Kiptopeke State Park

Our last day.  At the southern tip of the eastern shore, we stopped at Kiptopeke State Park, VA.  This was a nice lunch spot.  Before the Bay Bridge was constructed, this was the ferry location.  Now it's a lovely park and fishing area.  The reef is made up of old WWII cargo ships, 9 in total make up the reef.  Looks very interesting and is now home for lots of wildlife. 

WWII cargo ships

Kiptopeke State Park

Janes Island State Park, MD

Because we had to cut our trip short by a day, I ended up with reservations at two places for the same night (we're making reservations because it's Columbus Day weekend).  As we're leaving the campsite this morning, Deb asks, "Did you cancel the reservations at the first site?" No? She gives me that pained look.  Ouch!

As we're driving down US13, I see a sign for Janes Island SP, where I was suppose to cancel.  Should I suggest we stop for lunch, or let sleeping dogs lie? We decide to go for lunch.  The place is gorgeous, we have a site right at the marina, A-51(E).  Deb makes a delicious spinach salad, while I use my Maryland Senior Pass to carve $15 off the camp fee. We've decided to spend the night!

 

After lunch, we rent a canoe and paddle all around Janes Island.  It's a long trip, but very scenic, going through the marshes.  Tonight, we are planning on having our end of trip campfire...Deb has marshmallows secretly stashed for the occasion..

Tomorrow, we pay the piper with an extra 100 miles to make up for never leaving our lunch stop.

Trap Pond State Park

Today's total driving was 28 miles, and we were getting the remnants of big storms that pounded the Midwest and the Northeast.  It was just a nice rainy day with nothing to do...so we talked about combining our Facebook post and our paper log to make a blog...what else would we talk about?.  The rest of the day was spent mostly playing with the blog and snacking until the rain stopped.  Then we went on a short hike including a walk through a frisbee golf course.  Our first night in Delaware...  E/W - site D14, right next to the pond.

Assateague Island National Park

It was only a 2 mile drive from our last night, but took a left turn, by the Green Turtle., down to the end of the road. (Will there be a turn around place?) It was all OK ... lunch (date night for older people) at Sunset Grill.  Absolutely fabulous... Pork Goulash for me and  Fish and Chips for her ladyship.

Night on the bayside in B25...(a no generator) dry camping loop.  We made it through the night with 70% of our batteries left, but we not allowed ourselves  30 minutes of TV.  Walked on, possibly, the largest Boardwalk in the world.  Even though the rain was pouring, and mosquitos were biting and the prickers were digging into our skin, we managed to make it back in time for happy hour

Assateague Island State Park, MD

We stayed at Assateague Island State Park, Maryland.  Site H21 with electric.  Good beach access.  The wild ponies were wonderful.  But wild.  They bite, kick and charge if bothered!  So, we kept drex on a leash, except on the beach!  Drex found his own wild animals. 

Skeleton of a horseshoe crab.

Wild island pony!

Stay'n put at First Landing

It's our second day here at First Landing. We spent the morning hiking on the bay side.  We walked about 5 miles with Drex panting much of the way.   As the song says, "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."  We recovered on the beach enjoying a gorgeous day

First Landing State Park

It's our final trip of the year.. Up the eastern shore... With a stay'n put day at Deb's favorite beach site.  - First Landing State Park.  Our first day is only about 66 miles.  No problems.  Two nights at D11, our new most favorite site here.  Nice walk on the beach.  Drex is taking to carrying horseshoe crab shells.

Sunset viewing on top of the RV!!

Eastern Shore Tour

Two nights at First Landing, then across the Bay Bridge Tunnel to the Eastern Shore.  Wild horses, crabs, and egrets

San Antonio, Tx

So, reality sets in every once in awhile... We needed a laundry stop, so we found an RV park with a laundromat in San Antonio. Deb said that she wanted real Mexican food ( she actually said in Oregon) so went to the Riverwalk, ate Mexican food and wandered around... Wow ... What a cool place.... You could eat in a different place every night for a year!

