A few months ago in this blog, I included some new hobbies that I had picked up over the winter. Namely wood carving and painting. I have been working on the carvings occasionally, but have started painting some landscape scenes as we have traveled to different locations. Places we have been…
New Orleans; The Big Easy Experience
New Orleans is not your typical tour. The city has so many different facets that it must be experienced, not just visited. Our travel is all about experiencing the journey as we don’t have an end date at this time. It just so happened to be on our route to Texas this year and the city has been on our list of destinations from the beginning. Our first time here! Continue reading “New Orleans; The Big Easy Experience”
Meridian Mississippi; An Industrial Town From Another Era
We are continuing our trek southwest to spend the winter in Texas and have spent three days in this mid-sized southern town of Meridian, Mississippi. General Sherman burned most of the city down during the Civil War. After the war it was rebuilt and was once a booming industrial town located on a railway hub growing many large businesses. In the 1950’s and the decline of the railway industry the town fell into a depression and is still working on the recovery. We did find a few places to explore… Continue reading “Meridian Mississippi; An Industrial Town From Another Era”
Goodbye Virginia (for now)
We have now relocated to Nashville Tennessee after having delayed our departure twice. Maybe we packed too much into our stop at our former home area. Each delay causes me to shorten the stay at our next two stops and forfeit some camp fees. That is the downside to all the advance planning that we do. Although it has been a great time with family and friends and that has been very special. Continue reading “Goodbye Virginia (for now)”