Author Archives: Danita
FRANCE and SWITZERLAND
Ireland 2024
Mike’s retirement in 2022 prompted us to visit another “life list” country and Ireland and her people deliver on their reputation as lovely, welcoming and hearty in all ways. We landed at Shannon and our driver, at 11AM, is recommending the best places near our hotel for a pint. So fun, so hospitable. The journeyContinue reading “Ireland 2024”
Overland Expo East 2023
Our first “off the grid” as well as our first festival camping experience. We put the first 336 miles behind us so we could take a more leisurely pace and work on our camp craft on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Swamp Fox campground was adequate for our quick stay and the spectacular 59degree weather wasContinue reading “Overland Expo East 2023”
Duck, duck Jeep
Crazy game, fun “Jeep thing”
Home
Stephen Foster State Park
Thanks for a beautiful, renewing birthday adventure, Mike! We spent the holiday weekend enjoying the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge with the other brave souls who didn’t mind (or fear) the cold. It actually was the perfect time to visit because, as the weather warmed today, the swamp mosquitoes were thick enough to carry away aContinue reading “Stephen Foster State Park”
Egypt
Mike is home
Texas
One theme this year has been to visit Texas. From the beautiful western mountain range to the prairie, from the oil fields to the wind farms, the state has continued to surprise me. The people have been very friendly, the state parks have been lovely. One night, I broke my own rule and decided toContinue reading “Texas”