tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50701292823141848352024-03-15T18:11:19.951-07:00And Willie Saidandwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.comBlogger963125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-76096865894949571972023-07-19T12:46:00.000-07:002023-07-19T12:46:26.491-07:00You Can Go Home Again! Day 65 - September 17, 2022Avinger Station TX Having arrived to Avinger in Northeast Texas, we are greeted by David Simpson, owner of Avinger Station RV Park, who has reserved a special site for us near his office and across the highway from the main campus. He demonstrates how the picnic table converts from a park bench. We have never seen an amazing table such as this.Theandwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-51190703981745138032023-07-01T10:04:00.004-07:002023-07-18T08:14:23.846-07:00Paula, Are You Listening? Day 64 - Friday, September 16, 2022North Little Rock, AR to Avinger Station, TXHerb and I are quite surprised to hear a bugle early this morning and later learn where the street we are on gets its name - Camp Robinson Road. Camp Joseph T Robinson is home of the Arkansas National Guard and sits on 32,000 acres. From the active camp down the road a ways, we hear Reveille early in andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-77190147174095529932023-06-14T14:02:00.001-07:002023-06-14T14:02:30.204-07:00Of Chickens and Goats Day 63 - Thursday, September 15, 2022It is 58 degrees and clear in Jackson TN early in the morning, and I'm wondering what temperature we will see when we return to Texas in a very few days. Since Sweet Georgia Brown is parked just behind the Cracker Barrel, we have only a few steps to walk into the restaurant for breakfast. After a hearty meal, we get on the road heading andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-76709112172840080262023-05-30T08:48:00.001-07:002023-05-30T08:48:39.874-07:00A 'Different' Kind of Restaurant in Tennessee Day 62 - Wednesday, September 14, 2022Cracker Barrel Restaurant, Jackson TNAccording to the U. S. Census Bureau, the state of Tennessee is considered a to be a southern state, or said another way - it is in the South. So I am not surprised to see a Moon Pie when we get to our destination this afternoon in Jackson, Tennessee.Meanwhile, back to our leaving Heiskell:While it is still hotandwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-41308340831418429172023-05-27T09:04:00.000-07:002023-05-27T09:04:50.671-07:00Snuffy Smith and his 'Band of Renown" Days 60 and 61 - Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, 2022Racoon Valley RV Park, Heiskell TNThis morning we remind ourselves of one reason we like to take a summer trip, which is to enjoy cooler temperatures. But 55 degrees today, dropping to 51 about the time we head out for our morning walk? Really? Could this be a Halloween trick when it is still andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-48903268907518912582023-05-12T13:34:00.001-07:002023-05-12T13:37:51.716-07:00A Surprise Visit to History - The Atomic Bomb of WWII Days 58 and 59 - Saturday, September 10 - Sunday, September 11, 2022Raccoon Valley RV Park, Heiskell TNRaccoon Valley RV Park has a community room, and we are invited to watch a guest play what looks like a shooting game. There are tables and chairs for meetings and nice air conditioning - if you need it, although the temperature is 68 degrees outside.Because it is cloudy and rain is andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-49710507047803537412023-05-01T13:42:00.003-07:002023-05-01T13:42:53.773-07:00So Far, I Don't See Any Raccoons.... Day 57 - Friday, September 9, 2022Raccoon Valley RV Park, Heiskell TNThis is a travel day, so we get an early morning exercise walk before departing '321' RV Park. The park is small and construction at one end, that will enlarge the park, pevents our going there, so we exit the gate and explore the dead end country road nearby.The scenery is varied and we see evidence of recent andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-2318380896555422622023-04-25T09:58:00.000-07:002023-04-25T09:58:48.723-07:00The Perfect Happy Hour Spot Day 56 - Thursday, September 8, 2022"321 RV Park," Maiden, NCWhile still in Carrollwoods Campground last night the dark black clouds dropped lots of water on us, leaving puddles all around the RVs. This is the day we plan to leave, so someone's shoes will get a bit damp while disconnecting us from the site. The temperature has dropped overnight to a pleasant 70 andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-73017692849269605942023-03-15T15:26:00.013-07:002023-03-15T19:18:15.617-07:00Herb's