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When you walk into an eating establishment and you spot photos of Guy Fieri, you think you might be in for a treat. Indeed we had a fine dinner this evening at St Petersburg, Florida’s Metro Diner. This chain of diners offering amazing comfort food had it's beginnings...
Ford’s Garage is the newest establishment to occupy the location at the southwest corner of 1st Avenue and 2nd Street South in St Petersburg, Florida. When we were downtown residents this was Midtown Sundries and we were regulars here. Now it’s a craft burger place...
Way back in our courtship days, the two of us loved to go to Gigi’s for pizza, it was the only place we knew of that offered green olives as a pizza topping. Since then the original Pasadena, Florida location has closed but lucky for us the Newberne family still runs...
It's the last leg of our 2018 Summer Ramble phase two. We started the day at Buffalo KOA near Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Site #37 where we drained all our water tanks last night and enjoyed a nice visit with Sharon and Mike. They will continue their journey north to...
See Park Video Early yesterday afternoon we arrived at Gulpha Gorge Campground in Hot Springs National Park and were immediately greeted by our delightful campground hosts, Becky & Gary. All sites here are first come and luck was with us, we were able to get side...
After getting situated at the national park campground, we four piled into our truck and made our way into the heart of historic Hot Springs. First challenge was figuring out where to park! From there we toured one of the historic bathhouses along Bathhouse Row and...
On Wright Patman Lake near Texarkana in eastern Texas, we're staying on Site A-5 in Clear Spring Campground. Mid-week, early November, there's ample availability of campsites but since we were planning a rendezvous with Sharon and Mike, we called (877) 444-6777 to...
This is our last stop on our trek across West Texas. What an amazing journey. It's an amazingly vast landscape and a booming economy. Like the rest of the West, we see more and more solar and wind farms spread out where just wildlife and rattlesnakes made their home...
In 1951 an oil filter equipment salesman and his wife, George & Barbara Bush moved into this modest house at 1412 W Ohio Street in Midland, Texas and made it their home for four years. Here their eldest son Georgie played with his younger siblings, was a member of...
Yesterday afternoon we pulled into an RV park in Van Horn, Texas, imaginatively named Van Horn RV Park and were warmly greeted by Penny, one of the owners, and by the manager of the onsite restaurant, Penny’s Cafe. With a welcome like that, of course we walked the...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Bigger than the state of Delaware, Big Bend encompasses three distinct ecological systems - desert, river, and mountains. Volcanoes shaped this landscape hundreds of millions of years ago. This has been an amazing experience in Big Bend National Park with a three...
It was fifty years ago, on our first visit to Texas that we first heard about the Hill Country but our travels through Texas tended to take us a more northern route to always to include a visit with family. These last couple of days we’ve enjoyed immersing ourselves...
Galveston, Oh Galveston!. Yes, we've got that song stuck in our heads as we visit this historic Texas town for the first time. A visit to the Texas Gulf Coast has been on our list for a very long time. We were fortunate to snag a two night reservation at Galveston...