We are enjoying Blythe Island County Park in Brunswick, Georgia. We have full hook-ups, cable, and wi-fi at our site. The weather has been a little cool, especially after the sun goes down.
I washed 3 loads of clothes today and then hung them out to dry. I will finish the other 2 loads tomorrow.
Bob and I took a walk around the campground today and then walked one of the trails in the park. My exercise for the day.
Bob had quite a "fowl" experience yesterday. He had gone out for a walk earlier that morning. As he was returning to our site, he saw some wild turkeys in the roadway. He came in and got the camera. After he took some photos of the turkeys and was heading back, the turkeys followed him. When he came in, the turkeys had roosted on our lawn chairs, picnic table and some were laying by the front door. I counted 14 in all. Miles watched intently from the safety of the screen door. I tried to let the turkeys know that they might want to make themselves scarce-Thanksgiving was coming up. Also, I pointed out that I had a turkey in the freezer. But it didn't seem to faze them. They stayed for about an hour then went on their way.
Yesterday we went to "The GA Pig", a restaurant recommended in the Road House Food book. It is about 5 minutes from the campground housed in an old log cabin. They are noted for their bar-b-que. It was very good.
Today we just hung out at home.
Tomorrow we will start preparing for our departure on Saturday, November 1st. Can't believe how fast the year is going. Our drive Saturday will be about 140 miles to Ormond Beach, Florida. We will be at Harris RV Park for 1 month.
I will update the blog when we get to Florida.
As always, we appreciate our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Walterboro, SC
Bob and I arrived in Walterboro, SC on Monday, October 27th. We will be here for 2 days. We will leave on Wednesday, October 29th and head to Blythe Island County Park in Georgia. We will be there for 3 days and then head to Ormond Beach, Florida for a month's stay.
While we are here at Walterboro we are just hanging out and resting up. We did go to the post office today to mail a few cards and a package. The temperature has been quite cool since we arrived and it is expected to get colder this evening. Possibility of frost.
The park is very nice and we have full hook-ups, wi-fi, and cable. That's living, for sure!
We will have wi-fi at the next stop so I will update the blog then. We can't wait to see the pictures of the grand kids in their Halloween costumes. They are so cute.
As always we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
While we are here at Walterboro we are just hanging out and resting up. We did go to the post office today to mail a few cards and a package. The temperature has been quite cool since we arrived and it is expected to get colder this evening. Possibility of frost.
The park is very nice and we have full hook-ups, wi-fi, and cable. That's living, for sure!
We will have wi-fi at the next stop so I will update the blog then. We can't wait to see the pictures of the grand kids in their Halloween costumes. They are so cute.
As always we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Stops along the way
We left Williamsburg, Va and stopped in Enfield, NC just for the night. We didn't even unhook the car. Left the next day and stopped in Fayetteville, NC. Again, just for the night. Left the next day and arrived in Florence, SC on Friday, Oct. 24th. We will be here for 3 days and will leave on Monday, Oct. 27 and drive to Walterboro, SC. We will be there for 2 days and then head to Florida for 1 month. Yesterday it was cool and rainy. Today it has been somewhat clear and a little windy. But that's good because I did several loads of laundry and was able to hang the clothes out. They are about dry. We are going to take a walk around the park-it is a KOA park and quite nice. Then we will have supper and watch the 3rd game of the World Series. What a life!
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary. Bob, and Miles, too!
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary. Bob, and Miles, too!
Colonial Times
We arrived in Williamsburg, Va on Saturday, Oct. 18th. Virginia is a very, very, pretty state. We stayed at a KOA and it was very nice. We went to Jamestown and it was very interesting. Just a very scenic area and the fall colors are beautiful. We had a Park Ranger give a group of us a narrative and short walking tour regarding the settlement and history of Jamestown. Then we took a self guided tour of the area. The weather was fantastic. In the low 70's and sunshiny.
We then headed to Yorktown. It is also a part of the National Park Service. The Visitors' Center is awesome and we watched a video outlining Washington and the history of Yorktown. We then took a tour with the ranger. After the tour, we finished visiting the park ourselves. We stopped and ate our lunch at a picnic area within the park. Then we rode our bikes on the bike trails for a total of 6.7 miles. What fun! A lot of the refurbishing of the National Parks and their buildings and other historic artifacts were done in the 1930's by the CCC which President Roosevelt initiated. We are very lucky that the powers that be had enough forethought to do this. We enjoyed Yorktown very much. Worth the visit for sure.
