A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Hudson Valley Fall Colors
13 October 2022 Thursday posted 29 May 2023 1003 51,503 61° Leave Malta, NY Heading home with fall colors in full swing, we decided to travel the eastern side of New York’s Hudson River for a change. 1256 51,596 61° Rhinebeck, NY Stopped in Starr Park to make lunch. From here we followed route…
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Unexpected Woodwright
30 September 2023 – Friday published 27 May 2023 0830 51,073 53° Leave Quatro Goombas. Heading north on 15 under cloudy skies. It was a very relaxing drive through VA and MD as opposed to 95 and the Washington Beltway. Beth shot this photo as we were rolling through the pretty town of Leesburg. 1023…
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Durham to Northern Virginia
29 September 2022 – Thursday published 22 May 2023 Starting north on a three day trip to NY’s Capitol Region. This lilac is one of the pretty plants we would find at our overnight stop. 0920 50,797 57° Leave Home All systems are ready. 1026 50,864 59° Virginia Welcome Center 1156 50,946 65° Near Richmond,…
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Roanoke River Towns
12 May 2023 posted 19 May 2023 Small town stops along the Roanoke River in North Carolina. 0753 54,691 73° Leave Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC 0825 54,712 Halifax, NC We followed the signs for bus/van parking in Historic Halifax. It was too early for the visitor center, but we did walk around town…
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Sleeping with a Southern Screamer
11 May 2023 posted 17 May 2023 That’s him, a Southern Screamer. Native to the southeast countries of South America, how did we end up listening to him one night? Well, we had finished spring commissioning our Lexor camper van and decided to take it out for an overnight to test the systems. Looking for…
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Summer Wrap-up
07-08 September 2022 Posted 09 May 2023 The final leg of our 2022 summer travels We’ve been driveway camping at my sister’s near Saratoga Lake. Mom’s ankle surgery went well and she is going to recuperate here for a while. We will head home for a couple of weeks and return later to give my…