Issue #10 -- Heading to the Eastern Shores

It's April 11th and time to leave Texas and head to the Eastern Shores. This is our continuing travels to our summer location in Maine.
Once we left Lake Texoma, in North Texas, we headed to Louisiana and spent the night at Antique Village RV Park in Simsboro, LA.  This is a small park, but lovely.  We had a pull-thru site with a view of the pond.

We spent April 12th on the road traveling through Louisiana and Mississippi and finally over-nighting at a Super Wal-Mart in Pell City, Alabama. We don't usually stay at Wal-Marts, but there wasn't a Cabela's and the campgrounds were too far off the beaten path.

April 13th was a long driving day.  David and I took turns trading off with the driving effort.  We were able to get through Alabama and all the way to Statesboro, Georgia.  In Georgia we stayed at Parkwood RV & Cottages Park.  The park is not too big, but the sites are pull through and well groomed. Our plan is to stay five nights to give us time to visit with my sister and also visit the Savannah area. Originally I was hoping to visit with my nephew and his wife, both are in the Army and currently stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia.  However, due to their training schedules, we weren't able to see them this trip, although we do plan to return in November.

We were able to spend some time with my sister, Linda, I haven't seen her for such a long time.  We started our visit with "FOOD."  She directed us to a really nice Mexican food restaurant, and the food was great, El Sombreros
The next day we are going for pedicures and manicures. It's always a relaxing time for me.



Savannah, Georgia


Saturday April 15th, we spent touring Savannah with my sister, Linda.  David & I have been here before and did the trolley tour.  It's like the best way to get around.  We took the trolley that allows you to get on and off at stops along the route throughout the day.

Savannah is full of old America charm! The sights are both beautiful and relaxing.  Enjoy the day in the town square type parks or at the shopping venues.  At the shopping venues you'll find lots of shopping, good food and usually some live entertainment.  We shopped at the world famous Byrd's Cookie Company, you can't get in and out without buying some of the best cookies on the East coast.  We bought several bags of their Scotch Oatmeal Cookie. They're great with a cup of coffee or some hot tea.

Our stay in Georgia was wonderful, but the goal is to continue up the coast, toward our summer "nest," in Maine.  We left Georgia on April 18th and stopped overnight at the Fayetteville RV Resort.  The property was very well kept and everyone was friendly.

You know when you're in VIRGINIA! 

Williamsburg, Virginia

We stopped in Williamsburg for a three day, two night stay.  Our friends Don & Jane Lockhart were already at the Thousand Trails Williamsburg RV Camping Park.  We were able to enjoy a lovely dinner with them at Fat Tuna Grill, an excellent choice by Don & Jane.

Let's Eat!

The next day David & I did the self tour of Colonial Williamsburg. Parking was very easy, you just drive to the Williamsburg Visitor center, park and inside the visitor center you can select the type of tour that interests you and catch the bus at the center.  The bus will take you to the Colonial Williamsburg grounds and also return you to the visitor center when you are ready.  Great set-up!

After leaving Williamsburg, Virginia we headed to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, so cool!

Crossing and traveling through the Bay Bridge Tunnel in our motorhome was an experience.  You actually travel through two tunnels. It was a beautiful route to the Eastern Shore area of Virginia and Maryland.  If you have propane, you can be heavily fined for driving your motorhome through the Bay Bridge and Tunnels (according to current law), but in recent years the port authority just stops you and asks that the propane tanks are shut off. (It will probably be that way until the next major terrorist attack on America, when they will tighten up enforcement of the law, again). This is one of the reasons we went all electric with our new motorhome.

We ended our stay in Virginia spending a few nights at the Thousand Trails Virginia Landing campground.

The campground is a little ways off the freeway, but well worth it, as it's a nice relaxing place to stay, with the Atlantic Ocean a hundred feet away from our front door.  It could be a good place to spend a week when we head down the coast, in the Fall.

We enjoyed the view and a nice Sunday afternoon drive.

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Our next Blog we continue our journey to Maine.

