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Florida in February and Skipping the Missouri Winter Blues
Where are the palms? Where is the sun? Where are the ocean breezes in Missouri? (Beware, there are lots of photos below!) Did you know that Juan Ponce de Le’on landed at Melbourne Shores? And he wasn’t looking for the … Continue reading
Posted in Camping, Camping in Florida, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Igor and the Red Elvises, Indiatlantic Beach, Juneau, Melbourne Beach, Missouri, Motorhome, Recreation Vehicles, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Sebastian Inlet State Park, Uncategorized
Tagged Camping in Florida, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Florida in the winter, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Rocket Launches, Sebastian Inlet State Park, Wetlands in Florida
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The Ghost of Katrina, Jefferson Davis, and the Beach
Two Hurricanes and the Angry Gods. It is ironical. We should have been enjoying Buck Island at Tamarind Reef Resort on St. Croix, USVI. Hurricane Maria thought otherwise and plowed down everything it could on the island. In December, only … Continue reading
Posted in Jefferson Davis, Katrina, The Confederacy, Uncategorized, Waveland
Tagged Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis, Katrina, The Confederacy, Waveland
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Mississippi Blues Pilgrimage
Mississippi Blues Don’t Make You Blue! Who da’ thought that tooling down to the Mississippi coast would be such a learning experience! Arkansas Our first stop on our way to Buccaneer State Park in Waveland, Mississippi was Dardanelle State Park … Continue reading
Posted in BB King, Mississippi, Uncategorized
Tagged BB King, Civil Rights, Clarksdale, Indianola, Jackson, Mississippi, Shack Up Inn
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Forty-Two Years Later…. From Tom’s Dashboard!
Munich in 2017!!!! Day One It took only 42 years. After my sophomore year in high school in 1975, at age 16, I participated in an exchange program with a Catholic girl’s boarding school in Altotting Germany, located between … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Munich, Neuenschwanstein, Uncategorized
Tagged Bavaria, BMW World, Haufbrau Haus, Nymphenberg, Olympic Stadium in Munich
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Find a Friend and Fall in LOVE!!
Pets ALWAYS love you! It is Magical! My first dog, “Jack” was a collie,. He had lots of fur and stayed outside in his own house. We were always friends until the dog-catcher came and took him away. My dad … Continue reading
Sleeping in the Bush!
RV’s Galore! Tom and I spent our honeymoon in a tent on the shores of a lake somewhere in Wisconsin. We don’t remember the spot? (Maybe global warming swallowed it up!) I do remember that Tom woke me up at … Continue reading
Tom’s Dashboard. Reflections on “Stepping in the River Twice”
Tom’s Dashboard. An RV with no Name! Thirty-five days on the road in an RV with no name. Marla, Twinks, Hillary and me, plus all the stuff we could squeeze into the 34 foot Canyon Star (2 guitars, 1 keyboard, … Continue reading
Float with Your Dog down the Colorado River!
Discover the Cities and Towns of Our Country! We left Moab a few days ago taking U128 East to Interstate 70 heading home through Colorado and that pesky State of Kansas. This ancient road creeps along the Colorado River hugging … Continue reading
Posted in Arches National Park, Camping, Camping in Utah and Arizona, Extreme Sports, Floating down the Colorado River, Motorhome, National Parks, Uncategorized, Uranium Deposits in the Colorado River
Tagged Arches National Park, Colorado River, Dogs, Off Highway Vehicles, Peaceful Walks, Rented Class C Motorhomes
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From Tom’s Dashboard. Solar Energy and Milt’s Diner
Solar and the Energy Future. Texas and Oklahoma had the wind turbines. In New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, everywhere you look you find solar energy panels. We found them on houses, small company building, lights on signs along the highway, … Continue reading
Through Rain and Wind and Weather ….
Be Thankful! Life in the high desert of Utah is harsh and demanding. I woke up one night with the tune “Rawhide” bouncing in my head. There is no phone service. WIFI flickers like a candle. Gas stations serve as … Continue reading
