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WHEN AN ALUMINUM CITY MAGICALLY RISES WITHIN A CITY, good things happen! The logistics can be challenging, but with this being the 66th Wally Byam Caravan Club International Rally (WBCCI), we’ve had a lot of practice. Rock Springs, Wyoming was the location for our meet up and what a rally it was! With almost 1,300Continue reading “Rock Springs, WYO International Rally”

With a population of less than 30,000 people, Mason City, Iowa has an amazing amount of history and what I can say is that it truly took me by surprise. We settled into the Margaret MacNider Campground a sizable, bucolic campground on the Winnebago River. With 100 sites, we found this to be an impressiveContinue reading “Midwest’s Mason City”

LOOKING FOR A LOCATION filled with entertainment that doesn’t include the neon lights of Las Vegas? Branson, Missouri is your place! Here we took in a couple of lively shows and enjoyed a beautiful, blue sky, calm water cruise on the Branson Belle paddlewheel. Located in the southwest portion of the state, Branson warmly welcomesContinue reading “The Ozarks”

OUR TENNESSEE TRAVELS continued and brought us to another one of my Happy Places for a week, Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee. This adorable hamlet with a population of about 600 rural residents is a 30-minute trek southwest of Nashville. But with its bucolic, rolling hills and a handful of local shops to peruse, including the Leiper’sContinue reading “Leiper’s Fork”

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. Rumor has it this mid-sized town is ‘being discovered’ and quickly growing. What we’ve heard along the way is, “Chattanooga is what Austin used to be”, prior to the influx of people to the popular Texas destination. After our visit, I tend to agree. During our stay, a film crew descended on theContinue reading “Chattanooga, who knew?”

BUC-EEEEEEE’S!! I yelled like a seven-year-old seeing Santa Claus at the mall. After several miles of intriguing billboards we turned off the interstate and pulled into BUC-EE’s. While this is not our first stop at this mega-gas-station-deli and more, the time has come to share this one-stop shopping experience with you. What we encountered alongContinue reading “Beaver Believer!”

WITHIN OUR AIRSTREAM COMMUNITY there is an endearing gesture and that is the gifting of flamingos. Usually done in secret while you are away from your Airstream, it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face when you return. Getting ‘flocked’, or flamingo’d, is always a sweet surprise!

SHAKING THINGS UP A BIT found my friend of over 50 years, Debbie, trading her winter boots for flip flops as we boarded Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady at the Port of Miami. The home port for Virgin is just a few hours south of our campsite at Fort Wilderness, where Jim literally held down theContinue reading “Virgin Voyages”

TWO DELICIOUS THINGS that I’ll never tire of in Key West…great food and live music. Both are found in abundance in this town! It’s been a whirlwind three months here in the Southernmost point of the United States and we have enjoyed every moment being welcomed into this tropical town while soaking in the islandContinue reading “Food and Song, necessities of life”

Key West has no shortage of great museums and although I’ve attempted to hit them all over the past couple of years, I’ve left a few for our return trip. At the top of great museums to visit are the Hemingway House, the Truman Little White House and a ferry or seaplane flight 70 milesContinue reading “Let’s Talk Museums”