, but a few years of experience goes a long way. …
Continue reading 5th Year Anniversary – It’s Been Quite a Ride!
We decided to "pump the brakes" a little on long distance travel as we suffered fuel pump sticker shock traveling to Michigan in May. We reconsidered our summer and fall travel plans for now, and are thankful we did a big western U.S. trip last fall. We will see what the rest of the year …
Time to get caught up! The end of our Florida winter stay is almost here and we will be heading north in mid April. Another nice season here with a few short trips sprinkled in and Siesta Bay feels like home. At the end of November, we ventured south to the Florida Keys for a …
On to Southern Utah, Arizona and New Mexico which I will detail below. However, I need to pause and pay tribute to Jim's father, Norman, who passed away October 19th. 90th Birthday ride While on this leg of the trip, we received word that his health was declining, so when we left New Mexico, we …
Happy to arrive in California after traveling more of the Pacific Coast Highway south from Yachats, Oregon. Our time in California took us to the cool, moist Redwood forests along the Pacific coast in the northwest corner of the state, the hot, dry Mojave Desert and Death Valley National Park to the south; and Yosemite …
Continue reading California Park Hopping – Redwoods, Yosemite & Death Valley
We have traveled about 2800 miles since leaving Michigan, not quite half way through our trip. Happy to say everything has gone very well and our advanced planning has paid off. Blackwell Island RV Park Moving on from Glacier National Park in Montana, we headed south from West Glacier along Highway 93 and met up …
