Eating at Mary Lee’s Cafe in Tuscumbia, AL

August 13, 2024 On Saturday (August 10), Bruce wanted to go out to eat. He looked up restaurants in the area and Mary Lee’ Cafe stood out to him. We geared up and rode past the restaurant as Google maps gave us poor directions. We got turned around and made it to the restaurant. Mary […]

Moving to Heritage Acres RV Park in Tuscumbia, Alabama

August 11, 2024 We rolled out of Hinton RV Park on Friday morning, just before 9:00 AM. We headed south on I-55, stopping to fuel up off Exit 58. We drove past farm fields, ponds/lakes and a rest stop. Nox zonked out very quickly after we got diesel. We headed east on I-155. Mowers were […]

The Riverwalk in New Madrid, Missouri

August 10, 2024 After riding around Sikeston, Missouri on August 8th, we rode home to the RV. Nox was happy to see us. We hung out at the RV for a while, then we decided to go to the Riverwalk in New Madrid. After walking Nox, we got geared up and headed out. We rode […]

Riding Around in Sikeston, Missouri

August 10, 2024 On August 8 (Thursday), we rode to Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls and had lunch. Lambert’s is a fun place to eat. The food is Southern, with the traditional sides of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra, fried potatoes with onions, potato salad, sliced beats, cucumbers and onions and macaroni and […]

Heading to Hinton RV Park in Sikeston, Missouri

August 8, 2024 Yesterday morning, we pulled out of our Harvest Host stop, Wood Hat Spirts, and got back on I-70 E. We drove past Wood Hat Spirts, and continued on our way towards St. Louis. We stopped at the first rest stop we came to and checked to make sure all was well with […]

Breakfast at Grow2Gather and a Visit to Wood Hat Spirts

August 8, 2024 Yesterday, when we got up, we headed over to Grow2Gather on the other side of Wood Hat Spirts. The weather was still cloudy and 67 degrees F. I slowly walked Nox over to Grow2Gather, while Bruce went in to find out if having Nox on the patio would be okay. They said […]

Visiting Curling Vine Winery

August 7, 2024 Yesterday, after we got parked at Wood Hat Spirts, I asked Bruce if he was interested in seeing what the winery had to offer. The answer was a resounding, “Yes!” We walked through the parking lot, down the hill to the entrance to the winery. The Curling Vine Winery was open until […]

Stopped at a Harvest Host, The Wood Hat Sprits in Missouri

August 6, 2024 This morning, we pulled out of Walt’s Four Seasons Campground in Kansas at 8:45 AM. There was a lot of road and bridge construction. Surprisingly, we saw a Stuckies We stopped in Topeka, Kansas at a Love’s Tuck Stop to fuel up. We spotted a tiny house being moved. We headed down […]

Heading a Short Distance East on I-70 to Abilene, Kansas

August 4, 2024 In Ellis, KS, we got up at 8:30 AM and got dressed. Nox was happy to go for a walk. After Nox’s needs were taken care of, Bruce and I walked to JR’s BrickHouse Diner and had breakfast. If you’re ever in Ellis, Kansas, JR’s BrickHouse Diner is worth a stop. Bruce […]

Rolling, Rolling to Ellis, Kansas

August 3, 2024 We did most of our check list yesterday, making this morning packing up a breeze. We did run into a gross situation. As I was removing the blocks of wood we use underneath the stabilizers, a vast number of earwigs poured out. I knocked the blocks of wood on the concrete pad […]