Secret AdmirerDay 55 - Wednesday, September 7, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Winery, Tabor City, NCThis campground is so large that we don't get to explore it all in one day, so today we walk over to the right as we exit the campground, and around a pond next to the wine tasting room. As I photograph the fountain and ducks swimming in the sky blue pond, Herb walks ahead and is followed by one andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-82536634060430349522022-10-23T14:22:00.000-07:002022-10-23T14:22:13.105-07:00We Really Did Taste Nine Bottles of WineDay 54 - Tuesday, September 6, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Winery, Tabor City, NCEvery day that we take a walk around the park, we pass by the sign for the Grapefull Sisters Winery and promise ourselves that we will visit before we leave for our next destination. So with only a couple of days left here, we go late in the afternoon to taste the wine. A sign advertising Wine andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-68403641164046299192022-10-09T14:58:00.000-07:002022-10-09T14:58:20.561-07:00Shark at Shallotte Point Days 52 & 53 - Sunday & Monday, September 4 & 5, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City, NCThis morning raindrops are still dripping off the trees onto the roof of Sweet Georgia Brown, and we see puddles all around, so this is second day that we don't take our morning walk here at the RV park. We also discover the high speed internet furnished byandwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-72836298045819956732022-10-05T16:07:00.000-07:002022-10-05T16:07:22.078-07:00Herb's Latest Toy!Day 51 - Saturday, September 3, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City, NCIt's raining! So we don't take our morning walk, but decide to drive to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to visit Costco. By the time we walk around the store to pick up all the items on our list, we will have the exercise equivalent of our 'morning walk.'Reasons to go to Costco:Buy our must-have andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-27132788954551205662022-10-03T16:08:00.000-07:002022-10-03T16:08:26.207-07:00Here we are in the Swamp!Day 50 - Friday, September 2, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City, NCThere's so much to see in the front of the campground, and today on our seventh day here we explore. No trees here, but we see many farm implements scattered around the yard. The first thing we come to as we enter, of course, is the dark red building where we check in and pay for the number of andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-60830455919447009732022-09-23T09:11:00.000-07:002022-09-23T09:11:24.909-07:00No Sky Wheel on the Beach for Me!Days 48 & 49 - Wednesday & Thursday, August 31, & September 1, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City, NCThis campground is in a rural area, and we have to drive several miles to find a restaurant. Dale's Seafood Restaurant in Tabor City is a winner, with unlimited trips to the salad bar, and a menu with various seafood entrees. My favorite andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-14433253610161301992022-09-20T11:35:00.000-07:002022-09-20T11:35:31.667-07:00Fighting Tigers and the Civil War Day 47 - Tuesday, August 30, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City NCToday's lunch is 'worth writing home about.'Wing and Fish Company restaurant is in Shallotte, North Carolina, and ten minutes from the beach.We enjoy our seafood -- fish tacos and lobster salad -- and feel right at home with the flags and banners that remind us of Texas and Louisiana.I'm not andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-83009534252589818732022-09-19T15:13:00.001-07:002022-09-19T15:13:24.430-07:00What? A Television Set in the Garage?Day 46 - Monday, August 29, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City, NCKenny's weekend holiday is over and he invites us to see the house he is remodeling to suit his needs and tastes, and as we drive toward the exit of our campground, we get a couple of views of the Grapeful Sisters Vineyard. Now on to Shallotte, North Carolina.Touring the house, we see where walls have andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-37973643221337300932022-09-19T11:02:00.000-07:002022-09-19T11:02:16.135-07:00A Vist to Oak IslandDay 45 - Sunday, August 28, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City NCIt's quite warm, 71 degrees, and humid early this morning when Herb and I take a walk around the campground. Yes, it's foggy also. You would think our home for the next two weeks