Tag: Camping
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I Lost The Internet, Found A Screw and Kept My Sanity
Sometimes life throws a wrench in our plans but we can’t let it stop us! ! In this post, I share some recent mishaps and how I handled them as I continue to head south for the winter.
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New Neighbors, A New Season and Simple Words Of Wisdom
I arrived in Homestead FL on December 1, 2022. Nikki had the day off so we spent the afternoon together catching up. Not that we don’t talk every day but it’s so much better in person! It was interesting to see all the new things that cropped up in the…
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Staying Warm In Cold Weather After The Sun Goes Down
It’s mid-October in The Homeland. We’re having a stretch where the night time temperatures are below freezing and daytime temps only reach in to the 40’s. I look forward to heading south soon but, for now, I need to deal with the frigid temps. I’ve written about this before but…
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Why I’m Not Doing The Normal Van Life Thing
A few common questions I’ve been asked this summer are… “Why are you staying at a campground? They’re so expensive!”. “KOA’s are expensive, why not stay at the State Park? “Why aren’t you traveling more? You have a van, you should be going places!” Apparently I’m not doing the normal…
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An Unexpected Adventure To Jekyll Island, Georgia
I’ve heard about Jekyll Island from talking with fellow Nomad’s, reading their blogs and watching their vlogs. I’ve always wanted to visit the island and I happened to be less than an hour away. It seemed the perfect time to go see what I could see. So I did! Finding…
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Hanging Out In Ozark, Alabama
I’ve towed the trailer a few times now with the new permanently installed brake controller. The other day I made a 3 hour trip with trailer in tow. I reached my destination city and was driving through a busy 3 lane inner-city stretch when I realized I wasn’t panicking every…
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First Time Camping In The Trailer Without Full Hookups
In July I spent a couple of weekends at the Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna, Illinois. The only amenity at my campsite was electricity. This was my first time camping in the trailer without full hookups. I know the in’s and out’s of not having full hookups when it…
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My New Cozy Little Home On Wheels
These past several weeks I’ve been camping where my cell signal was weak and I couldn’t do much online. I use my phone as a hotspot (to get internet to my laptop) and there wasn’t enough internet juice to log in to my blog and publish a post. A Lot…
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Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville FL
Getting a last minute campsite is tricky these days but I managed to book a spot for 2 nights beneath the Spanish Moss in the coastal jungles of Jacksonville FL. Ok, it may not have been as far out in the wilderness as it sounds but it sure felt like…
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