I was reading back through my post about our 2018 plans, and I found that I approached 2018 with all the big trips laid out already, with only a few weekends here and there left to fill in. A lot of those plans never actually materialized– we’ve had a very busy schedule of kid activities and […]
A Day in Little Rock, Arkansas: Clinton Library and a Bunch of Bridges
I’m not sure I’ve ever been to a city as proud of its bridges as Little Rock. To be fair, it has some very nice bridges. And you have to get across the river somehow, right? Might as well be on your choice of several lovely bridges. Little Rock was our second stop on our […]
Back to Cape Cod: Exploring Eastham, MA with Kids
Travel dates: June 8-15, 2018 I didn’t grow up going to the beach. We lived north of Atlanta, so several hours from the coast. I think my pre-college oceangoing experiences were limited to a couple of Florida vacations and my 8th grade class trip to Jekyll Island. Dave grew up inland, too, but his family […]
Visiting Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Home: Presidents’ Houses and Scotties are some of our Favorite Things
If you’ve been reading for long, you know we never pass up a chance to see a president’s house (as evidenced here, here, here, here, and here. FDR’s Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia is one of our favorite president houses, so we definitely weren’t going to miss his home in Hyde Park. We’re […]
The Fabulous/Terrible Disney World Trip, Part 2: Dave Arrives!
A few years ago I wouldn’t have wanted to do any part of a Disney trip without Dave. It would have seemed like a lot of work for a lot of payoff for the kids, but not so much for me. So I was pleased discover during the first, Dave-less, part of this trip, that […]
Our Fabulous, yet Also Sort of Terrible Disney World Trip
We just got back from Disney World last weekend and, wow: that was….something. This was supposed to be our first ever stay at Fort Wilderness, but, sadly, our trailer has been at the dealership for over a month now getting extensive work done, mostly fixing the water damage we first noticed over the summer (more […]
Looking Ahead: 2018 Travel Plans
It’s that magical, very cold time of year when everyone wants to hibernate inside and watch TV and read books and drink cocoa and plan trips! Especially plan trips. And so, as a companion piece to my last post looking back at 2017’s travel, here’s the post about what we have planned so far for […]
Crazy Horse Memorial: Even More Black Hills
I’m just going to come right out and say it: Crazy Horse Memorial is kind of a weird place. I didn’t know quite what to make of it, and I’m not sure it knows quite what to make of itself. More than anything else–more than a tribute to its namesake or to Native Americans in […]
Visiting Mount Rushmore with Kids: More Black Hills
Travel dates: June 9-11, 2017 It’s impossible to see Mount Rushmore for the first time. It’s one of the most iconic images in the world, and most of us have had it burned into our brains for as long as we can remember. But if you make the trip to the Black Hills of South […]
2016 in Review: Looking Back at our First Full Year of RVing
We are wrapping up our first full year of RVing with…another trip, but before I fill you in on that, I thought I’d try to do some reflecting on 2016’s travels. First, some numbers: Nights spent camping: 49 (so close to 50. Argh!) This includes 10 nights at public campgrounds and the rest at private. […]