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. […]
Charlottesville KOA Campground Review
Travel dates: June 16-18, 2016 I was more nervous about the Charlottesville KOA than any other campground on our summer trip, and I attribute this nervousness entirely to its website’s unwavering devotion to truth in advertising. “Highway 64 was not constructed until after our campground was founded,” the website told me. “Our campground is not close […]
An Afternoon in Paducah, KY plus Duck Creek RV Park Campground Review
We’re counting down the very few days left before our summer trip, which means it’s time to finally finish talking about our spring break trip! The first itinerary of the spring break trip had us stopping in Nashville on the way home instead of Paducah. But we’ve been to Nashville before and it’s within striking […]
St. Louis Again! Gateway Arch (finally) and the Zoo (briefly): Spring Break, Part 5
Thursday was our last full day in St. Louis and, thus, our last chance to finally make it up into the Gateway Arch. Our first attempt, you might recall, ended with a mechanical problem and severe disappointment (particularly for poor Milo). And then we briefly considered trying again after leaving the City Museum on Wednesday, […]
Tales from the Road: When Nightmares Come to Life (like, literally)
When I was a kid, I had this nightmare that, it seems, affected me so deeply that I remember it in detail decades later. In this dream, my mom, my brother, and I were out going to garage sales, and my mom said she would take us all to McDonalds. But she missed the turn […]