Tag Archives: Kayaking

Las Vegas – October 2012

Why did we want to go to Las Vegas?  The answer is simple, Bob needed to be close to a major airport in order to fly to Pittsburgh for business.  Las Vegas was a reasonable drive from the Grand Canyon … Continue reading

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Pictured Rocks – July 2012

In my opinion, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is only place in the state where you can experience true wilderness.  The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore between Munising and Grand Marais are a stunning example of nature’s beauty.  The cliffs along … Continue reading

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Everglades – Kennedy Space Center

We  spent a night at Everglades National Park on our way to Key West and decided that we should make it a longer stop as we headed back north.  We were so glad we did! Everglades has two campgrounds.  Long … Continue reading

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Key West, FL

When we started our new life as full-timer RVers and we told people we were going to live in our fifth wheel trailer, many would ask, “What are you going to do in the winter?”  Bob’s standard response was, “February … Continue reading

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Disney World and MacDill Air Force Base

The hit of our time in Florida was seeing our oldest son, Scott, who was home on leave from Afghanistan.  His family was staying at a relative’s vacation home in Orlando so he could enjoy his leave in a festive … Continue reading

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Homosassa Springs, FL

Isn’t it amazing that the farther south you travel the warmer the temperatures get?  We had planned this part of our journey for quite awhile.  Several years ago we had tent camped in the area in March and had gone … Continue reading

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Back Home for Christmas and on to Alabama

We decided to fly home for Christmas rather than drive, a decision we may do differently in the future.  It was a bad Christmas for snow in Michigan, but we did get some snow the day after Christmas.  Regardless we … Continue reading

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A Vagabond’s Thanksgiving and Christmas

Thanksgiving found us in southern Alabama.  Darcy Toth and her husband Roger spend the winter in Orange Beach, AL and invited us to join them for Thanksgiving.  We stayed at the Gulf State Park.  This is a great park with … Continue reading

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More on Grandkids and a Trip Back Home

Veterans’ Day this year was a unique experience.  Pat and I spend the afternoon taking our granddaughter, Katrina, shopping for her birthday present.  While we were in a department store and I was waiting outside the fitting room while Katrina … Continue reading

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Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park

Our stay in Acadia National Park has been great!  The hiking is like nothing I have done back in Michigan.  Pat and I hiked around South Bubble Mountain, and along the coast near Sand Beach as we described in earlier … Continue reading

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