Pictures from Dry Creek Water Park in Mt Olive, Mississippi

March 23, 2024 Dry Creek Water Park is a beautiful pine wooded park, with butterflies flitting underneath the pine trees. We saw a few dragonflies and moths as well. We even spotted one firefly. At sunset, the fish would jump up from the lake, splashing down into the water reflecting the pinks, purples, oranges, and […]

A Walk Around Downtown Quincy, Florida

March 20, 2024 This post is out of order, as it is about our day in historic downtown Quincy, Florida on March 12. We decided to try out a restaurant that mostly got rave reviews in downtown Quincy, Big Papa’s Chop House. We rode the motorcycle to downtown Quincy and parked across the street from […]

Hiking and Falling on My Butt

February 26, 2024 Yesterday, the weather was lovely here, so we decided to take advantage of the hiking trails in the campground. The Flat Creek Family Campground has several hiking trails throughout the woods next to the campground. The trails are cleared and marked with blazes. We walked Nox and took her back to the […]

A Visit to Blountstown in Florida

February 19, 2024 Last Tuesday (February 13), being Mardi Gras, I wanted fried oysters. In looking at the restaurants in the area, Fiddler’s Steamhouse & Oyster Bar in Blountstown, FL got great reviews. We decided to ride there and give them a try. We arrived at 2:00 pm, so they weren’t very busy. They did […]

Lunch with a Friend Who Moved to Florida

January 14, 2024 On Wednesday (January 10), we rode up to Spanish Springs (part of the Villages) from the Trails End RV Campground to have lunch with one of my friends. We worked together many years at FirstBank in Colorado. It was great to see him! He retired just a few months before me. We […]

Watching the 5:30 PM Bird Flyby Along the Withlacoochee River in Florida

January 11, 2024 In the evening, just before and during sunset, the birds start flying downriver. We love sitting on the pier and watching the different birds flying past. Sometimes, we sit in the structure at the end of the pier and other times, we sit on benches along the pier. Some of the pictures […]

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2024 Wow, it is going to take a bit to get used to typing 2024. Last year went by so fast! Last night we rang in the new year at the communal fire pit with several other campers. It was a bit chilly, down in the low 60’s F at the start of […]

Long Time Wish Fulfilled – Airboat Ride

December 27, 2023 On December 15(Friday), I went online and made a reservation for an airboat tour for December 21 (Thursday) at Wild Bill’s Airboat Tours. They have an easy to use reservation system and it was easy to pay online. Will Bill’s is 34 minutes from the campground. The website and email confirmation said […]

Off to See the Manatees in Crystal River, Florida

December 8, 2023 On December 6 (Wednesday), the weather cooled off here in Florida. With the low’s dipping down to 34 degrees F, many of the manatees came into the warmer fresh water springs (72 degrees F) to stay warm. On Tuesday (December 5), fellow RV was telling me the manatees would be heading into […]

A Walk on the Beach at Jekyll Island, Georgia

November 30, 2023 We did manage to make it to the beach at low tide. We saw pelicans gliding through the air and a few seagulls. Nox enjoyed the breeze as she was carried in her backpack. The beach was empty of sea shells, except for sand dollars. We walked back along the beach path […]