Tag: John

  • Fort Monroe National Monument

    Fort Monroe National Monument, VA, May 2026 Fort Monroe National Monument was between Machicomoco State Park and Edith’s house, so Kate thought we should stop by on the way. On an unrelated note, they have a national park cancel stamp. Coincidence? You decide. (Panda Express was on the way too, so it seemed a fair…

  • Machicomoco State Park: Information and Driving Directions

    Machicomoco State Park, VA, May 2026 Overview Machicomoco State Park is the second park we are looking at to replace Chippokes State Park. This park is supposed to be much newer than the other two. Machicomoco is north of York instead of east of Williamsburg. It is about the same distance to Norfolk as Chippokes…

  • Chickahominy Riverfront Park: Information and Driving Directions

    Chicahominy Riverfront Park, VA, May 2026 Overview Nine days into our stay, Chippokes State Park is going to kick us out of our campsite to pave campground loop B. We booked the site a year in advance, and they gave us two weeks notice to find something new during Memorial Day week. This is completely…

  • Supper at Edith’s – updated!

    Norfolk, VA, May 2026 The first few days of our Virginia Trip consisted of abnormally hot weather >90 degrees and humid. So we limited some of our travels to ensure the trailer did not overheat and kill the cats. We read a story once where the electricity went out and all the pets in the…

  • Visit to Clemson University

    Clemson, SC, May 2026 The US government does not like its employees to work more than 40 hours per week or to pay them overtime. What they like to do is pay you in Compensatory Time (i.e., “Comp Time”). This is basically getting paid in vacation leave instead of dollars. If you do not use…

  • Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

    Marietta, GA, April 2026 The Brinkley Z3210 was about an hour and a half away, so we combined the trip to examine that RV with visiting the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The mountain was the site of a historically significant battle in the civil war. It was a confederate victory, but it did not…

  • Great Day with Friends at the Park

    High Falls State Park, GA, April 2026 Part of the reason we stayed at High Falls State Park was the proximity to John’s old co-worker and gaming buddy. We went to John’s friends house for a supper last week and Saturday they drove to the park to have a picnic with us. John’s friends have…

  • Dames Ferry Park

    Dames Ferry Park, GA, April 2026 I bought a Georgia Cancel Stamp book and discovered Dames Ferry Park. Dames Ferry Park is run by High Falls State Park which is the park we are currently staying at. The key features of Dames Ferry Park is located on Lake Juliette and campsites are right next to…

  • Hiking Three Rivers State Park Part 2 – Selfies

    Three River State Park, FL, April 2026 Part 1 was all about the animals. This is all about the selfies and information boards. When we left the trailer, I was surprised to see a dead bird next to our power station. After looking around, I found feather splatted on our bedroom slide. The dead bird…

  • Enjoying the Great Outdoors

    Hillsdale State Park, KS, Oct 2025 Hillsdale State Park in Kansas has some beautiful full hookup cement pad sites. We had plenty of room to put out the bug tent and take the cats outdoors. Both the cats and us had a great time. Before the tent went up. We put the tent up so…