Heading back to Maryland for the holidays, I wanted to have a good breakfast because I planned to drive until I couldn’t drive anymore before I stopped to sleep.  I must have missed at least three exits with a restaurant I recognized…I was singing to the radio…oops!  I turned the radio off and decided to stop at the very next exit with gas and food!  Of course, I ended up at the absolute PERFECT spot.     I filled up Van-Go’s tank then I went into Denny’s to fill up mine…lol  There was a little confusion regarding myRead More

    My last stop in Florida proved to be a lot more fun than anticipated!  The two planned stops before I was going to go to my cousin Steve’s house fell through which was wonderful because that gave me an extra day to play with!  I hadn’t seen or talked to Steve in 7 years ever since he just happened to be in MD on his birthday and a bunch of family got together at his brother Robbie’s home.   Well, thanks to Facebook, we hooked up and he invited me to visit while in the area.  So, Monday,Read More

    On my way to the next campground…I stopped at a food store…PUBLIX…to pick up a few things.. I couldn’t find an item, so I asked for assistance.  Bright  Spot – To my delight, a young man came along and made every effort to locate what I wanted.  As it turned out, that particular store didn’t carry it anymore.  So, I thanked him and went to check out.  He was there bagging for me and offered to take my basket to the van!  Well, Dakota and I started chatting.  He has done quite a bit of traveling early inRead More

    I finally discovered the peace, quiet and beauty I was hoping to find at the last stop.  Because of information about some weird ‘invisible’ insect where I WAS heading, I rerouted to Yogi’s Jellystone Park and Campground.  I had been to the one in PA, so I knew it was probably a safe bet.  I got a spot right on their lake that was absolutely gorgeous!  Less than a dozen other campers and no one terribly close!  These last three days have been blessedly quiet!  I even struck up a fire just before sunrise today where I satRead More

these are called “curtains”  Next stop…only 30 minutes down the road!  I’ve seen several caverns over the years, but this limestone cavern offered a smorgasbord of visual bliss!!!                                                                                                                                                Read More

    You know how sometimes you think you are going someplace for a specific reason and then discover that you REALLY ended up there for an entirely DIFFERENT reason???!!!  Well, I’m pretty sure that is what happened to me here.  My plan for this location was to experience peace and quiet and Florida’s tallest waterfall…73′!  All the pics I had seen were beautiful.  I was so excited to see it that I drove there in the van before I even went to my camp site.  As it turned out, it was more like a water-trickle!  There hadn’t been muchRead More

     Joe Patti’s World Famous Seafood Market!!!  Wow, there was every kind of fish you can possibly imagine and in any ‘condition’!  With a head or without, bone-in or filleted, full body or sectioned, peeled, deveined…it was awesome!  I, of course, having been told I must try the big reds…very large shrimp that taste much like lobster…did just that! YUMMY just behind the market love the sailboat in the distance  They steam them to order…I felt bold so I ordered MEDIUM!!! Yummy…they did taste like lobster….and for $9/lb they were (de-headed), peeled, deveined and steamed!!!  That wasn’t the onlyRead More

    The marines stationed in Pensacola My dish for them Love kabobs…heart-shaped strawberries, mini marshmallows and blueberries This post is dedicated to the young Marines that are becoming their absolute best…by personal choice!  Marines that took time out on this blessed day to join us at Pensacola RV Park in a celebration of gratitude.  I will allow the pictures and the remarks from the several Marines (Bright Spots) that I had the privilege to spend a little time with speak for themselves about what today was like for all of us!      First, though, I would like toRead More

     After I left the museum the other day, I drove to one of the beaches here.  I was ready for lunch and CRABS was recommended to me by the woman in the Pensacola Visitors Center.  Well, she did a great job with that one!  The food was wonderful, the people friendly, the outer patio was right on the white sandy beach that slipped right into the Gulf of Mexico!!!  Not to mention they were playing fabulous beachy songs!!!  I had time while waiting for my meal to walk along the beach and found several pieces of sand dollars…soRead More

    A few days ago, I went to the museum to see the Blue Angel planes because they train here and I always thought their air tricks were amazing.  I left with a whole new respect and compassion for families of wartime.  Seeing the models of ships and planes and reading about their contribution to various wars, seeing pictures of those who served during wartime and wreckages found on the floor of  Lake Michigan….somehow shifted me inside. Top Gun  I never appreciated history of any kind in school.  I found it boring and unnecessary…certainly not pertinent to my life.Read More