A year-long road trip exploring landscapes, libraries, mountains, museums, and more
As we took the Southport/Fort Fisher Ferry south, we intended to continue following the coast, which meant that Myrtle Beach would be the next logical stop. As we entered South Carolina and ticked off the 6th state on our trip, we began seeing more and more surf and beachwear shops and extravagant mini-golf places. (Ah,Continue reading “SC state parks for the win”
Our travels through North Carolina (the fifth state of our trip) continued with a stop at a KOA in New Bern, dog walking in Croatan National Forest, and then a few days in Wilmington. New Bern and Croatan National Forest had been hit hard by Hurricane Florence last year, but the KOA was in greatContinue reading “Among the long-leaf pines”
Back in June/July, George and I drove out to Colorado and listened to David McCullough’s biography of the Wright Brothers during part of the drive. As we left Virginia Beach and planned our route southward, we thought that it would be interesting to swing by the Outer Banks in North Carolina and drive through KittyContinue reading “Blown away at Kill Devil Hills”
After leaving Assateague Island, we began down the Delmarva Peninsula and entered the fourth state of our trip: Virginia. The highlight of the day was lunch at Kendall’s County Kitchen in Onley, VA. We were looking for something more than gas station food or fast food chains, and this little restaurant, located in a nondescriptContinue reading “Virginia”
A dense fog had rolled in when we pulled into the visitor’s center at Assateague Island National Lakeshore in Maryland. By the time we checked in at the campground, dusk was falling, and I was pretty sure that we would not be seeing any wild horses. As we walked the dogs through the nearly desertedContinue reading “Pony Watch 2019”
After a day in Pennsylvania, we headed south to our second state of the trip: Maryland. Instead of camping at a park or campground, we drove into the heart of suburbia and parked in our friends’ driveway. It made for a bit of a spectacle, actually, and the camper was the talk of the neighborhood. Continue reading “Frozen in suburbia”
We crossed the Delaware River and entered our first state of the trip: Pennsylvania. The first turn we needed to make was onto a road that was closed, so we detoured south along the river for scenic views of the river and old historic houses. Eventually we turned west away from the river and checkedContinue reading “Mountain biking and orienteering”
The day of departure dawned red and skunky. We were due for a major winter storm that day, and Loki had just gotten skunked the night before. The old saying “red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” has a lot of truth to it – the sunrise was vividly red and pink. Our last remaining belongingsContinue reading “Home is behind, the world ahead”
We purchased our Livin’ Lite slide-in truck camper at the end of September from a seller on Craigslist. It was road-ready at the time, but we needed to figure out how to pack our necessary belongings into it for the trip. We took the camper to Maine for a few days in late October forContinue reading “Setting up the camper”
A few months ago, someone asked me what we would do if one of the dogs got skunked while we were on the road. Loki took that as a challenge and proceeded to get skunked on the last night before we left the house to move into the camper full time. It looks like weContinue reading “Smells like husky spirit”
A Long-Expected Journey