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Green Gables
Before I skip to the fun stuff, I ought to mention that I’ve found one of the downsides of June in maritime Canada. The black flies are something fierce. There were clouds of them buzzing around my head in Fundy, and I tried to just ignore them, thinking of them as a nuisance like house…
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From Dixie to O Canada
Once again, I find myself several states/ provinces/ parks behind in blogging. This time I can plead technology failure. My primary cell phone (my most reliable internet access) suddenly and irrevocably died while I was trying get a photo in New River Gorge National Park, and two attempts to replace it have failed. (Long story.)…
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Catching Up – Two More Parks
Wow, I haven’t gotten around to blogging for 15 days. Sorry, y’all. I will plead the excuse that I’ve been consumed by writing a big federal grant for one of my clients (submitted Monday) which ate up all my writing energy. Beyond that, in the continuous time-juggling act between actually doing fun things, driving to…
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So Let’s See Some National Parks Already
I can hear y’all saying “it’s about time!” I set out on this trip to see national parks, but with the decision to spend time at Kennedy Space Center plus some of the logistical realities of campground scheduling (a topic for another post), I just got to the first two today — Everglades National Park…
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Sawgrass and Skyscrapers
I want to catch you up on my last week, but first a disclaimer. As I’ve been working on this blog, I’ve given some careful thought to what I share. Do I just share the positive, fun stuff? The great adventures? The great misadventures that make dramatic/ funny stories afterwards? How about the boring, frustrating…
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Well, I Gave It a Whirl…
I really did try to see a launch from KSC, but it wasn’t meant to be. I used the second half of my ticket to visit again on Thursday, and enjoyed sunny, hot daytime weather. I stayed cool by trying out some of the simulators in the exhibits, including a super-realistic shuttle launch simulation. The…
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Sea and Sky
I’ve moved on to Space Coast near Kennedy Space Center. My last night (Saturday) at Three Flags Wildwood, I got a little claustrophobic in the RV. That doesn’t happen much; I like the small cozy space. But I hadn’t gotten out much over several days and I was a little bored and cabin feverish. So…
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First Leg
So far I’ve made it to Thousand Trails Three Flags near Wildwood, Florida. The park is “perfectly adequate” but not especially exciting as a destination… I realize how spoiled I am to have two beautiful parks like Lake Conroe and Colorado River at home. Unfortunately the swimming pool is down for repairs, and it’s a…
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My Great North American Road Trip 2023
Well, I’m off! Mission: to visit all of the 63 National Parks that I have not yet visited, except for the ones in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Method: Driving a big counterclockwise circle around the lower 48 with my Wagon Train V. 2.0. Means: Staying as much as possible in Thousand…
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Repairs
I’m staying with my parents this week while I get some work done on my RV, and decided to keep Peter with me while I’m here. He was not very pleased about being abducted from Margaret’s house, and he stayed in hiding till my parents went to bed, but now he’s cuddling with me like…
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