North Carolina: The Triad! This triangle-shaped area is bounded by High Point, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro. We hit two out of those three and made our own custom Triad by adding in one more, the inspiration for the classic TV show locale, Mayberry! But first, High Point is known as the “Furniture Capital of the World,” and...
Although Covid-19 cancelled our entire itinerary along the barrier islands of NC known as the Outer Banks, we still needed a little “Vitamin Sea” in our diet. Salt air, fresh seafood, and a relaxing nautical atmosphere are good for the soul! Leaving Columbia, Elsie journeyed to Georgetown, a charming, historic town dating from 1734, located on the...
Leaving Fredericksburg, TX, we headed (with haste) to Columbia, SC, for a 16-day stay, the longest stop in our RV’ing history! Here we spent delightfully lazy days with Philip’s entire extended family, exploring the city and waiting on North Carolina restrictions to ease May 8th, hoping to resume our “normal” (whatever that means...
Our extended stay in Fredericksburg was a lesson in making lemonade out of Covid-19 lemons. When we weren’t sheltering in place, and with this charming town completely shut down, we nevertheless scratched our wanderlust itch with brief sightseeing outings, photo safaris, and visits TO (but not THROUGH) many of the beautiful sights here. ...
Hey, all you cool cats and kittens out there!! (Tiger King reference, because we just can’t look away!) Oh, what a difference a few weeks make! When we left on our planned three-month “Southern Charm” RV trip with destinations in the Carolinas and Georgia, COVID-19 was a concern, but only a few states were sheltering-in-place, and President...
If Sedona, AZ and Moab, UT had a tiny little baby and plunked it in the middle of the Sahara Desert, that would be Valley of Fire State Park, in Southern Nevada! The good news for readers of this blog, who are undoubtedly sick to death of seeing Philip’s and my ugly mugs, is that we were joined by friends Nancy and Keith Keil. Fresh modeling...
Sometimes our RV trips have lofty aspirations: hiking at Mount Rainier, seeing wild bison in Custer, camping at a wild tiger sanctuary in Arkansas. Other times, our motivations are simpler: get a cold beer at a weird place. Such was the case in Parker, Arizona! The multi-level areas of The Desert Bar provide people-watching galore. Add...
The Neon Museum outside downtown Las Vegas is a phantasm of light, color, and history! All of the neon contained in their 2.62-acre “boneyard park” has been preserved from old Vegas casinos, hotels and businesses when they were torn down or remodeled. In their entry sign, the first “N” came from the Golden Nugget...
With Philip’s knee replacement surgery behind us and Elsie (our shiny new RV) just itching for her first real adventure, we visited a couple of “staycation” destinations right here in Arizona. CAVE CREEK REGIONAL PARK Between Christmas and New Years’, we parked Elsie a mere 30 miles from home in the beautiful surroundings of Cave Creek...
Our big, lazy, five-month, 8,479-mile loop around the Northeast and Canada gave lots of special memories. Invariably, when we return, people ask “What was the best thing you did?” Add some of these “best of the best” locations and activities to your travel bucket list … you won’t be disappointed! BEST STATE OVERALL...