Beth met workcampers from Cincinnati this morning that have been coming to St Joseph for seventeen years.  We look forward to returning to this campground, but we’re headed east to another natural area tonight. 28,515 miles 11:00AM  74°F Stopped in Apalachicola at the Chapman House and garden. The docent shared his passion for the house…

Here’s our campsite in the Gregory Moore RV Resort at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park as viewed from the “resort” pool. We bicycled out to the beach on this sunny morning, so didn’t need to wait for the tram. With the tram and park vehicles the only motorized traffic allowed on the beach road, it…

28,297 miles  9:30AM  70°F In less than half an hour we were at the Pensacola Naval Air Station gate.  Stating our intention and showing our drivers licenses to the guard, we were quickly waved through to visit the National Naval Aviation Museum. This free museum blew us away. We ended up spending five hours wandering…

The trawler fleet was underway about 0530 here on Dauphin Island. I swear we could feel the vibration from across the road.  After breakfast we enjoyed hot showers, but I received two more mosquito bites. The bath house does not have screens! It appears there is a foundation and blocks next door for a new…

Sunrise made us very happy to have moved to a “front row” site at Buccaneer State Park.  Sunrise view from the van. Simply a field with hook-ups by the street, these sites do provide a great view and easy access to the gulf. Just cross the street and you are on the seawall. A small…

27,839 8:15 AM 61° F Underway from Natchez State Park 27,896 9:44 AM 73°F Checked in at the Louisiana Welcome Center. Reviewed the literature and costs of visiting New Orleans and decided against it this time. Halloween weekend is a “special event” with corresponding hikes in campsite fees. Beth isn’t feeling great and we’d like…