On Sunday, Oct. 19th, we went to dinner with our nephew, Gabe and his wife, Kristi. We met them at Cracker Barrel. As it turns out, they live only about 20 miles from where we were staying. Kristi is in the Army stationed at Fort Eustis and Gabe works for a heating and cooling contractor. We had a really nice visit and it was good to see them. They are doing well for themselves.
On Monday, Oct. 20th, we went to Presidents' Park, located in Williamsburg, Va. It is an outdoor museum of the US Presidents. The 42 Presidential statues are 16 to 18 ft in height.There are plaques at each statues that have interesting facts about the president, his ideas, his wife and family, and his contributions to the growth and development of the United States. That was very interesting!
Again we had a beautiful day for enjoying our outing.
We then headed home for supper.
As always, we miss our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
We then headed to Yorktown. It is also a part of the National Park Service. The Visitors' Center is awesome and we watched a video outlining Washington and the history of Yorktown. We then took a tour with the ranger. After the tour, we finished visiting the park ourselves. We stopped and ate our lunch at a picnic area within the park. Then we rode our bikes on the bike trails for a total of 6.7 miles. What fun! A lot of the refurbishing of the National Parks and their buildings and other historic artifacts were done in the 1930's by the CCC which President Roosevelt initiated. We are very lucky that the powers that be had enough forethought to do this. We enjoyed Yorktown very much. Worth the visit for sure.
On Sunday, Oct. 19th, we went to dinner with our nephew, Gabe and his wife, Kristi. We met them at Cracker Barrel. As it turns out, they live only about 20 miles from where we were staying. Kristi is in the Army stationed at Fort Eustis and Gabe works for a heating and cooling contractor. We had a really nice visit and it was good to see them. They are doing well for themselves.
On Monday, Oct. 20th, we went to Presidents' Park, located in Williamsburg, Va. It is an outdoor museum of the US Presidents. The 42 Presidential statues are 16 to 18 ft in height.There are plaques at each statues that have interesting facts about the president, his ideas, his wife and family, and his contributions to the growth and development of the United States. That was very interesting!
Again we had a beautiful day for enjoying our outing.
We then headed home for supper.
As always, we miss our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Goodnight Momma, Goodnight Bob-Boy
We arrived in Charlottesville, Va, on Thursday, Oct. 16th. I was glad that we were able to be here because the Walton's Mountain Museum is located here. So Bob agreed to take me there. The museum is housed in the actual schoolhouse that Earl Hamner (the author) attended, along with his brothers and sisters. The school no longer operates as a school. In addition to housing the museum it also serves as the area's community center. They have 6 rooms replicating the TV sets. Also, there is an extensive collection of memorabilia from the cast, townspeople, and family. It was a fun day. The area is absolutely beautiful.
From Walton's Mountain, we headed to Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. It was very crowded. We purchased our tour tickets and had about an hour's wait. So we walked the grounds. It is very pretty. Although, a lot of construction was going on. They are building a new visitors' center which I am sure will be very nice, but it kind of takes away from the enjoyment of the visit.
After we checked out the grounds, it was time for the tour. They only tour the first floor of the home, but it was very interesting. Jefferson was not only our third President, he was an architect, gardener, scientist, plantation owner, and founder of the University of Virginia. A man of many talents.
We headed home to rest up and prepare to make our way to Williamsburg on Saturday, Oct. 18th.
As always we appreciate our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
From Walton's Mountain, we headed to Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. It was very crowded. We purchased our tour tickets and had about an hour's wait. So we walked the grounds. It is very pretty. Although, a lot of construction was going on. They are building a new visitors' center which I am sure will be very nice, but it kind of takes away from the enjoyment of the visit.
After we checked out the grounds, it was time for the tour. They only tour the first floor of the home, but it was very interesting. Jefferson was not only our third President, he was an architect, gardener, scientist, plantation owner, and founder of the University of Virginia. A man of many talents.
We headed home to rest up and prepare to make our way to Williamsburg on Saturday, Oct. 18th.
As always we appreciate our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Hagerstown, Md.
We left the Allentown Koa heading to Hagerstown, Md on Monday, Oct. 13th. We found out that my dad and his friend, Virginia, would be in Hagerstown, Md the same time we would be. What luck! So we made arrangements to meet up with each other. Our stop was mostly just a layover until we got to Charlottesville, Va.
We stayed at a KOA in Hagerstown and it was a bit secluded and also we endured a strong sewer smell in the park because our site was located close to the septic caps. Not too good. Anyway, we did meet up with my dad and Virginia and went to Red Lobster one evening for dinner. We had a great visit.
