Elsie’s time in the cool mountains of North Georgia came to an abrupt but expected end. We’re taking a slow roll home, but there’s one more destination that’s been on our travel bucket list for years: Caddo Lake, Texas. This is a gorgeous lake/bayou...
We left toasty-warm Greenville, SC and headed for the cool mountains of Northern Georgia. So cool, in fact, that we had to pull the down jackets out of the closets at night, even in late June. Vogel is a gem of a state park, set on a small lake. Set in the Blood Mountains of...
We made our to Greenville, SC, a charming city perhaps best known for its youthful, vibrant downtown, and met up with family for a fun-filled week. Philip’s cousin Karen and her husband Gary live in Greenville, and the Columbia crew of Dennis, Grayson, and Hopp also made the drive...
Behold Great Smoky Mountains National Park: straddling North Carolina and Tennessee, it’s the most-visited NP in the United States! Normally, if something is “most visited >>whatever<<“, we’re running far and fast … like a bear is...
Well howdy there, Blue Ridge Mountains! This area of North Carolina is celebrated for its endless long-range vistas and opportunities for outdoor adventures. The “backbone” of this area is the Blue Ridge Parkway, a meandering, 469-mile, single-lane roadway...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...