Getting the Truck Weighed

August 19, 2022 Bruce signed up to get the RV weighed while we are at the FROG Rally. The team that does the weighing wanted to weight the truck first. They wanted a full tank of diesel and everyone who would normally be in the truck for the weighing. We will pull the RV up […]

Having Fun at FROG, in Goshen, IN

August 16, 2022 The weather has been amazing. It’s been cool and pleasant in the 70s and low 80s degrees F. The FROG (Forest River Owners Group) Rally had food for Sunday night and Monday night. They have breakfast every day this week. Supper is provided Sunday night, Monday night, Wednesday night, and Friday night. […]

At the FROG Rally in Goshen, IN

August 14, 2022 We had a fairly short drive today. We left the Beaver Point Campground at 10:37 AM. We arrived at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds about 1:30 PM. I am in awe of the fairground. There are permanent buildings for concessions and for livestock. Just wow!!! I’ll get some pictures later. We are […]

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 […]

Lake Chicot State Park, Arkansas – Part 2 – Hiking

July 6, 2022 See https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/07/06/lake-chicot-state-park-arkansas-part-1/ for the welcome center at the state park. Bruce and I looked at the map of the state park. It was mostly an RV park with a short hiking trail. The trail head was just past the welcome center on the opposite side of the road. The trail started off […]

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 […]

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 […]