Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

We booked a weekend at a campground in Jacksonville, FL called Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park (a City of Jacksonville park). The location was great, with access to dozens of bike and pedestrian trails, a lake, and access to the ocean. Continue reading Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

Suwannee River Hideaway Campground

This week we stayed in site W-1 at the Suwannee River Hideaway Campground. We loved how peaceful and quiet it was there! It’s in an owl sanctuary so there are no street lights, which made for some really great star Continue reading Suwannee River Hideaway Campground

Ft. Mountain State Park

Jacob and I spent a week at Ft. Mountain State Park in Georgia, where we witnessed the beauty of the leaves changing. We packed our little Nissan Murano FULL, including a tent, a hammock, 2 camping chairs, 2 electric bikes, Continue reading Ft. Mountain State Park

Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 5

After resting for a night in Battle Mountain, Nevada, we drove 5 hours to beautiful Oh Ridge Campground in June Lake, California. This place was absolutely GORGEOUS – I would love to come back and spend an entire week at Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 5

Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 4

After Rocky Mountain National Park, we headed to Yellowstone National Park. It was about a 10-hour drive so we decided to get a hotel room in Casper, Wyoming on the way there, and catch up on laundry while in Casper. Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 4

Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 3

The drive from Colorado National Monument to Rocky Mountain National Park was adventurous, to say the least. As we were driving through the mountains on a 2-lane highway at I-4 speeds, the Jucy campervan started to shake every time I Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 3

Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 2

The drive to Moab was flat and boring most of the way, but we did see these really cool wind turbines. They were absolutely enormous, and somehow really beautiful!  We stayed the night in a hotel: Aaaaaaaah. Climate control, a Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 2

Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 1

Well, we did it! My 13yo son Jacob and I went on our 15-day “Epic Roadtrip” around the Western U.S.! It was everything I’d hoped for and more, and I’m pretty sure Jacob had a fun time, too! I wish Continue reading Epic Roadtrip 2018 – Part 1

Liveaboard Life?

For the past few months I’ve been working on creating a life of joy and contentment. I think contentment is the hard part (being the optimist that I am, I can find joy in just about anything, LOL!). Which led Continue reading Liveaboard Life?

Reservations In Progress!

The campervan was already reserved, months ago, along with the resort nights and Yosemite nights. This week I booked our flight, woohoo! I was able to cover the trip out there on points with American, left over from when I Continue reading Reservations In Progress!