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…
We are making our way to the Florida Keys where we reserved a year ago for March. 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…
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…
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…
Arriving in Churchill After a two-week journey of moving and driving nearly every day in the RV, we finally arrived in Churchill, the Polar Bear Capital of the World. See Polar Bear Migration Tour – Part 1 Getting to Churchill in the previous post. A welcome break in the schedule,…
The final destination in our Summertime in Washington series took us to Mount Rainier National Park. Click to read the first two articles: Part 1 Mount Saint Helens and Part 2 Olympic National Park. Camping Near Mount Rainier A week stay at the very small Eastcreek Campground in Mineral, Washington was…
Summertime is a great time to see the Pacific Northwest where we feel at home in the abundant greenery. It contrasts so dramatically against the recently-visited desert scenery of Namibia and our typical winters spent in the desert Southwest. This route in July and August started out as a plan…
This 13-day journey to Namibia in late June and July checks off a few of our bucket-list items. Read on for our story and watch the video created by Pangolin Photo Safaris: Pangolin Express Video Link (18 minutes). We were on the move most of the time so this story…
This unusual National Monument was first planned as a destination on our route coming out of Tempe, Arizona in January on the way to Carlsbad Caverns and onward to Florida. Sadly, at that time, White Sands National Monument was closed during the government shutdown over Mr. Trump’s border-wall funding. It…
April 24th finds us back in Texas at Lake Whitney State Park for three nights the week after Easter. Very happy to be using our State Park Pass and enjoying the beautiful Texas parks once again! Shreveport Louisiana KOA the night before was just an expensive one-night stop at $46.76…
Our June stay near family in Oregon had a nice view, especially for a private park!
For the first time in 3 1/2 months, we are taking a little trip that isn’t about sheltering in place. We are headed to North Cascades National Park in Washington today. No services, no cell and the Visitor’s Center is closed - maybe animals will be more out and about! It’s still kind of sheltering in place - maybe more so cause it’s so remote. Bruce Maxwell Joyce Maxwell
