Last Saturday, we decided that another short shakedown was in order after getting our brakes worked on again. The 90th version of the Old Time Fiddler’s Convention was on tap for Chattanooga from noon to 7pm so we loaded ourselves … Continue reading
Old man winter eased his grip on East Tennessee this past Friday and we packed up the Pleasure Way and headed to Harrison Bay State Park just North of Chattanooga. This was just a short overnighter to shakedown the new … Continue reading
We had planned to take the first 2-3 weeks in January for a “Shakedown run” in our Pleasure-Way RV but medical appointments and social obligations here in the village have made us reconsider and postpone that trip until later in … Continue reading
We hadn’t stayed on Ocracoke since a rather exciting Pirate weekend between tropical storm Henri and hurricane Isabel in 2003 so here we are heading back to the island with a major blow brewing. We must just love excitement! We … Continue reading
I had heard of the Museum of Appalachia back in 2012 at the Smokey Mountain Banjo Academy. A fellow attendee said she lived nearby and that they had a wonderful collection of Banjos that I might enjoy seeing if I … Continue reading
We decided to take a short camping trip to Warrior’s Path State Park for a little R&R and to try our Expedition on the road with trailer in tow. We hitched up on Wednesday, July 23 and headed up I81 … Continue reading
Mid May and friends Sheila & Mike from Maryland finally got down our way for a visit. Sheila had booked us a time share for a week in Pigeon Forge so with me as chauffeur, Mike riding shotgun and Sheila … Continue reading
One major advantage to having been married at the beginning of the year is that we get to begin every year on a positive note. January 14, 2014 marks our 25th wedding anniversary. I never knew it could … Continue reading
I find it to be amazing that just spending a couple of days on the road can be so tiring but I suppose that is just a part of aging. We woke to cloudy skies and warm temps this morning. … Continue reading
We arrived in Gulf shores on Friday the 13th at about 1:45pm 499 miles and 11 road hours from home. Our trip began yesterday 12/12 at 10am as we left Loudon at a leisurely 45-50mph pace down US411 into Georgia … Continue reading