Trip to the Farmers Market and then a U-Pick Farm

September 13, 2022 On Saturday (September 10), Bruce and I went to the Guntersville’s Farmers’ Market. We got there later in the day, almost noon, and there was only one stand left selling vegetables. I bought red potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, purple bell peppers, and cucumbers. It was a good deal. […]

Visiting Museums in Franklin, KY

September 7, 2022 On Saturday (September 3), the weather was beautiful. To take advantage of the lovely sunny and cool weather, Bruce drove us into Historic Downtown Franklin, KY. Franklin is a beautiful small town. We parked by at the courthouse square under shade trees and walked to the Franklin Museum. We got a tour […]

Dinosaur World in Cave City, Kentucky

September 3, 2022 While we were in Cave City for the day, Bruce asked me if there was anything I wanted to do. My answer was, “Yes, I want to go to Dinosaur World.” Bruce thought that would be fun as well. Since Dinosaur World was only a mile away, I felt I could try […]

Visiting Lakeport Plantation House in Arkansas

July 12, 2022 With the weather being so hot, we decided to do something indoors. I had wanted to see the Lakeport Plantation House. It is the only river plantation house left in Arkansas. We drove past corn and cotton fields to get there. There were very large magnolia trees and pecan trees in the […]

Greenville Mississippi Welcome Center and Grocery Run

July 8, 2022 On Saturday, we decided to go for a motorcycle ride to see the Greenville Mississippi Welcome Center and then get some groceries. We arrived at the Welcome Center and explored the outside first. The building was used in the 1984 Worlds Fair. We walked along the outside balcony before going inside. The […]

Arkansas Welcome Center in Lake Village, AR

July 5, 2022 Across Hwy 65 from the RV park, is an Arkansas Welcome Center. We were told by several people that we should check out the welcome center. We walked to the north end of the RV park, waited for traffic to clear, then crossed the highway. The welcome center was small, but beautiful. […]

Winterville Mounds Outside of Greenville, MS

July 2, 2022 After our visit to the Greenville Cypress Preserve (https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/07/01/greenville-cypress-preserve/), we headed to the Winterville Mounds. The museum was closed due to renovations. It is an interesting building, as it mimics a mound. There is a picnic area and a long pond at the font of the site. To get to the mounds, […]

Greenville Cypress Preserve

July 1, 2022 On Tuesday (June 28), the weather was in the 70’s and 80’s. Since it was so nice outside, we decided to do outside things. We geared up and rode across the Mississippi River into Mississippi. Bruce stopped so I could get a picture of the Welcome to Mississippi sign. We rode a […]

Heading 63 Miles to Arkansas RV Park

June 29, 2022 Our last day at Poverty Point State Park, LA was Monday (June 27). Check out time was 1:00 pm, so we had a lot of time to get ready to go. We had hoped to stay past the 4th of July, but the park was full that weekend. Earlier, I found us […]

Off to a Safari

June 28, 2022 On Saturday (June 25), we decided to go on a safari. Bruce reserved a spot for the 1:00 pm tour. We drove the short distance from Poverty Point State Park to the Wild Country Safari Park. The gift shop has several birds. We paid to be driven in the open aired school […]