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WHERE MISSOURI’S HIGHWAY 36 MEETS THE MISSISSIPPI was our home base for a week. Hannibal, Missouri’s Mark Twain Cave & Campground was spacious and a short drive to all I wished to discover. This small town is vivid in my memory due to Tom Sawyer and his successful fence painting party; along with Becky Thatcher;Continue reading “Highway 36, Part Two”

WELL WORTH THE WAIT! After a couple years of stops and starts, the Airstream Heritage Museum opened it doors to the world, and what an amazing sight it was to see and experience! The museum’s collection of mixed media incorporates vintage trailers that have traveled around the world; floor-to-ceiling murals depicting Airstream’s history and founder,Continue reading “Airstream’s Heritage Museum Grand Opening”

WE APPRECIATE TRAVELING THE BACKROADS whenever possible and one of our all time favorites is Highway 36 which parallels I-70 from Denver, east. Along this road you can take your time and experience rolling hills and fields of corn, hay and cattle grazing. There is a mix of open plains and barns dotting the countrysideContinue reading “Riding Missouri’s Peaceful Highway 36”

FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED? When crossing the country on Interstate 80 be sure to pull into the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska. Founded in 1992 by Bill & Joyce Smith, the 150,000 square foot museum is presently adding on another 90,000 square feet to be able to display the museum’s growing collection.Continue reading “Crossing the Country”

OUR TIME IN CALIFORNIA went by much too quickly! In addition to seeing our much-loved grands and spending time with family, another bright spot in our visit was to attend the every-other-year Cali Rally where we reconnected with so many of our Airstream friends we have missed during our first year as full-timers. The CaliContinue reading “Cali Rally Time!”

OUR RETURN TO CALIFORNIA landed us in Palm Springs for a couple of weeks where we had a chance to relax, unwind and meet up with desert friends, Linda, whom we met over a decade ago; and Jim & Deborah, fellow Airstreamers. Then just about the time the temps were headed to 100 degrees, weContinue reading “Return to our Golden State”

HEADING WEST we lingered longer in Arizona because of all the lovely people we found to catch up with! I enjoyed lunch with my sweet niece who recently moved to Arizona. This is a big change for her and needless to say, she is adapting well from the cold Minnesota winters. The Airstream Gods wereContinue reading “Rollin’ through the desert”

MAGNOLIA, SWEET MAGNOLIA On our journey west we rolled into Waco where I made the trek to Magnolia and all things Chip & Joanna Gaines. A few years back I saw episodes of their home renovation show where they seek out a derelict structure and breathe new life into it, with the simple and popularContinue reading “Texas bound!”

Following an early morning ferry ride to four miles off the tip of Charleston’s peninsula, I stepped onto Fort Sumter and put my hand to heart as our flag was raised. Minutes later, in my sense of solemn euphoria, I realized other ferry passengers had dispersed throughout the fort. It was then I picked myContinue reading “The Fort of all Forts”

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, like Savannah, abounds with history and centuries-old architecture. The peninsula city of Charles Town was founded in 1670 in honor of England’s King Charles II. At the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, the name was changed to Charleston and because of its diversity with over 400 churches, it is alsoContinue reading “Charleston & the Low-country”