Having spent a quiet (and free) night in the museum parking lot, Beth sent me out with a hot cup of coffee at about 8:40 when we noticed a car arriving with people starting a line. Two Roadtreks, one from Florida and another from California rolled in next. They had been overnighting in a nearby…

Breaking our cardinal rule of at least one cup of coffee before driving, we were off to the dealer at 0830. Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville got us right in and we had a comfy lounge to wait in with coffee, wi-fi, and pastries. Luckily, they diagnosed the problem, had the parts in stock and replaced the…

Tennessee Welcome Center We’re off on a month-long adventure to see new, to us, areas of the southeast. The plan is to go west to Nashville, travel the Natchez-Trace Parkway National Park, follow the gulf coast down to Largo to visit parents, continue south to Sarasota for a Pleasure-Way rally and then wander back north…

Our Site Learning that Beth’s sister & brother-in-law were passing through North Carolina gave us a good excuse to head for a meet-up in the mountains. With leaf peaking season coming up, we searched all-stays for a park near Hendersonville. Red Gates RV Park had an opening and was reasonable at $35 per night. This small…

Good friends, Wayne and Janet, let us boondock in their driveway for a couple of nights and showed us  some interesting spots in eastern NC. Wayne suggested we explore nearby Goose Creek State Park. We practically had the place to ourselves, seeing only two other people that morning. Live oaks provided shade while a breeze…

Driving north along North Carolina’s Inner Banks (IBX) leads to interesting small towns with nautical and historical flair. One of our favorites is Washington, referred to as “Original Washington” by the residents so as not to confuse it with the District of Columbia.  The Pamlico riverfront has free dockage, free parking, and an inviting boardwalk…