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, […]

Restoration Park in West Monroe, LA

June 24, 2022 Since we had to go into West Monroe to pick up our prescriptions, I looked online to see what sort of attractions were in the area. Restoration Park looked interesting. It started out as a sand and gravel strip mine and when the mining operation was done, people used it as a […]

Poverty Point World Heritage Site – Part 3 – Walking Trail

June 18, 2022 The ranger provided us with a hiking trail guide for the 2.6 mile (4.2 km) trail. The trail is mostly flat and easy to walk. There is normally one climb to get to the top of the large Mound A. Unfortunately, the trail to the top of Mound A was closed due […]

The Heart of the Desert

June 7, 2022 I thought you might enjoy seeing the view from the kitchen on the utilities side taken Sunday evening. Sunday night, as Bruce was taking Nox for a walk, he called back into the RV to let me know there was a beautiful sunset. I sat on the steps of the RV and […]

Visiting an Apple Barn

April 7, 2022 After we walked around the cidery, Bruce asked me where I wanted to go. I pointed across the highway and said, “I want to go there.” Bruce replied, “That’s easy enough. We can go on foot.” We walked over to B. J. Reece Apple House. They had some covered picnic tables with […]

Visiting a Cidery in ElliJay, GA

April 7, 2022 A little way outside of ElliJay, GA, there is Reece’s Cider Company. They make hard cider. Bruce enjoys hard cider, especially if it is not too sweet. I enjoy more sweetness to my cider. We both enjoy hops in our cider. While I no longer drink alcoholic beverages due to the meds […]