Scattered throughout the cornfields of central Illinois are a number of small towns. These towns are the center of commerce and education for the people who live and work in the area. Although grammi says her family moved around a lot when she was young, there is one town she considers to be her hometown, … Continue reading Grammi’s Homecoming
After considering our options, we chose our next campground for its proximity to Cincinnati. Indian Lakes is another Thousand Trails campground in southeastern Indiana less than a hours drive to the area where I grew up. It’s an opportunity to see the old neighborhood and visit family. We arrived at the campground by mid-afternoon. We … Continue reading Old Memories
Our quest for adventure has no clear path. We try not to look too far ahead. You might say we are flying by the seat of our pants. So far…no worries. We like finding bargain camping where we can. We have stayed in state and national forest where we get senior discounts and, of course, … Continue reading Spelunking
In the early years of our country, frontier boatmen floated flat boats down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers with cargo to markets in Natchez and New Orleans. They would sell everything, including the logs that made the boats, and then return to the Ohio valley on foot. The path they took northward was a well … Continue reading Natchez Trace
No… we are not exploring the ancient ruins of the Aztecs. We did not fly away to Egypt to see the pyramids. We are still exploring the U.S. and traveling the highways with our camper. But we did discover a great pyramid and we did see the home of a king…”The King of Rock ‘n … Continue reading Kings and Pyramids
Leaving Kolomoki State Park, we began a 240 mile northwesterly journey. The first couple of hours we twisted and turned over a two lane country road. An on-again, off-again misty rain made it impossible to adjust the wipers causing me to constantly fiddle with the control. I hadn’t turned on the radio yet as I … Continue reading Rickwood Caverns
Flexibility is something we as RV travelers desire. Let’s say we love the place we are at and want to stay longer, or we hear about a great place nearby that we should go see. It’s the freedom to do what we want, when we want that drove us to travel in a RV camper … Continue reading Changing Directions
The Adventures of Grammi and Grampa 