City of Rocks State Park, NM

City of Rocks State Park, NM. They only have two kinds of snakes here...large poisonous snakes and very large poisonous snakes... This place is in the middle of nowhere...just miles and miles of desert...

Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ

Tonight's view from our porch! Superstition Mt outside Phoenix, AZ. Spending the night at Lost Dutchman Campground.. Site #30, w/e

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Spent our last night in California at Joshua Tree Nat park. The sunrise, sunsets, moonsets, stars....what a treat. Jumbo Rocks Campground (wonder why they call it that?)

This ranks as our #1 favorite campsite.   Site #40, no utils.

Santa Cruz, CA

Apparently, I have not been threatening enough, because way too many people knew about Deb's surprise birthday present for me, and nobody told me. I have always wanted to zip-line. Deb arranged a zip-line experience going though the redwood canopy outside Santa Cruz. What a rush! I would
do it again, in a heart beat...that is if my heart ever starts beating again!

Crater Lake National Park, OR

Crater Lake in southern Oregon. Narrow roads with no guard rails and thousand foot drops. The lake is suppose to be the deepest in the US, and the cleanest since no streams run into it. It's filled with rainwater and snow melt.

melt.

Lake Easton State Park, WA

We have completed the first leg of our journey - in Bellevue, WA. Last night we stayed in Coeur D'Alene, dining in a wonderful floating restaurant. Today we lunched at Lake Easton State Park with a salad made from some of central Washington's finest produce. Drex, of course, decided to forgo lunch for a nice brisk swim.

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, MT

The plan was to go for a hike, BBQ some Montana beef, and roast marshmallows on a campfire. Then it started to rain... the hike didn't happen, the campfire didn't happen. Nothin' adds to the sizzle on a good steak like a little rain. Spending the night at Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park near Whitehall, MT. Site P002, no utils.

(Tonight's excitement - I was sipping my glass of when when I realized the I had just sipped a bug, except it was really a yellow jacket that in protest, bit my lip)

Tongue River State Park, MT

First of two nights in Montana - we are towing a U-Haul with most of our youngest son, Nathan's, accumulated stuff...You really can't back-up, so we've been 2200 miles going only forward. Stayed at Tongue River State Park in Montana.  PW041, pull thru, E.

Seattle / Santa Cruz Trip Route

States we've RVed in so far

This is the map of our 'Outer states' Trip in 2014.

Artwork Pickup Trip Jun 18 - 20

Took in Harper's Ferry ( Senior Pass = Free ) Saw John Brown's Fort (he is actually an ancestor of mine) We could have taken a shuttle bus, but we walked the three miles round trip instead. Drex thought it was just a little warm and fixed it for himself.

West Virginia Trip Jun 3 - 7

Finally tried the microwave/convection oven to make some pizza in the Appalachian Mountains.

Shenandoah National Park

Great Dismal Swamp Trip May 4-7

Well the dog was exhausted, but we had a great time in the Great Dismal Swamp. We canoed at Merchant Mill Pond in North Carolina, as we were deciding whether or not to turn around, the clouds darkened. Even the alligators noticed, so we headed back, got back to the RV just as it started to rain. Nothing like sitting under the awning, watching the rain fall with a nice glass of grape juice ( no alcohol allowed ;o)
— at Merchants Millpond State Park.

Finally got my campfire!

Okefenokee Swamp, GA

Georgia, deep into the Okefenokee swamp. About as remote as you would want to get. Only sixty miles to the nearest grocery store.

Anastasia Island, FL

Another day, another boardwalk picture. This time on Anastasia Island in Florida. Today we are visiting the Thibodeau clan ...

Beef on the barbie

Hunting Island State Park, SC

We are in sun! And warm! And beach! And happy! North Carolina - no alcohol, no joy ... South Carolina, alcohol, fireworks...no problem. All we need now is a change of address card!