Since arriving in Florida in November Mark has been checking off some maintenance projects on Old Glory. At the top of the list was to get our furnace going. After troubleshooting, seeking advice, replacing the motherboard then replacing the sail switch, it is working now! We gave it a good test in January when the…
Happy 2020! Out with the old and in with the NEW! We have had some pretty amazing experiences in 2019 and most recently here in Florida. We look forward to many new places and faces in 2020. We’ll tell you a little about our 2020 vision but first, here are some of our most recent…
Florida is a great place to be in the winter – not a hint of snow in the forecast and lots of fresh Vitamin C and natural Vitamin D almost every day. Yep, Florida is awesome in the winter and especially here at Avon Park AFR, in south central Florida where we are surrounded by…
These are Sandhill Cranes – roaming freely through the range This holiday season finds us in sunny Florida workamping at Avon Park Air Force Range. We are enjoying getting to know more about our jobs here and we have no complaints! It’s December and today’s temps are in the 80’s. The volunteers met for a…
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful to be in a warm climate right now and we are also thankful for our health, our family (though widely spread throughout the country) and so many other things. We hope you have much to be thankful for too. Secondly, we need to start this blog post…
The week we left Moonshine Creek morning temps were in the 20s and of course our furnace chose that week to quit working. We were able to get by with our electric fireplace and a small space heater. Knowing we were headed to warmer weather – we toughed it out. The furnace will be fixed…
As we get ready to roll out of Tucson, we are reflecting on our past 5 months here at Davis-Monthan’s Agave Gulch FamCamp. It’s mid-April and the Campground has more and more empty spaces every day as the “snowbirds” are leaving. We will miss the amazing office staff at the campground. They were always friendly…
Mount Lemmon was a cool destination on a day in April 2019 that was forecast to reach a scorching 96 degrees in Tucson. We had been wanting to make the 29 mile drive up 9,000 feet to the peak of the tallest mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range and this seemed like the perfect…
One of the many perks of camping on an Air Force Base is the chance to see all the planes that pass through the area. The Heritage Flight visited Davis-Monthan AFB in March, 2019. We saw this Air Force Demo team flying in formation overhead as we walked around base. We heard them practicing their…
This year is the 25th anniversary of Forrest Gump, the movie in which Gary Sinise played Lt. Dan. The role of Lt. Dan (a Vietnam Vet who lost both of his legs in the war) resonated with the military men and women he came in contact with. Gary actively sought out opportunities to express his…
2019 began with a woosh of cold air here in Tucson. As you can see, the first week of January was “winter.” We even saw a few snowflakes. But that’s over now and we are back to glorious warmth and sunshine! I don’t think you can O.D. on natural Vitamin D and these Arizona sunny…
Merry Christmas to all our blog readers! We hope you are enjoying a beautiful Christmas season. We are celebrating the season far from family and familiar surroundings this year. Now in our 6th month of full-time RVing, we continue to learn new things. After settling in here in Tucson, Old Glory needed a few adjustments. …
Our last few days in South Dakota were cold, windy & snowy. We gave up waiting for a “good day” to go see Sturgis, Deadwood & Spearfish and decided to take a drive that direction in spite of the weather. Heading North from Box Elder we came to Sturgis first. Sturgis in November is pretty…
We are still in Box Elder, South Dakota and it’s COOOLD (we’re talking single digits at night) and it’s WINDY! Seriously, I’m from Oklahoma – which is known for being a windy state- and I promise you South Dakota is the windiest place I have ever experienced! Last night we experienced a “snow event.” We…