A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Traveling through Tennessee to Home
10 October 2023 – Tuesday 0845 62,364 58° Leave Milan City Park 0917 62,384 59° Junction 104 and 40. Route 104 was very curvy. I wouldn’t recommend it for a large RV. 1154 62,553 71° Rest area near the Cany River 1253′ elevation 1400 62,591 76° Sparta, Tennessee We pulled in to a Harvest…
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Armadillo Encounter
09 October 2023 – Monday Sunrise through our window at Robinson Point COE Campground in Mountain View, Arkansas 0904 62,119 miles 60° Leave the campground and say goodbye to Norfork Lake. We didn’t catch a photo, but shortly after leaving the campground we passed a bald eagle going after a squirrel in the road. Between Arkansas…
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Yellville, Flippin, and a Starry Night
08 October 2023 – Sunday 1032 62,017 miles 72° After five days of fun and education at the Pleasure-Way Connection Rally, we said our goodbyes and left Branson. 1142 62,051 miles 66° 1211 ft Choosing a homeward bound route through Arkansas yielded some interesting town names. This state welcome center had clean restrooms and lots…
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2023 Pleasure-Way Connection Rally Recap
04 October 2023 – Wednesday The second Pleasure-Way East–West Connection Rally was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends across the country. Here’s a little taste of each day’s activities Day 1 – Arrival With 104 vans, some of the big pull through sites were shared so everyone could fit into the campground.…
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Mobile Hotdogs
17 June 2023 We are in Verona, Wisconsin visiting our son and daughter-in-law. Walking around town we noticed two, then three more “Frankmobiles.” The license plates are entertaining, with this one reading “WNR MOBLE.” Doing a little research we found that Verona is where potential “Hotdoggers” are interviewed and trained. Job advertisements targeted at graduating…
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Summer 2023 Wrap-up
We’re home from summer adventures. Traveled 5,855 miles through 14 states and 2 provinces, spending 87 nights in our little Lexor. We are grateful for all the friends and relatives we visited along the way. We have plenty of photos to keep us writing travel posts through the winter. Thankfully, we don’t have new troubleshooting…