Our time in Syracuse was sweet. Even though Old Glory was in Doody Brothers Garage for the majority of our stay, we were able to spend a lot of time with family. Both of our sons visited for a weekend. Grandma Ballard had a birthday and we got to celebrate with her. It was great…
After spending 2 nights at Ramblin’ Pines Campground in Maryland, we packed up and continued our trek north. Just 130 miles up the road, we stopped over at Cabelas in Hamburg, PA. We had stayed at this Cabelas a couple of times in the past and its location makes it a perfect stop-over on our…
On our way north, we spent 2 nights in Woodbine, Maryland at a beautiful campground not far from our oldest son and his family. Ramblin’ Pines Campground had some great reviews on line and it is only 30 minutes from our son and daughter-in-love. We wanted to check it out as it would be a…
Our departure from Moonshine Creek was bittersweet. Several friends stopped by to wish us well and pray with us. Some even gave us parting gifts and remembrances. There are so many lovely people we will miss and we hope to see them again. We had hoped our first travel day would go smoothly but little…
This month, July 2020, we began year #3 of our full-time RV life. Although we foresaw some potential dangers of living in such a small space and working so closely together, we are still alive, still married and we don’t plan to stop exploring anytime soon. A lot has stayed the same and a lot…
We will always return to the mountains of Western North Carolina as one of our favorite places. In these mountains we feel God’s peace and presence. We witness His artistry in every new season and are drawn back again and again. If these mountains could talk, I feel like they would tell stories of love…
Covid-19 has put a stop to a lot of people’s plans. The past few weeks there were very few campers and a lot of cancelled reservations here at Moonshine Creek Campground, however, there ARE some things that even the Coronavirus can’t stop: things like strutting turkeys, wiggly tadpoles…and the Coronavirus could NOT keep us from celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Taco Tuesday!
Since leaving Florida and arriving in North Carolina, we’ve been thinking a lot about time. In North Carolina at Moonshine Creek, this should be a busy time and the campground should be full. But, like so many businesses and people we are in a “Time-Out.” Time-Outs can serve many purposes: training and discipline for children…
Ahhh Key West…for quite a while we have anticipated traveling to this destination. The Southernmost point in the USA, it is closer to Cuba than to its nearest Walmart. This land of sunshine, key lime pie and chickens was on our bucket list. So, after we finished up our workamping commitment at Avon Park AFR,…
Our time at Avon Park has come to an end…this is a quick recap of our first WINTER workamping experience. The past 4 months, November 2019 thru mid-March 2020, we worked 24 hours each per week in exchange for a full hook-up RV site, laundry and wifi at Avon Park Air Force Range in south-central Florida.
Click here to find out all the final details and what we liked about this Workamping experience…
We decided to revisit Disney Springs when we had more time to explore.
We started toward Orlando early one morning hoping to avoid the unavoidable…Florida traffic.
We had plenty of time to look at the Mickey Mouse Power Lines going into Orlando as we were waiting.
Click here to read more about our day trip…
2,700 2nd graders from Lakeland, Florida got to learn a little bit about WILD things…In January Mark and I accompanied Melissa, a ranger from Avon Park, to an event called “Water, Wings and Wild Things” in Lakeland, Florida. You can read about that experience here…
** WARNING** if you are squeamish about seeing dead animals (alligators) or anything associated with hunting, you might want to skip this blog post! Last chance to hit exit and wait for our next post… So you, brave soul, will see that as always, there is never a dull moment at Avon Park AFR as…
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…