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Ed and Deb’s Lake House and Traverse City, Michigan
July 5-9, 2017 Driving to Sugar Grove, I met my good friends Ed McGlumphy and Diego Genoves at Ed and Debbie’s new lake house. Ed and I had talked about meeting as I was heading west. I asked him where he wanted to go, and he said there was a great store in Traverse City,…
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Heading West on Wednesday
Monday, July 3, 2017 Having upgraded the truck and Airstream, there is one more piece to the puzzle. The Airstream now has awnings all around, which is great in controlling heat in the summer and being able to leave windows open while it’s raining. Auto Trim Design installed a backup camera on the truck and…
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Hidden Valley
As usual, click on any picture to enlarge it. Hidden Valley is a very special place in the National Forest in beautiful Bath County, Virginia. Miles of trails to hike, trout fishing on the Jackson River and a very nice campground. There were beautiful wildflowers everywhere. It is just outside Warm Springs and 4 miles…
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Everglades National Park
March 25, 2017 The Everglades is a very special place, which shouldn’t surprise me as most national parks are wonderful, but I will go back with much greater appreciation and more time. We didn’t even touch 10,000 Island area, and we couldn’t get into Shark Valley as the parking lot was full. The end of…
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Everglades, 9-Mile Lake
March 24, 2017 We rented a canoe to take the water trail through 9-Mile Lake. These canoes were big and heavy, making it difficult to maneuver in the tight mangroves There was a 20 mph wind, and I didn’t think this was a very good idea as we headed across the lake into the wind.…
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The Everglades
March 22, 23, 2017 Driving back up the Keys to Homestead, we stopped at Robert’s, a great fruit and vegetable place and were lucky enough to be waited on by Robert who told us about his brother and how they had a rift about the election, politics and marches on Washington. Now they don’t speak.…
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Florida Keys
We stayed at the very nice Grassy Key RV Resort. The site was really tight, but this is a great place – like a club really, where people return for 2-5 months every year. Everyone was very nice, and the place is very clean. I’m not a pool lover, but this is a great one…
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Curry Hammock State Park
Visiting Curry Hammock State Park for the day, we separately kayaked a cool loop through the mangroves and out across the beach. We only have Martha’s kayak, but this is only a one hour trip, so that was no big deal. This is a great park with a super campground with only 25 sites, so…
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Key West
March 19, 2017 We went to Key West, took a nice bus tour of city, toured Hemingway house which was very cool and pretty, ate an original Sloppy Joe where Hemingway drank and Key Lime Pie at the Key Lime Shoppe. The Hemingway House was the best part of the day. First, it’s a beautiful…
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Highland Hammock State Park
March 13, 2017 Driving south on Rt 27 wasn’t great with lots of traffic and frequent stop lights. The time of travel wasn’t bad, and we arrived at Highland Hammock about 1:00. After lunch and getting settled, we drove through the park to get a feel for the place. It is very cool with very…