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We are en-route to our winter location in Florida. We left Michigan on October 14th and will arrive at Patrick Space Force Base near Cocoa Beach, FL. We will be there until mid-December when we will relocate to the Key West Naval Air Station.
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Welcome to the Recreation Plantation, November-December 2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic has caused many changes to our normal routine. While for most people that means wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, in our case it affects where we live. We normally spend our winters in Key West, but … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Fulltime RV, Holidays
Tagged Christmas in Florida, Recreation Plantation, SCUBA diving
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay – October 2020
It’s amazing what you can discover searching the internet. I can’t remember what I was looking for, but I stumbled across a discussion of kayaking on Mallows Bay in Maryland. The more I read, the more I was intrigued. There … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, Maryland, Michigan Traveler, Military RV Parks
Tagged JB Andrews, Kayaking, Mallows Bay
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Flight 93 Memorial – September 2020
On September 11, 2001 forty passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 fought the first battle of the War on Terror. We don’t know, but believe the terrorists intended to fly Flight 93 into the Capitol Building. Because of … Continue reading
Hiking Medallions
Hiking medallions have been a long-standing tradition in Europe and have become increasingly popular in the United States. I have been hiking and backpacking for years. One year I was with my Boy Scout troop (I was the Scoutmaster) and … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, Michigan Traveler
Tagged backcountry hiking, full-time RV, Michigan Traveler, RV Forums
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The Woes of RV Repair – June/July 2020
In May of 2019, as we were leaving our campsite at Elsworth AFB, our fifth-wheel trailer slid out of the hitch and dropped onto the bed of our pickup. I had visually checked it and we did our test pull, … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, Michigan, Michigan Traveler
Tagged full-time RV, General RV, Michigan Traveler, RV Repair
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Dealing With the Unknown of COVID-19, March-April 2020
While we were in Key West we did not have any television coverage. As a result our only real source of news was Facebook and links to online news articles. We saw some things about the Coronavirus, but it was … Continue reading
Posted in Fulltime RV, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan Traveler, Military RV Parks
Tagged Caladesi RV, COVID-19, Southern Comfort RV, Uchee Creek
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Just Another Day in Paradise – Jan-Mar 2020
This was our seventh winter of the last nine years in Key West. We have never found a nicer place to spend the winter. I don’t think you can get any farther south in the Continental US. As we have … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, Fulltime RV, Michigan Traveler, Military RV Parks
Tagged Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, Key West NAS, Sigsbee Island
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Watching the Navy’s Blue Angels, Pensacola, FL – October 2019
We always enjoy staying at Pensacola Naval Air Station. The Naval Air Station has two campgrounds, Blue Angel Campground on Perdido Bay and Oak Grove. Both are nice. Blue Angel is more rustic and away from built up areas, while … Continue reading
Soaking it Up in Hot Springs National Park – October 2019
Have you ever heard of the “Golden Age of Bathing?” In 1832 the U.S. government set aside four sections of land in what is now known as Hot Springs, AR to protect the natural hot springs for the nation. These … Continue reading