Bob and I went to Paw-Paw tunnel. It is a tunnel that was hand dug to accommodate rail transportation. It is located in Paw-Paw, West Virginia. By the time it was completed it was outdated and never used. It has been placed on the register of Historic sites. We walked through the tunnel and then walked the trail head (2 miles) surrounding the tunnel. The area is quite beautiful, especially this time of the year. Check out the pictures of the roadside stop in West Virginia These are some of the scenic views we saw on the drive to the tunnel. We also visited Fort Frederick. It was a Colonial Out Post built to protect the Colonists from the Indians and later used as a prison during the Revolutionary War. In fact, Gen Washington sent some prisoners there.
We then met my Dad and Virginia again and went to an authentic German restaurant. It was very good. We had a great visit and will see them again when we get to Florida. We will be at an RV camp in Ormond Beach for 1 month and it is about 5 miles from my dad.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
We stayed at a KOA in Hagerstown and it was a bit secluded and also we endured a strong sewer smell in the park because our site was located close to the septic caps. Not too good. Anyway, we did meet up with my dad and Virginia and went to Red Lobster one evening for dinner. We had a great visit.
Bob and I went to Paw-Paw tunnel. It is a tunnel that was hand dug to accommodate rail transportation. It is located in Paw-Paw, West Virginia. By the time it was completed it was outdated and never used. It has been placed on the register of Historic sites. We walked through the tunnel and then walked the trail head (2 miles) surrounding the tunnel. The area is quite beautiful, especially this time of the year. Check out the pictures of the roadside stop in West Virginia These are some of the scenic views we saw on the drive to the tunnel. We also visited Fort Frederick. It was a Colonial Out Post built to protect the Colonists from the Indians and later used as a prison during the Revolutionary War. In fact, Gen Washington sent some prisoners there.
We then met my Dad and Virginia again and went to an authentic German restaurant. It was very good. We had a great visit and will see them again when we get to Florida. We will be at an RV camp in Ormond Beach for 1 month and it is about 5 miles from my dad.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Freedom...No Taxation without Representation!!!
On Saturday, Oct. 10th, Bob and I went to Philadelphia to check out the beginning of our country's road to freedom. It was crowded! We did not know it at the time, but Barack O'Bama was visiting 2 of the cities that we were going to that day. Also, there was a Breast Cancer walk and it was the Columbus day weekend, so there were just tons of people downtown.
We started our visit by stopping at the Independence Hall Visitor Center. Quite impressive! We went to get our tickets to tour Independence Hall and were told that there were no more tours available for the day. Since 9/11 you can only visit Independence Hall by tour and they limit the number of people that go through on a daily basis. But we were able to visit the house where Congress met. We saw the Liberty Bell, the Declaration of Independence, and Constitution. No pictures were allowed of the documents because of the sensitivity to light. In fact, the building that the 2 documents were in is very low lit. We then took a walk around the square and saw B. Franklin's boyhood home and his printing office. We would highly recommend taking a tour to see this area. The streets are rather confusing, parking is a nightmare, and it is just hectic. But worth the trip.
On Monday, Oct. 12th, Bob and I went to Valley Forge. It is run by the National Park Service and they have done a wonderful job of maintaining the history as well as the sites. We watched a 15 minute movie summarizing the events surrounding Valley Forge then took a self guided tour. It is pretty awesome to realize that you are walking on the same ground as Washington and his men. And also to know what happened on those areas. We enjoyed the day very much. We then headed home to rest up.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
We started our visit by stopping at the Independence Hall Visitor Center. Quite impressive! We went to get our tickets to tour Independence Hall and were told that there were no more tours available for the day. Since 9/11 you can only visit Independence Hall by tour and they limit the number of people that go through on a daily basis. But we were able to visit the house where Congress met. We saw the Liberty Bell, the Declaration of Independence, and Constitution. No pictures were allowed of the documents because of the sensitivity to light. In fact, the building that the 2 documents were in is very low lit. We then took a walk around the square and saw B. Franklin's boyhood home and his printing office. We would highly recommend taking a tour to see this area. The streets are rather confusing, parking is a nightmare, and it is just hectic. But worth the trip.
On Monday, Oct. 12th, Bob and I went to Valley Forge. It is run by the National Park Service and they have done a wonderful job of maintaining the history as well as the sites. We watched a 15 minute movie summarizing the events surrounding Valley Forge then took a self guided tour. It is pretty awesome to realize that you are walking on the same ground as Washington and his men. And also to know what happened on those areas. We enjoyed the day very much. We then headed home to rest up.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Norman Rockwell and FDR
Bob and I went to the Norman Rockwell Museum located in Stockbridge, Ma. It is located in the Berkshires of New York. The area is so pretty. It is easy to see why Mr. Rockwell loved the area and town. No picture taking was allowed in the museum, but I was able to get some beautiful pictures of the grounds of the museum. This time of year is definitely the time to be in this area. Upstate New York is very lovely. We had a beautiful day for our outing, in fact it was only 60 degrees when we got to the museum. But it did warm up slightly so it was a comfortable day. There must have been at least 6 tour buses pull in while we were there.
