Before we took a break in December, we spent some time exploring the beaches along the coast in Texas. We started off in Sea Rim State Park, just across the border from Louisiana. This park is a gem, however to get to it, you…
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So, its the middle of January and we have not posted for a while – what’s up with that? Sorry for the long delay, dear readers! In December we were unexpectedly called home to help with some family matters, and although we were sad to…
We left New Orleans and had two more places we wanted to see before leaving lovely Louisiana. Having grown up in a generation who learned about the Civil War, plantation life and slavery in history books as well as fiction such as Gone With…
Arriving in New Orleans, we were excited to explore this storied city. We had scoped out places to park, but figured that an actual RV park would be our best bet as in a bigger city, we were more uncomfortable with stealth camping or…
It was getting to the end of October as we left Virginia, and as we headed up into the hills headed towards Tennessee, we began to really see some beautiful fall colours. We spent the night halfway between Petersburg and Athens, Tennessee at a…
Before heading to DC, we managed to stop in at Manassas National Battlefield Park, where the first official battle of the Civil War was fought. It was a cold, crisp and windy day, so we didn’t venture out too far, this park not having…
We took an unexpected couple of days off in Leesburg after our last camping adventure, as Jim had come down with a cold and was feeling pretty under the weather. Rather than try to do things all day and then sleep in the van, we…
We arrived in Canton, MI, about 30 minutes north of Ann Arbor on a sunny Thursday morning, having crossed the border at Detroit much faster than we had anticipated. Our AirB&B was a sweet little suite that the house owners had built for their parents…
Leaving Quebec, we drove north so that we could drive through Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. We didn’t really plan on spending time there, just a quick drive through, and of course, wish that we had had more time as it is just a…
Our whirlwind wind-up back in Quebec consisted of two memorable visits. First, we headed back to Quebec City for a couple of days, with history on our minds. The weather played a favourable roll in this as it was raining on our first day, so…
