Day one found us at a free, on the beach camping site. No hook-ups but we were prepared with water, food and beer. We had such a good time yesterday and today we decided to stay another night. The first

Our second stop on the Creole Nature Trail was the Cameron Prarie National Wildlife Refuge. The building itself seems to be built into a pond, surrounded by fish, turtles and the sound of bullfrogs. Next

The first stop on our Creole Nature Trail adventure was the Lacassine Pool in the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge. It is a 16,000 acre freshwater marsh. The number and types of birds is overwhelming.

About 320 miles has brought us to Iowa, Louisiana. We had warm weather and sunshine for the entire trip, though it was a little windy. We took the I10 most of the way, using route 12 to avoid New Orleans.

Heading west, most likely. I have found it difficult to make any concrete plans after this. I'm overwhelmed by the unlimited choices. So far there hasn't been a bad choice.

Meeka is a big part of our travels. I make decisions based on her needs. I'm more likely to pick an RV park with a dog walk or close to a dog friendly beach. We have been very lucky finding beaches that

Last night Dauphin Island was under a flash flood watch with a bit of tornado watch thrown in for fun. While watching, I enjoyed a spectacular thunder storm with a good drenching rain. As the rain stopped,

Looking for some downtime to connect, clean and chill, we have landed in Dauphin Island, Alabama for a week. I was informed when making reservations that there wasn't much going on in the area and that

Growing up in Alaska where there are no ticks, I had never seen one before. My limited knowledge includes, ticks are bad and treat your dog. Night before last, as we were enjoying some much needed sun

Finished our time on the Natchez Trace by walking on the original trace. This is a path worn by people walking on it for hundreds of years. It's close to 15 feet deep.

We spent last night at another free campground on the Natchez Trace. It is so beautiful! We didn't stay long but plan on traveling the entire parkway in the near future. Only downside? No internet.

This is the view from my dining table for the next day or so. We are enjoying the Natchez Trace Parkway and a two night stay at Jeff Busby Campground. We took a hike this morning, up the little mountain

Today I bought a "Passport to Your National Parks," while visiting the Parkway Visitor Center just north of Tupelo, Mississippi. I also bought some stickers and got my first stamp. While we were

We left Kentucky because snow was forecast and we are making our way south. I heard rumor of a free campsite and so we made our way to Hohenwald, Tennessee. It is beautiful! And Free! We did run into a

My whole life I've seen fake ivy, in shopping centers, in restaurants at craft stores and florists. I've always thought to myself, "how fake, why would anyone use that?" I saw this type of ivy

I lived through my first tornado warning last night. It started around 9:30. Being old people, we had already settled down for the night, knowing that there would be storms coming through. I was awoken

Took a hike up to the fort today. It doesn't open until tomorrow but we walked around outside and the path was lovely. It's not as big as I thought it would be.

Still enjoying Kentucky State Park's buy one night, get one free special. The park is pretty vacant today, probably because a storm is coming. There is one brave soul still set up in a tent. With wind

While we were in Saint Albans, West Virginia, we found a painted rock with instructions to post a picture to Facebook if found. Not unfamiliar with the concept I did. I added Meeka for a cuteness overload.

The adventure continues. We're really enjoying Kentucky and their April state park special. The weather - not so much.