Boudin Festival in Scott, Louisiana

April 21, 2023 On Sunday (April 16), we woke late due to the thunderstorm during the night. The campground has a free breakfast every Saturday and Sunday. We got dressed and headed over to try the breakfast. They had run out of waffle batter and sausage. Bruce fried an egg while I made toast for […]

Broke Camp and Headed Out for an Overnight Stay at a Harvest Host in Mississippi

April 16, 2023 On Wednesday (April 12), we drove to the Oasis Travel Center down the road to fill up the truck with diesel. It is an amusing place and the Derailed Dinner has tasty food. On Thursday (April 13), we started our checklist. While Bruce was outside, one of our neighbors stopped by and […]

Invite to Lunch by Friends

April 14, 2023 On Friday (April 7), our friends Rick and Mary had us over for lunch in their RV. I made sourdough crackers to take as a hostess gift. We walked over to the Styx River RV Resort that they were staying in. It is right next to the Riverside RV Resort we are […]

The Strawberry Festival in Loxley, AL

April 11, 2023 It poured rain most of Saturday (April 8, 2023), so we spent the day inside the RV instead of going to the Strawberry Festival, On Sunday, the rain had stopped. It was a cool (in the 50s degrees F) day. I still wanted to go to the Strawberry Festival at the Loxley […]

West Pensacola in Florida, Road Trip – Part 2

April 4, 2023 After we decided to leave the park, we looked for attractions in the area using Google maps. Bruce noticed a bird sanctuary nearby and I mentioned that we rode past on the way to the park. The reviews were positive and the cost was $5 a person, which covered the cost of […]

West Pensacola in Florida, Road Trip – Part 1

April 3, 2023 We need to pick up Nox’s medicine from a CVS in Florida since our veterinarian’s office can’t call in the prescription for out of state. West Pensacola is very close to where we are staying, so it isn’t a big deal to ride to the CVS. We rode the motorcycle to the […]

Drinks and Nibbles with New Friends

March 30, 2023 Last night, we had some new friends over for drinks and nibbles. I made meat pies, cucumber dip and crackers. I also cooked some rounds of smoked German sausage. I put together a charcuterie board of cheese, crackers and the rounds of the German smoked sausage. Our new friends brought over a […]

Elberta German Sausage Festival in Elberta, Alabama

March 27, 2023 On Saturday, we decided to go to the Elberta German Sausage Festival that benefits the Elberta Fire Department and other local nonprofits. The German Sausage Festival is held twice a year, the last Saturday of March and the last Saturday of October. We had wanted to take the motorcycle, but with rain […]

Battleship Memorable Park – Part 4 – USS Drum

March 21, 2023 After touring the Aircraft Pavilion, we walked outside to tour the World War II Submarine, the USS Drum. There was an easy platform to climb to get to the upper deck of the submarine. You can see the top of the platform next to the submarine. The self guided tour started forward, […]

Battleship Memorial Park – Part 3 – Aircraft Pavilion

March 19, 2023 After touring the battleship USS Alabama, we headed back inside of the Aircraft Pavilion. The Aircraft Pavilion had mini theaters set up in front of the various aircrafts using old theater seats or folding chairs in front of large screen TVs. These mini theaters were playing history programs about the wars and […]