is in a swamp.Our walk takes us past the campground's laundry room and beyond to the entrance gate, where we see a andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-71624634705845068372022-09-18T16:55:00.000-07:002022-09-18T16:55:03.026-07:00Kenny, Here we Come! Day 44 - Saturday, August 27, 2022Carrollwoods RV Campground and Vineyard, Tabor City NCWe are still having nice cool morning temperatures here in the Northeastern US, and already have a hint of sunrise at 6 am. The parking lot at Cavendish Brewing Company is small, so for our early morning walk we go down the hill and across the street, where we find some lovely gardens. Herb andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-88651124907836736362022-09-17T14:34:00.000-07:002022-09-17T14:34:30.028-07:00Beer and Music Bingo Day 43 - Friday, August 26, 2022Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia NCToday's destination is a Harvest Host venue, Cavendish Brewing Company in Gastonia, North Carolina, and as we leave town we pass a beautiful Episcopal Church and stop for a photo. A plaque in the garden reads, "Trinity Church. Known originally as Augusta Parish Church, it was founded in 1746 as the County andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-75741546435663380632022-09-17T10:09:00.001-07:002022-09-17T10:09:37.619-07:00A Sandwich at the DepotDay 42 - Thursday, August 25, 2022Walnut Hills Campground and RV Park, Staunton VAToday's weather report: We wake to 63 degrees. For the past few days we have turned on the heat in Sweet Georgia Brown until sunrise, when it warms us up a bit. Then shortly it is AC time! This far south in Virginia it is not daylight until 6:15.We drive through the town of Staunton just like any andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-8084642032928714142022-09-14T01:29:00.002-07:002022-09-14T01:29:55.232-07:00A Rock Can Tell TimeDay 41 - Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - Part IIWalnut Hills Campground and RV Park, Staunton VAFrom our campground we could enter the Blue Ridge Parkway and drive north one day and then south the next day. Today we choose the Rockfish Gap entrance and drive the Jeep north on the Skyline Drive. It is amazing with the scenery, and the elevations stated on the plaques along the way. &andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-77845293430704083522022-09-13T09:14:00.000-07:002022-09-13T09:14:13.624-07:00A Cold Walk in a Fun ParkDay 41 - Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - Part IWalnut Hills Campground and RV Park, Staunton VABrrr - it's 62 degrees, and one of the coldest mornings of our trip. Perhaps the elevation of 1,417 feet has something to do with it. And the temperature drops to 61 as we begin our morning walk around the park. Yes, it must be cold, because Herb is wearing a vest.There are two andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-88318951183779413552022-09-12T12:46:00.000-07:002022-09-12T12:46:01.577-07:00Three States and a Thought of Harriet Day 40 - Tuesday, August 23, 2022Walnut Hills Campground & RV Park, Staunton VAIt is 65 degrees and dark as we wake at 5am in Gettysburg -- the days are getting shorter, but soon we have a mostly sunny day. Around 10 am we head for Staunton, Virginia, which is in the western part of the state just east of the Allegheny Mountains, and southwest of Baltimore MD and Washington andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-90218285624389753982022-09-11T04:37:00.001-07:002022-09-11T04:37:26.589-07:00Humbled at the History! Day 39 - Monday, August 22, 2022Artillery Ridge Campground and Horse Park, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaThis campground is huge! And this morning we walk a different area, beginning at the entrance with the horse trail -- yes you can ride a horse here -- and there is a lovely goldfish pond.At the back of the campground are the stables and a wooden corral containing the horses. They andwilliesaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223259819741254781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070129282314184835.post-75597224783054004912022-09-07T13:15:00.000-07:002022-09-07T13:15:20.465-07:00Horses?? -- In a Campground??? Day 38 - Sunday, August 21, 2022Artillery Ridge Campground and Horse Park, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaBeing a little farther south, we don't get daylight until 6a, but we have a cool start to the day at 65 degrees. Our morning walk is through a park and around an area of the Schuykill River, which has a weir dam originally built to pump water into a now defunct ice house. 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