-
Hill Country Offerings
Long day today – particularly for Scott, who was standing on his aching knees for hours… We departed Riverbend RV Park around 9AM and headed west. Our first stop was the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX. Along the way to Fredericksburg, we passed through what seemed to be the Napa Valley…
-
Fresh Chocolate Chip Cookies – It’s Going to Be a Good Day
We woke up to a gloomy day at Riverbend after serious rain overnight. After breakfast we asked the campground folks about renting kayaks – very reasonable at $20/day/kayak, and when the nice lady (Andrea) came to unlock them she brought us chocolate chip cookies! After kayaking and lunch, we each contributed to the trip. Tom…
-
Fair to Middling
We had a nice, quiet, and restful night at SES, and awoke and hit the road early (for retired guys) around 8:30AM for Austin, TX, with stops along the way to see sights that Tom had researched. We realized immediately that Texans are serious about roads and driving fast (most designed with Bentley Systems software,…
-
Boomtown
A good day – great weather and a fun and interesting museum in Beaumont TX, on the way to Houston. But first, as we were leaving Louisiana… You know you are in Louisiana when you notice a certain laissez-faire when it comes to enforcing laws on the highway. On Interstate 10 we noticed several 3-car…
-
Tabasco Island
As we woke up around 7AM, Scott got in the jeep in his bathing suit and robe, with his towel, driving to the pool and looking forward to a hot tub soak. He found the pool thoroughly locked and was quite disappointed. He proceeded to use the deserted bath house for a shower, which was…
-
No, As far as we know, Jimmy Buffet did not stay here
We started the morning in Shephard State Park with almost-hot-enough showers in their small bathhouse, then breakfast and a 8.63 mile ride on park paths and surrounding roads. We then headed out along scenic route 90 along the gulf coast. The Gulf Coast can be a pleasant drive along the shoreline, and then it can…
-
Skirting the Law
Another busy day. We departed our fine Boondockers location bright and early on our way to Shephard’s State Park in Gautier, MS. Along the way we passed the Gulf version of the “Whaling Wall” in Destin, FL, which have since we found out was just one of many Whaling Walls. Both Scott and Tom needed…
-
Hugging the Gulf Coast
Today was filled with adventure and discovery. We left our campground around 9AM headed for the Panama City area. Rather than go the fast way, we took the extensive advice of Northern Florida/Alabama travel expert John Hubbard, who told us to take the coast road 98 and stop in Apalachicola around lunch. Along the way,…
-
Back to Steinhatchee
Today OWGRV launched our most ambitious trip yet – Kissimmee, FL to San Diego, CA. We departed Scott’s Southport home a bit after noon, stopped at the local Publix to stock up with food, and headed towards Perry, FL just North of Steinhatchee, where loyal followers will remember we stayed for around a week in…
-
I don’t have the keys, you have the keys…
We woke up early in our city-of-Chattahoochie-owned campground, Chattahoochee RV Campground & Fishing Resort! (the exclamation point is part of the name.) One reason we woke up early was that we were on the very edge of Eastern time – a few hundred yards west and we would have been in Central time. After breakfast,…
-
All Hail the Boll Weevil
We woke up early in the nice US Space and Rocket Center RV Campground, and thought we might stop by and see it in the chance it has changed since we were there during IGUG meetings 25-35 years ago. But we were up and eating breakfast by 7AM, and they did not open until 9AM,…
-
Falls, Family, and Friends
We had a busy day scheduled today – first Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, then a lunch visit to Tom’s niece Christine in Scottsboro, AL, then dinner with John and Elaine Hubbard. On the way to Ruby Falls we passed signs for the Towing and Recovery Museum, and the Cast Iron Skillet museum, but regretfully we’ll…