On Monday, October 6th, we left Stockbridge, NY and drove about 60 miles to Hyde Park, NY-home of FDR. On Tuesday, October 7th, we toured FDR's home and Presidential Library. Did you know that FDR is the only president to have used his Presidential Library while he was alive? In fact, he gave several of his "Fireside Chats" from this library. Also, he was born, lived, and worked from this estate his entire life. FDR and Eleanor (as well as Fala -FDR's dog and one of the family's other dogs) are buried on the grounds of Springwood. The library and home are quite extensive with memorabilia. We were there over 4 hours and still couldn't cover all the exhibits. But is worth the trip if you are interested in American history. Once again we had a very nice day for the visit. The temperatures have dropped into the low 40's in the evening. Our campground is very nice. We have full hook ups, cable, and wi-fi. We are about 25 miles from Hyde Park but it is a nice drive. The roads are good and the views are pretty.
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 9th, we will head to Allentown, Pa. It is a drive of about 200 miles. We will have wi-fi so I will update blog when we get there.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
On Monday, October 6th, we left Stockbridge, NY and drove about 60 miles to Hyde Park, NY-home of FDR. On Tuesday, October 7th, we toured FDR's home and Presidential Library. Did you know that FDR is the only president to have used his Presidential Library while he was alive? In fact, he gave several of his "Fireside Chats" from this library. Also, he was born, lived, and worked from this estate his entire life. FDR and Eleanor (as well as Fala -FDR's dog and one of the family's other dogs) are buried on the grounds of Springwood. The library and home are quite extensive with memorabilia. We were there over 4 hours and still couldn't cover all the exhibits. But is worth the trip if you are interested in American history. Once again we had a very nice day for the visit. The temperatures have dropped into the low 40's in the evening. Our campground is very nice. We have full hook ups, cable, and wi-fi. We are about 25 miles from Hyde Park but it is a nice drive. The roads are good and the views are pretty.
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 9th, we will head to Allentown, Pa. It is a drive of about 200 miles. We will have wi-fi so I will update blog when we get there.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Cape Cod
Some catching up to do! Bob and I are now at Scusset State Park and Reservation in Mass. Today is Wednesday, October 1st. It’s Noah’s 7th birthday. Happy Birthday, Buddy! Right now we are at the local Laundromat getting the laundry done. Since we don’t have full hook ups at the campground, I can’t do any wash there.
Yesterday we drove to Cape Cod. It is about 20 miles from where we are. It was a pretty day and the temperature was just right-70 degrees. We went to the JFK Memorial Museum. Quite interesting. We are told that Caroline Kennedy as well as a lot of the other Kennedy family members visit quite often. It is located right on main street. I also visited a scrapbook store and got a few items related to the Cape. We walked to the harbor and it was very pretty. Also we visited a memorial park dedicated to President Kennedy and to the Korean War Veterans. We stopped at Cape Cod Harbor and took a few photos.
Tomorrow we will leave and head to Springfield, Mass to visit the Basketball Hall of Fame. From there we will go to Stockbridge, Mass and visit the Norman Rockwell Museum.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
Yesterday we drove to Cape Cod. It is about 20 miles from where we are. It was a pretty day and the temperature was just right-70 degrees. We went to the JFK Memorial Museum. Quite interesting. We are told that Caroline Kennedy as well as a lot of the other Kennedy family members visit quite often. It is located right on main street. I also visited a scrapbook store and got a few items related to the Cape. We walked to the harbor and it was very pretty. Also we visited a memorial park dedicated to President Kennedy and to the Korean War Veterans. We stopped at Cape Cod Harbor and took a few photos.
Tomorrow we will leave and head to Springfield, Mass to visit the Basketball Hall of Fame. From there we will go to Stockbridge, Mass and visit the Norman Rockwell Museum.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!
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About Me
- Bob and Mary Fehlker
- We are Emma Campbell's grandparents. We travel the USA and visit all kinds of places. Our cat, Miles, travels with us. Our "home" is an RV that we drive from place to place. We also tow a car behind our RV. We have met a lot of nice people on our way.
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God Bless America
