Exploring the American Landscape From Our Airstream
Shannon 
We did not move into our Airstream because we love being confined to a 25 foot metal tube and spending extended periods of time in private RV parks, but a global pandemic has a way of forcing people into situations that are less than optimal. When Florida state parks closed back in March, pushing us … Read more Deciding to Stay Put for the Remainder of 2020
Speaking from personal experience, it is very sad to be camped alongside an inviting lake or reservoir, and be a land-based creature that is only able to interact with the very edge of the shoreline by walking along it. Of course, these days we would take any sort of wild camping — even without a … Read more Inflatable Kayak Review: Driftsun Almanor 130
As we hunker down on the Forgotten Coast, our main outdoor activity is walking on St. George Island. Since the beaches remain closed, we walk on the paved multi-use path that runs parallel to the main road for six miles from the state park through the core residential and commercial area of the island. We … Read more Postcard from St. George: Eclectic Architecture
Or at least that’s the situation for full-time RVers like us in the current pandemic environment. It’s not completely obvious how best to follow the instruction to “stay home” when, as RVers like to say, “Home is where we park it.” For the estimated 1 million people in the US who live full time in … Read more We Are All Strangers in a Strange Land, Longing for Home
As news about the spread of COVID-19 became increasingly concerning, Blue Spring State Park was an excellent place to keep abreast of the latest developments (with good internet and over the air TV) while practicing social distancing by spending most of our time hiking and kayaking. At least it was a good spot, until the … Read more Blue Spring State Park: Life in the Time of COVID