Oct 19, 2018 - busy highway

I didn't go so far today. I left late because it was foggy and there were big backups on the roads in Knoxville, so I waited them out. the Flying J outside of Knoxville was out of gas at the RV pump so I had to go to a car aisle. That was tight but I got complimented on being a good and careful driver! I had planned on going through Atlanta while everyone was still working, but roads were slowed before, during, and after the city between 3 and 4 PM! At least my path wasn't complicated so I didn't have to change lanes much. I am at a Walmart...

Oct 19, 2018 - Bakersfield Friday

Once we started looking at the logistics of a day trip to the desert, we found that it was going to be too long a drive each way to be worth it. So, we are just staying put for our last couple of days here. Bill is outside working on a few projects, and I’m inside cleaning and reading. Every day we’ve been in California so far has been sunny. Today is in the mid-80’s, so I’ve got the air conditioning on. We’re probably leaving Sunday morning, but I won’t know until sometime tomorrow where we’re headed to next. Tonight, we are going to eat...

Oct 19, 2018 - Options

Our Best Western in Orlando could have been worse. The loud party was in a different wing. The prostitutes were low key. What I thought was a plastic wrapper in the AC control bin did turn out to be a condom, but it didn't appear used. The hotel was close to the soccer match, and the breakfast was better than expected. My car wasn't broken into or stolen. Now we had a 4 hour drive to John's place on the outskirts of Miami. Traffic was manageable but not pleasant. I was offered several options along the way. Kennedy Space Center? $50 entry...

Oct 19, 2018 - Trump Visits Missoula

Trump also heaped praise on Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after attacking a reporter in 2017. "Any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of guy," Trump said. "He's a great guy, tough cookie." --- More on Trump and Gianforte: David Leonhardt Op-Ed Columnist In May of 2017, Greg Gianforte — then a Republican businessman running for Montana’s lone seat in the House of Representatives — got angry at a journalist who was asking him questions about health-care policy. Gianforte then picked up the...

Oct 18, 2018 - First Month Done

I already have a month done on our 8 month job here at the RV park. Only working 3 days a week is almost the opposite of working a real life job. I work three 8 hour days and have Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues off. In real life...it's like having a holiday weekend every week but even better with 4 days off. - I just bought tickets for the Cathedral City Hot Air Balloon Festival. Actually the festival is free but I got tickets to watch the balloon glow on the rooftop of one of the buildings with a catered BBQ dinner. During the ascension of the balloons...

Oct 18, 2018 - Cumberland Gap area

The cornerstone of three states is about an hour north and east of where I am camping, and it is in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. I don't think I have ever visited this park before! First, I went to Cumberland Gap, TN to have a look around. It is a quaint little village that has a working railroad but also a converted rails to trails path right next to it. I loved that the old railroad ties are laid down at the edges of the trail and the tracks are paved over. It goes through two covered bridges - one goes over a creek and...

Oct 18, 2018 - PLASTIC PLANET?!

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Oct 17, 2018 - Key West, Here We Come

We left for Key West on schedule the morning of September 12th. Traffic was terrible in Nashville and added at least an hour to our driving day. We spent the night in Southern Tennessee in a Walmart parking lot so we could get our groceries. The next night we stayed in a rest area near Sycamore, Georgia. The next day we made it into Florida and talked to our new boss to let him know our progress. I had also texted him as we drove away from Margie’s Mom’s house. That night we stayed in an RV park because it had gotten pretty hot. We stopped...

Oct 17, 2018 - Last day with Pat and Bridget

This adventure started last Monday evening when Pat and Bridget pulled in next to us here in America's Best Campground. We had dinner that night and talked about what all we wanted to do while we were here. On Tuesday we started in earnest (Sue and Bridget)trying to decide what was a priority to see and then when could we get the best seats and what nights were best for us. Now here is the score for the last nine nights. Dinners out...NINE. Shows...SEVEN. Needless to say throw in the days we went to Silver Dollar City (2), Springfield (Bass...

Oct 17, 2018 - Last Day in Nashville

Today we went on a Trolley tour of the Nashville. We saw all the recording studios of the stars (not just country stars) they included Elvis, Michael Jackson, Ray Stevens and Meagan Trainor. It would be a tour I would want to take again and would want to get off at many of the stops. After we got back to the trailer we had enough time to get stuff together and head to Mom’s cousins house (John Camp) where we had a good southern cook meal. The company was great too. We made the best of our time here in Nashville and we are looking forward...

Oct 17, 2018 - Bakersfield Wednesday

This was one of those days from hell that are the reason we have completely lazy days when we’re parked. We exited the Lodi campground early this morning and fueled up at the nearby Flying J truck stop. We got back on the local road and got into the right lane to enter I-5 southbound. Except the highway department decided to close that entrance ramp for road work. We saw a small sign showing the detour was I-5 northbound, but no one in that lane would let us in to take it. There weren’t any other options, so we decided to do a U-turn on the...

Oct 17, 2018 - Driving the Berkshires

Oh those Dodgers! They kept us up way late en route to a 13 inning win. With a 9:00 pm start on the east coast, we were up until 12:30 before giving up. Happily, we recorded the rest of the game and enjoyed the extra innings this morning. Go Blue! So, we were a little slow getting up and out today. On the road a little after 10:00. Our plan was to head down to West Stockbridge to explore the Turn Park Art Space, an outdoor sculpture exhibit. We were expecting rain by late morning or early afternoon and hoped to get our outdoor activities...