Category Archives: Reservations

Florida Trip Epilogue

long_pineEinstein said that repeating the same action over and over again expecting a different result is a sign of insanity.  If so, making reservations for the height of the season in Florida for camping and traveling are insane.  Louise and I had a great time touring Florida, but there was no doubt in my mind that we were extremely lucky. For a significant portion of the trip we were staying with friends and family, and the balance of the trip was calculated to stay at those less than attractive sites that dissuade long-term campers. (ie: campsites with no electricity, water or sewer). I think that we meet a more self-reliant, independent, adventurous cut of traveler at the places with a picnic table and a view, than those places with all the utilities of home, but I think electricity in 90° weather is really nice. Continue reading

Trip Planning

Shenandoah National Park, Big Meadows Lodge,

Shenandoah National Park, Big Meadows Lodge,

Well, we have a trip planned for July and it seemed prudent to make some reservations for the places that we are planning on visiting.  The idea of travelling in a modern RV, (now named Mercedes), and traveling where our whims take us, unfettered by the constraints of daily life and schedule, is obviously so 1970’s it hurts. Continue reading