Cotton fields galore On the road to  Unadilla, GA Cotton was everywhere…evenblowing across the streets A teeny tiny Walmart with a teeny tinygas station…sooooo cute!!!       What a sweet surprise we found at the Southern Trails RV Resort!  There were a number of delightful seniors (‘regulars’ this time of year here) that welcomed us warmly when we got to the community room for Wifi. They referred to us as the ‘teenagers.’  We shared several meals with them over New Year’s.  First was the New Year’s Eve party with snacks and balloons.  The balloons dropped and Auld LangRead More

John and Vonda Vonda is doing some reallycool stuff with vines anddriftwood Vonda and their 2 dogs   John and Vonda Ethel and Howard took us to meet John and Vonda, creators and owners of a brand new campground scheduled to open by the end of January, 2016.  The only thing cooler than their fabulous new earthy, natural, spacious, efficient yet no-frills campground are THEM!!!  Carl and I have met many many people on our individual and co-adventures, but we both agreed that John and Vonda are way up there on the list of amazing unpretentious and hospitable people!  Read More

Pretty cool, huh? Cow pasture and gopher burrows Pine trees are often planted in very straight rows   Downtown Panama City Tree transformed intoa snowman!!!     I met Ethel and Howard back in Bremen, GA.  I loved both of them immediately!  That was also the place where I met Carl who was workkamping like they were!  So, when we found out that they would be near Panama City when we were headed north…it was a no-brainer that we would stop and hang out with them for a few days!  We are so happy that we did! An awesome bridgeRead More

   Our Christmas was great!  The few days before, we spent time with Carl’s daughter-in-law, Katherine and hubby, JP in Punta Gorda.  It was wonderful to see Carl’s grandson, David and his girlfriend Brie, too.  Quite a menagerie of cute little critters are also part of the family.   We were invited to soak in the hot tub one evening and….IT WAS FABULOUS!  Thank you!  Thank you!  I was talking to Katherine about what was particularly great in her life so I could include it in the blog and she said that we were. JP works for the Florida Forestry.Read More

How often do ya see this?! Carnival cruise ship just pulled in Turn onto US 1…are you kidding?  LOL Coconut cart I don’t even know! Lobster trap tree…very cool Oh, yeah!!!! I took this t-shirt picture in honorof my son Matthew…it brought backmemories of his childhood. Brilliant sign! Love it! This pic I took to give my friend Aloraha little chuckle One of MANY! Found me a coconut…lol  Zoom in…I think it’ll beclear enough to read…it’spretty awesome! Of course, we had to get apicture of us under theKapok TreeSuch tourists!!!!  lol  Sights to behold all over town!  From the famousRead More

    Two really cool tourist spots that we visited were The Key West Lighthouse and Museum and Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville!   Both venues were quite spectacular in their own right…lol      Margaritaville…oh, yes!  How fun is that?!  Truth be told, we didn’t get anything to drink in there… we stopped in to get a carry-out order of conch fritters…LOL   Delicious, btw!      The lighthouse was built in 1847 to replace the original one built of wood that got wiped out in a hurricane.  Even after this new brick one was constructed, another 20 feet were addedRead More

  Left-Atlantic OceanRight-Gulf of Mexico WOW!  Finally!  Plan ‘A’ was to be here in May of this year.  Scooter wipe-out redid my schedule…LOL  What’s 7 months in the scheme of a lifetime adventure, huh?!     High prices, the abominable parking situation and a few cancelled events aside…it was worth the wait!  Key West was quite beautiful with it’s swaying palms, sun-kissed glistening waters and eclectic architecture.  I hadn’t realized how functionality, the military, cultural diversity as well as hurricanes, fires and the overall tropical climate has influenced and effected the architecture in Key West.  It was very interesting toRead More

  Hooray…The Florida Keys!!!  Key Largo, the first of the 5 main keys.  It seems almost surreal that I layed on the beach in Key Largo!  Gotta say though, “I LOVE IT!!!” Awesome!!!     We only stayed 2 nights since it was really only a pitstop on the way to Key West.  John Pennekamp State Park was beautiful though and we took several hikes and saw many cool undersea critters on display in the Visitor’s Center. These guys were chillin’ all around the beachareas by the stone picnic tables…oh, my! Shrimp I totally forgot what this fish is called.Doesn’tRead More

Multi-colored trunk…like a rainbow! Hhhmmmm???!!!      As we headed to the Keys, we began our journey through the Everglades.  I was so excited…always wanted to experience them for whatever reason.  Here’s a shot I took from the road. Everglades…yippee!        Continuing on our way to the Keys, we spent 3 nights in the Homestead area near Miami.  Our residence for that time was at a Home Depot!!!  It’s amazing to me how many people need what they offer at 7:00 on a Sunday morning…LOL     The main place we went to while there was the WildlifeRead More