Sunday, May 31st We left Ozark, AL and traveled about 4 hours to the KOA in Toomsuba, MS. This KOA was about as good ol’ American camping as it gets. This sweet campsite is located in the thick of the forest countryside and about 1.5 miles off of I20. We saw some of the most gorgeous class As pull in. Talk about huge family fun! … Continue reading Stop 22- Toomsuba, Mississippi

Ozark isn’t very far from PSJ; right around 3 hours. In hindsight, we could have traveled further, but we were hopeful that we’d be able to check out the United States Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker. Bummer was that they are temporarily closed. Double bummer that the Ozark KOA pool was also closed because of repairs. But, we did get to walk around an … Continue reading Stop 21- Ozark, Alabama- Saturday, May 30th

It was kind of a fun, lazy day getting things together to leave PSJ. The kiddos finished their legos and asked me to snap a few photos. We then decided to grab lunch at the Sand Dollar Cafe. Southern home style cooking served cafeteria style. It’s always a good sign when you see plenty of folks picking up food. Ben tried the herb roasted bone … Continue reading Last day in PSJ- Friday May 29th

It’s been an amazing few months here in Florida! While here, we feel we really made incredible memories and were able to enjoy all that the Forgotten Coast and all the hospitality the South has to offer. From the beaches of Cape San Blas and St. Joseph Pennisula State Park, we definitely got our swim and our tans on. Clark has become quite the angler, … Continue reading Goodbye Port St. Joe!

April 6th- May 1st Sorry to be absent with posts as of late. We are definitely embracing our new normal! Heck, we’re almost locals now! We are learning about all the local marine life, socially distancing with another FT RV family with 4 kids, riding bikes, working out each morning, crabbing, watching the sunsets, flying kites (and untangling them from the top of our camper), … Continue reading Becoming locals at Port St. Joe (Weeks 4-7)

March 20th, 2020 – May-ish 2020 We ended our trip in Carabelle, FL with the museum shutting down along with their lighthouse and beaches. Each municipality appears to be handling this differently in FL. With Oregon’s more aggressive response to the virus, Clark and I felt good about having some additional insight to what could be coming down the pike and making plans to stay … Continue reading Stop 20 – Back to Port St. Joe, Florida (Weeks 1-3)

March 13- March 20, 2020 Carrabelle has a population of 2,500 people. It’s a cozy little beach town and our RV park, Carrabelle Beach RV Resort, was across the street from the beach, next door to the Camp Gordon Johnston WWII museum and two lots over from the Carrabelle Lighthouse. I suppose it’s fair to say that I’ve been conditioned to see the word ‘resort’ … Continue reading Stop 19- Carabelle, FL

There’s irony to this. We’ve had plenty of situations force us to find the silver lining and to turn a frown into a smirk, a whine into a giggle and a grumpy complaint into dance party complete with extra special Saturday Night Live Spartan Cheerleader moves. We chose to enter the realm of the unexpected, willingly! Examples you ask? How about snow in Terlingua, TX … Continue reading Stop – COVID-19

Sunday, March 8 – Friday, March 13th Most of the time I’m writing these posts in arrears after I have loaded pictures and worked my way through remembering (and reviewing with the fam) all that we have done in the past week. So, this week’s post continues in that regard, reflecting the time period above, before all of this COVID-19 disruption to the world. The … Continue reading Stop 18- Port St. Joe, FL

Saturday, March 7 – Sunday, March 8 Traveling just another hour from Biloxi to Mobile, we were absolutely spoiled by the incredible roads. Smooth like butta and wide like the ocean. Loved it. It’s amazing how much traveling the roads of the US reflects our attitudes about the city and state. RVers are a fairly easy-going crowd and even a little “gypsy-esque” when it comes … Continue reading Stop 17- Mobile, Alabama