We are embarking on a two month adventure, where we will revisit places where we have had great times, and stop at new places where possibilities abound. We left without still being attached to any electrical cords, or other mishaps. It was quite pleasant. No excitement, no crisis, very anticlimactic, very nice. Pennsylvania is a wide state, and gave us plenty of time to realize what we left behind. Fortunately, this is a nation of Wal-Mart’s, Targets and hardware stores, and what was left behind was small stuff to make things more comfortable. Crossing Pennsylvania takes about six hours and things went well until we discovered our route went through a tunnel that prohibited compressed flammable gasses. We were outlawed because of our propane tank. We reached our destination, family just outside Pittsburgh, about a half hour late. Continue reading
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Orlando on the Way Back Home
We attempted to start out early, but like any other beautiful place, it was difficult to leave. The Bill Frederick Park is a treat, affordable, beautiful, and has lots to offer. It was a quick breakfast, but after showers, preparing the coach for travelling, packing and washing the stuff we left outside after our going away from Florida Party the night before it was almost 10AM before we were on the road. Continue reading
The Tamiami Trail and Big Cypress
We were tired after such a big day before, so we slept in until after 8AM. I made a breakfast of pancakes and sausages, coffee & OJ while Louise rinsed out the stuff from the beach. The RV was a mess, so we cleaned it up, and tried to take some spots out of the rug that we had gotten early in the trip, with limited success. I had stepped in something in the Carolinas that had something in it that really attracted dirt.
I completed some comment sheets I obtained and gave then my fifty cents on Flamingo and Long Pine Key campground that involved ownership by the personnel, and how the park service via Congress is in the process of abandoning the personnel and the parks. We spoke with Kate and Scott, the campground hosts, who take care of things for free, in return for a spot to stay and electricity, and asked them to pass 
onto Gretchen, a camper we met earlier on the east coast of Florida weeks earlier, that there was camping in the keys at Long Pine Key in the primitive section and it looked really nice even if the bathrooms were fairly far removed from the primitive sites. The world is truly a small place. Always be on your best behavior. The conversation evolved into a really nice discourse regarding how things get done at the park, the broad ecosystem, and places to look for on the next leg of our trip. Continue reading
Kissemmee Plains State Park to Miami
We had our traditional Saturday breakfast of pancakes and some sausage. It was a beautiful morning, clear, dry and warm. I started and finished the day in shorts. I have a summer dress until the end of my summer, which usually lasts longer than everyone else’s. Generally I try to make my summer last into late October. How excellent to be in shorts and 72 degree weather in February! Continue reading
Charleston, Day Two
We stopped at the campground store as it was shutting down the previous night, and were told that if we showed up at 10 minutes to nine, we could get a ride to town and back for ten dollars a head. We arose early, had breakfast and were on schedule, until the last minute, when we realized that it was 10 to nine. We were only a short sprint to the camp store, so we sprinted and got there at eight minutes to nine. The bus had left. Embarrassment. They apologized and we apologized, the bus came back and we met a very nice driver and a couple from Brisbane, Australia who had lived in the Washington DC area for years. He was an architect for an international firm, travelled frequently, had a large motor home while he was working and used it to travel extensively. After retirement, they returned to Brisbane, and come back the US to tour and visit friends. The traded in the large RV for a smaller class C they leave at a friend’s house, and spend several months touring the US, staying in the Charleston area, and then visiting their daughter in the Washington DC area. The driver dropped us near King and Market Streets, and we walked to the meeting point for our walking tour, ‘Charleston Strolls’. Continue reading