2011

Downtown Riverside RV Park

December 6, 2011 | North Little Rock, AR

Our spot at the Downtown Riverside RV Park

Monday, December 5 – Tuesday December 6: As we pulled into Little Rock we had no idea where we were going to stay. We just knew that we had driven enough for the day. Darren pulled out the trusty iPhone app Campwhere and found a city park called Downtown Riverside RV Park. It is as [...]

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Travel to Little Rock, AR

December 5, 2011 | North Little Rock, AR

Missouri State Line

As we started our trip out west for the winter, our number one goal was to get as far south as quickly as possible. It was quite cold in Illinois and we have very few winter clothes. So our route is not the most direct, but did get to warmer weather faster. Once we got [...]

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Travel to Mattoon, IL

December 4, 2011 | Mattoon, IL

Clinton Hospital

It is a short drive from my Grandmother’s house to Mattoon, where Darren’s parents live. On the way, we drove by Clinton hospital, which is the hospital where I was born.

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Grandma’s House

December 4, 2011 | Rockville, IN

Leaving Grandma's House

Tuesday, November 22 – Sunday, December 4: When my grandmother was hospitalized, my family and I drove to her house to visit. Alex, the newest nephew, had just been born (2 weeks old) and Grandmother had never met him. While there we revisited some of the many wonderful memories we had of our visits to [...]

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Travel to Rockville, IN

November 22, 2011 | Rockville, IN

Leaving Grandma's House

After partaking of the free hot breakfast bar at the Holiday Inn, my family and I hit the road to Rockville. Not much else to report, except that travelling to two-year old twins and a two week old baby is most interesting.

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Holiday Inn Express

November 22, 2011 | Goodlettsville, TN

The view from my room

Monday, November 21-Tuesday, November 22: Just a quick stop over on the way to my grandmother’s house. Not much to say, except they have really nice shower heads.

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Travel to Goodlettsville, TN

November 21, 2011 | Goodlettsville, TN

A brief walk at the Tennessee Welcome Center

This was day one of our trip to Grandmother’s in Rockville, IN. My sister and I, along with her two-year set of twins and two week old baby, met my parent’s and brother at the first common point on our routes. We then drove the rest of the way together.

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Into the Frozen Tundra

October 30, 2011 | Cordele, GA
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Well at least as far north as Georgia. After spending a few days at my folks, we are driving north to my sister’s house. There is a little chill in the air and the leaves are beginning to turn. A big difference from Key West. We found a nice park to stop at for the [...]

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Leaving the Keys

October 25, 2011 | Naples, FL

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We were bummed to be leaving the Key West area. I would have liked to stay for a month, but my sister is having a baby soon and I want to be around for his arrival. So we are headed back to Georgia. As we made our way north on the Overseas Highway we stopped [...]

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A Lazy Sunday by the Water

October 23, 2011 | Key West, FL

The weather remained gorgeous throughout our stay at Bluewater RV Resort. I am so glad that we decided to stretch our stay here in the Keys just a bit. Darren commented as we were sitting by the water that this was his idealized image of life on the road. I have to agree if every [...]

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