As they say down here, laissez les bon temps rouler, or let the good times roll. Although, we’re about a month early for Mardi Gras, there is still good times to be had without yelling, “Hey mister, throw me something!” We spent our first night in Baton Rouge after eating our tried and true Cracker... Continue Reading →

We booked a cruise to Mexico leaving from the Port of New Orleans. This had to be the easiest ship we’ve embarked and disembarked from...ever. So smooth. Much faster than any Florida port and we’ve sailed out of Tampa, Port Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami. All our clothes had to be repacked to fit our... Continue Reading →

Or how us rednecks learned to spell it - M-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-crooked letter-crooked letter-I-humpback-humpback-I. Don’t ask me. That’s just how Trev and I were both taught to remember how to spell it (and we grew up in different counties). I shared that little fun fact with the boys and they looked at me like I... Continue Reading →

Just like that, we were home, got the A/C fixed at the house, winterized the camper, got haircuts, packed up the car, and headed out again. Picture it- a quiet cold morning, nestled snug in your bed, awake but just enjoying the rest and then you hear it. Footsteps of a little human steeping lively... Continue Reading →

We are headed home to store the camper and head out west. This will be the last time we will be home until the trip’s over. But we can’t not stop somewhere, right? Where’s the adventure in that? After another long travel day, we stayed at FDR State Park in Pine Mountain. It was raining... Continue Reading →

Heading back home we had a couple of stops to make. Back when we were in Savannah we mentioned going over to the Okefenokee Swamp. But then we found out it was a little too far out of the way (over two hours one way) so we told the boys we would try to see... Continue Reading →

Yep, this is it, our last stop in Florida. It’s kind of weird. This is the longest we’ve stayed in any state since we started this trip. Things will pick up after we drop off the camper. But it was a great experience to try a different style of travel. I really think it helped... Continue Reading →

We left Naples and headed north to Bradenton for an overnight stop at Lake Manatee State Park. The weather was rainy and since we were just there for the night we didn’t even unhook from the truck. That meant there wasn’t much to setting up the camper other than plugging in the power. I really... Continue Reading →

We made it to Collier-Seminole State Park in South Naples. We went from nothing but gators and birds to affluent houses and stores. Just depends on whether you turn left or right out of the park. We are at site 78. I wouldn’t recommend getting site 77 to the right of us. It has a... Continue Reading →

We made it back to John Pennekamp State Park. The weather, although, hot and sunny was too windy for snorkeling. Trev spoke to the dive shop. They were only doing mangrove tours (no trips to the reef) and they would probably cancel the afternoon trips. The dive shop said it looked like the same forecast... Continue Reading →