Month: July 2021
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Truma Aventa Testing
Last Fall we were invited to participate in a test of a “secret” product Truma was developing. Having their Combi hot water heater for three years now, we have been impressed by Truma’s engineering and quality. We hoped they wanted us to test a new furnace, but signed up for the program without knowing what it…
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Into the Swamp
04 May 2021 Waking up at Trader’s Hill Campground, we found a message from, friend and fine bass, Joe Simpson letting us know that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was just down the road. Two of his former co-workers run Okefenokee Adventures so Joe encouraged us to stop by and say “hey” from for him. Always up for new…
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Trainspotting In Folkston
03 May 2021 Today Beth is humoring me with a sidetrip to the Folkston Funnel to see some trains. At 0830 we left Cypress Grove Campground and Lake Santee in South Carolina behind to head south on I-95. Noon had us eating lunch in the van at Georgia Peach World. We checked out the parking…
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NC to Santee and Lake Marion
02 May 2021 On our way to Florida, we planned an easy and familiar destination, just four hours south. Leaving home a little after nine, by noon we had pulled over into a parking lot at Robeson Community College to make lunch. Classes weren’t in session, so we had no competition for a spot in…
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Following the Neuse
Living near the Eno River, we enjoy a little bit of nature there most every day. Not far from us, the Eno combines with the Flat River forming Falls Lake, a major water supply for Raleigh, the capitol city of North Carolina. The outfall of that lake is the beginning of the Neuse River. For…
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