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Big Cypress Florida – Pre Pandemic
I haven’t heard much about Big Cypress National Preserve. Surprisingly, it’s filled with wildlife and sandwiched between the Northernmost Everglades Visitors Centers at Everglades City and Shark Valley. February 2020 gave us a few days to enjoy the park on our way to the Florida Keys. Selecting which activities to do in the area created […]
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Starting 2020 by Heading East – Texas & Louisiana
We are making our way to the Florida Keys for a March stay that we reserved a year ago. It hasn’t taken long to get acclimated to our regular travel schedule again. There were a couple of quick stops in Deming, New Mexico and Fort Stockton, Texas – just passing through. We slowed the pace […]
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Florida’s Gulf Islands National Seashore
Luckily, Bruce reserved a spot at Fort Pickens at the Gulf Islands National Seashore 6 months ahead. February is very busy and nearly impossible to find an RV campsite on short notice. We must have snagged a cancellation. Our two-week stay started out ominously. There was nearly zero visibility, torrential rain and wind as we […]
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My Favorite Kayak Paddle So Far! Silver River FL
Our first kayaking after Bruce refinished the kayaks in January was at Ocala, Florida in Silver Springs State Park in late February. We paddled 5 miles down river from the park to Ray Wayside. For $10, we got a shuttle ride from Ray Wayside where we left the car back to Silver Springs Park canoe […]
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Tent Camping Test in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is only about an hour from our site at Catalina Spa and RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs and we typically journey there at least once when we are here. December is great time to visit the park before it gets too crowded with Winter visitors. We want to stay inside […]
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Tempe Holiday Reset
Our month stay at Catalina Spa RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs is up 12/16/19 and it is time to go about 280 miles East to stay in Tempe with our daughter Megan for Christmas. Leaving the springs is always hard. I love the warmth of the hot-spring-fed swimming pool and spa for much-needed exercise. […]
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2019 Travel Adventures
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 2020! Traveling in 2019 delivered plenty of awesome experiences and a lot of first-time milestones in nature. We highly recommend spending time in nature whenever you can! It’s good for the soul. RV Routes Click the map below to see a larger interactive view of […]
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Desert Hot Springs – Thanksgiving and Party Traditions
A month stay at one of our favorite RV parks provides many opportunities for rest and relaxation and to spend time with family for Thanksgiving. Special Christmas party traditions provide time to reflect on our health and the sacrifices medical staff and organ donors made for us. Catalina Spa and RV Resort For the three […]
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Return from Canada – The Detour
I had no idea how much our nomadic life would be impacted by the weather. The best journeys have happened on the edge of my tolerance for big weather events. However, driving a 40-foot RV with a towed car in big storms does deserve a certain amount of caution. The unpredictable mid-October weather in the […]