Issue #9 -- April 2017 - On The Road - West to East

April 1st and it's time to get back on the road.  We truly enjoyed our winter in the West and the visits with family and friends, both old and new. This month of travel is a busy one for us, lots to do in a very short time.
After leaving San Diego our first top is an overnight at Fiesta Grande RV Resort, in Casa Grande Arizona.  The park is associated with Thousand Trails/Encore parks.

This is a nice, clean park, Easy in and easy out. You can walk across the street for a bite to eat or just enjoy a brew.  We found the food, drinks and service to be excellent at Macayo's.  It's a Mexican food restaurant, known throughout Arizona for great, reasonably priced food.


After some good food and a relaxing evening we were back on the road April 2nd.
We were able to get all the way to El Paso, Texas.  In El Paso, we spent the night at Mission RV Park. This is a Passport America park, so the rate is 50% off the regular, daily rate.


April 3rd was another day on the road.  After arriving in Abilene, Texas we checked into the Buck Creek RV Park, for a three night stay. The RV sites are nice and large.

During our stay in Abilene we found some very good places to for a good meal. The Dixie Pig Restaurant, a great place for breakfast that is known for the best biscuits & gravy in this part of Texas. Also, Sharon's Barbecue, known throughout Abilene for some of the best BBQ around.

Abilene was established by cattleman as a stock shipping point for the Texas and Pacific Railroad, and was originally named after Abilene, Kansas, the original endpoint for the Chisholm Trail cattle drives. Abilene has a distinct Texas cattle town flavor to it. We found the Frontier Texas Museum extremely interesting and well worth your time, if you want to learn about Texas history. David found pickled quail eggs, along with other cool goodies in the museum gift shop. ONLY IN TEXAS, PEOPLE ...

Abilene is also known for its Zoo.  Personally, I have a difficult time touring zoos outside of the San Diego, California area, I guess I'm just spoiled.

In addition to several other legal issues we need to take care of on an annual basis, one of this years items is to get our passports renewed.  If renewing your passport is on your list this year, be sure to check the expiration date and submit for your renewal at least a good six months before the expiration dates. If you need passport information this link should take you right there.







After out short visit to Abilene we were ready to move on to Texoma Lake, in Gordonville, Texas. Here we take care of two more of our annual legal issues.  Before we go on to the Thousand Trails Lake Texoma RV campground we'll get both the RV and our vehicle inspected. Texas requires an annual vehicle inspection as part of the registration process.  Because we spend most of the year traveling in the RV we are able to get a waiver which is good until we return to the State. Our vehicles don't require an emissions test, so the process is actually handled, very quickly, with just an equipment safety inspection, sent digitally to the Texas DMV.
The other legal issue we take care of is our annual firearms carry renewal. Since we are both retired law enforcement, per federal law, if we qualify with our firearm once a year we are able to carry our firearms in all USA states and territories. As this must be completed in our state of residence, we qualify in the Dallas area with Mike Lane, and his company  Texas Firearms Training Academy. Mike is also a captain with a local police department in the area. He even has a classroom, range & building simulation range on his ranch for training local officers, and school teachers, how to stay safe. He also qualifies other civilians for firearms carry. Thanks Mike, we'll see you again next year. Stay safe!

Now it's time for some fun, (not associated with shooting firearms)!

While staying at TT's Lake Texoma, we are able to visit some friends, Jim & Robbie Collins. Last year I helped Robbie learn a crochet pattern for making a scarf and she made this beautiful scarf for me. Thank you Robbie, I love my new scarf!









I know it may seem as though we talk a lot about food, but that's because there are so many places to choose from we thought we should share them with y'all.  Huck's Catfish in Denison, Texas is definitely a must try.  The food is exceptional and prices are reasonable.

Ok, enough about food.  You can't go through Texas in the spring or summer and not take in a Texas Rangers baseball game.  We were lucky enough to catch a home game in Arlington on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.  They won!

This little guy is our newest traveling buddy, "T" Bear!


Next we'll be heading to the Eastern Shores.

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