From FL to Washington State and Back and along the way.
In and around United States
January 30 (19 days of retirement)
Working as hard as we did when we worked for a living and now we have the time to toss out the old stuff that accumulated over 40 years of work. This is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Getting the RV road ready by taking it to Dave's Automotive to have some more little stuff repaired. Bought a new tire for the spare wheel. Checking out the fluids. hoses and belts.
February 21
Purchased a laptop computer to continue this blog when we begin our trip on April 14. Gas prices rising again and talk of curtailing several legs of the upcoming journey was laid to rest. This is a lifetime opportunity - cannot start fretting now.
Went to Hanna Park in Jacksonville last week with the RV club. Had a blast. Went to the zoo to see darling wife's relatives. RV ran a little warm coming back from Jax. Towing car.
Taking it to Daves Automotive for the final road ready preparation. Exhaust manifolds need inspection and machining, heater hoses need replacing, radiator needs flushing and inspection. Engine light is still lighting up.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Excellent Adventure
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Getting ready to get on the road!
Wow how about a lot of work to get on the road and close up the house for 5 months!
Bolted the recliner down to the floor, installed a small... Continue reading »
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We're Off
Tried to leave by 9 AM. Forget it. Finally pulled away by 11:30 with the cat squalling. Got the rig weighed at Flying J, St. Augusti... Continue reading » -
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AL, MS, and Little Rock AR
Arrived in North Montgomery and settled in for a nice evening. Most of these campgrounds are located near the Interstates and traffic can be... Continue reading »
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Hot Springs and on to Texarkana, TX
Motored by car over to Hot Springs, AR to the National Park. Absolutely lovely and plenty of things to see. Several of the bath houses... Continue reading »
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
How can we not be wonderfully reminiscent when we think of our visit in DFW? Two big towns in Texas grew together and formed this huge metroplex (b... Continue reading »
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Comanche and San Angelo, TX
Teds is starting to become an expert navigator and got us a great camp site near Comanche called Copperas Park, a Corps. of Engineers managed park.... Continue reading »
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Westward to Las Cruces
How windy was it in West Texas and Southern New Mexico? -my toupee blew off after being secured by gorilla glue and it took 2 counties to catch up... Continue reading »
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Push on to Tucson
Fiddled around in Las Cruces after buying the new rig. Has anyone ever moved from one rig to another? It's almost as bad as moving from... Continue reading »
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Las Vegas - Chapter 1 Hoover Dam
Left Tucson and motored over to Ehrenberg Arizona to stay the night before the last push into "Lost Wages" or Las Vegas. Crossing the state l... Continue reading »
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Las Vegas - Chapter 2 - Casinos & Red Rock Canyon
A fool and his money are soon parted and the luxurious casinos were not built with winners' monies. We kept remembering this as we strol... Continue reading »
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Escondido, La Jolla, and San Diego
Wow what a wonderful experience. Now I know why people fall in love with Southern California. Certainly not like the flat country of FL... Continue reading »
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Hearst Castle & Casa De Fruta
Moving up the California coast was wonderful. No, we did not drive up #1 along the cliffs overlooking the Pacific. Call me chicken.&nbs... Continue reading »
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San Francisco & Redding CA
Moving North, blog readers. As we travel up and down some of the mountains with a 7% grade, Teds is scurrying from side to side, opening wind... Continue reading »
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Diamond Lake, Oregon
Motoring North from Redding, CA, we had a nice drive to US National Park called Diamond Lake and what a difference from previous sites. The S... Continue reading »
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Bend, OR
Weather is getting warmer as we move out of the mountains and over to Bend, OR. Thank goodness, snow flurries and a frozen water hose gave us... Continue reading »
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Columbia River "Gorgeous"
Hello fellow travelers,
Remember the awning bracket I managed to break - found one in Portland and everything is nice and new and not... Continue reading »
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Tri-Cities & Seattle, WA
Hello Fellow Travelers,
Arriving in the Tri-Cities (a.k.a. Dry Sh***ties rhymes with cities), we found the climate more moderate than Portla... Continue reading »
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Hy-Dee-Ho, We be in Idaho!
Coeur D' Alene, most likely the beautiful-est city in Idaho and friendliest cow-pokes at that. The lake is surrounded by chalet type houses o... Continue reading »
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Butte, Anaconda, MT
Hello Fellow Travelers,
All of you that have followed all of our adventures may find it hard to believe but near the RV campsite where... Continue reading »
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Bless our bones - We be in Yellowstone!
Eagerly looking forward to viewing the wonders of Yellowstone National Park (YNP to the natives), we arrived with a breathtaking view along the way... Continue reading »
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Side trip to Jackson Hole and Grand Tetons
Motoring south from Yellowstone, we took a side trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and it was worth every mile and gallon and camera click. We viewed th... Continue reading »
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Cody and Thermopolis, WY
Okay, my fellow journeymen and journeywomen, another excellent adventure from the traveling retirees and wow has it been an adventure! Hookin... Continue reading »
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Four Presidents, Crazy Horse, Wall Drug and the Badlands
Are you still with us? I haven't heard from some of you lately so don't even think I am going to open this door and let you out. You've... Continue reading »
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Fort Dodge and Yankton, SD
Leaving Southwest South Dakota and the Black Hills and Badlands, the terrain started to change dramatically. Corn, corn and more corn. ... Continue reading »
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Cedar Rapids, IA
Hello Fellow Travelers,
Not a happy story but one of hardship and devastation. Cedar Rapids is a small industrious City on the Cedar R... Continue reading »
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Land of Lincoln, Springfield, IL
After spending 8 days in Cedar Rapids, onward to Springfield, IL, the state capitol and the land of Lincoln.
Greetings fellow travelers... Continue reading »
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Richmond, IN, Coolville, OH and Washington DC
Stayed over in Richmond, IN and Coolville, OH before motoring over to just South of Washington DC. in Dumfries, VA.
Came to DC to see s... Continue reading »
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Mineral, VA, Durham and Warne, NC
Visiting kin in DC and seeing the sights, then ambling off to rural Mineral, VA to visit friends and impose on them to make repairs on the mot... Continue reading »
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Charleston, SC
Dropped in to see kin and help out with an ailing aunt & uncle.
Charleston, what a beautiful classic city. Historically,... Continue reading »
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Back home to Palm Coast, FL
Back home at last and the trials of being away for 5 months begin. We were greeted with a philodendron that had grown to leaves as big... Continue reading »
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