A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Florida Bound
Heading south from Durham, NC to Sarasota, FL for a Pleasure-Way RV rally and Thanksgiving with family we decided to avoid I-95 and take more interesting roads. Reaching the town of Hamlet, I noticed a sign for the National Railroad Hall of Fame so, of course, we followed the signs. Finding that it is only…
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Winterizing – 2018 Lexor TS
Asking owners for their preferred method of winterizing, the most common answer was “stay in Florida.” For most of us, that isn’t an option so we need to protect our rigs. Though we could take our Lexor to a dealer for winterizing, we have found that no one cares as much about our rig as…
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Sierra-Nevada and Socks
Leaving Justus Orchards, we headed towards Mills River to see if we could get a tour at Sierra Nevada Brewing. On the way we passed this old hardware store in Fletcher, North Carolina. Signs show it is a Bluegrass Venue during the week and a Church on Sundays. We may have to come back. Sierra…
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Cider, Donuts and a View
Rain was falling when the sun rose at Belle Ridge Retreat. With that in mind, we didn’t explore any more of their trails, but opted for showers. This off road vehicle parked next to us and the mud coating validated our decision. Five hours later and a little over two-hundred miles to the east, we…
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No Vacancy Saturday
White Pelicans didn’t seem to be bothered by the drizzle as they drifted by our campsite on the shore of Lake Barkley while we enjoyed breakfast in the van. Having our fill of bison sightings we left Land Between the Lakes behind and headed towards Nashville. We reached downtown in just over three hours to…
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Bison Between the Lakes
A short drive from Paducah took us to Kentucky Dam Visitor’s Center. This turbine would be quite an upgrade to our little Pentastar Engine. The Army Corp of Engineers manages the dam and locks here. The visitor’s center offered a good view of the outflow. The control room sits vacant as everything is now controlled…