Sometimes we make plans and book campgrounds far in advance, while other times we just wing it and don’t know where we’ll be next month let alone next week. The…
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Free Florida Camping at the DuPuis WEA
by Amanda December 22, 2016In the land of high priced beachside resorts and public parks overstuffed with campers, is free Florida camping really a thing? I didn’t believe it until I saw it for…
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Paddling the Juniper Springs River Run
by Amanda December 16, 2016There is no shortage of great places to paddle a kayak or canoe in central Florida. A quick Goggle search results in options ranging from serene lakes to multi-day river excursions.…
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O’ Leno State Park
by Amanda December 12, 2016If you asked me five years ago what I thought of central Florida I would have said, scrub pines, rednecks, and old people. Now, I would say all those things PLUS…
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Through the Carolinas and into Florida
by Amanda December 6, 2016With Thanksgiving over and done we had one final obligation before we were free to head south to be snowbirds in Florida for the winter. The final obligation was our…
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For the last week and a half we’ve been parked in the driveway at my mom and stepdad’s house in North Carolina. Early in the week my brother and his wife…
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Westmore Land State Park
by Amanda November 18, 2016We spent last week at Westmoreland State Park. This spacious park on the edge of the Potomac River has trails that wind through the woods and a small beach where…
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Falling Leaves and Family Fun in Delaware
by Amanda November 15, 2016Our timing has been off for optimum fall foliage viewing this year. We left Vermont just as the leaves were starting to turn, saw only a bit of color on…
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Beaches, Mansions & Snow (!!!) in Rhode Island and Connecticut
by Amanda November 9, 2016After our two weeks on the Cape, we decided to keep the coastal theme going with a week long stay in Rhode Island. This state is probably most well known…
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Lighthouses and Whales in Provincetown
by Amanda November 4, 2016I’m not sure when my fascination with lighthouses began. They certainly were not on my radar before we started full-timing. Living in the landlocked state of Vermont, lighthouses were only…
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More Cape Cod: The Provincetown Edition
by Amanda October 23, 2016If you go all the way out to the very tip of Cape Cod, all the way to where the land curls in on itself and the sea swirls on…
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Nickerson State Park
by Amanda October 18, 2016Over the years we’ve developed a somewhat conflicted relationship with popular tourist destinations. On one hand, we want to visit those ultra-popular national parks like Zion, Yellowstone, and Acadia, and we…
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Saying Goodbye
by Amanda October 6, 2016After a record seven weeks (!) at the best campground in all of Vermont — otherwise known as our friend’s beautiful backyard — we finally hitched up and started our…
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Kayak Camping on Green River Reservoir
by Amanda September 26, 2016Pack up the gear and load up the boat, it’s time for some kayak camping! Ever since our overnight at Voyageurs National Park this past summer we’ve been wanting to get…
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Mountains, Lakes, Roosters & Pie
by Amanda September 15, 2016Things have been a little quiet around the blog lately. It feels like I should have a lot to say right now. After all, we’re almost five weeks into our…