Exploring the American Landscape From Our Airstream
When we planned our transit through Nashville months ago, we didn’t expect it to coincide with a heat wave bringing record-breaking high temperatures. We know from spending a miserable summer in Florida living in our Airstream that RVs are just not made for extreme temperatures. So we were a little nervous when we saw forecasts … Read more
We made a brief stop in Huntsville for one purpose only, and while it was not it was not to attend church we did intend to follow the advice above from Matthew 6:8. Specifically, the main goal of our visit was to see the daylily (Hemerocallis) collection at the Huntsville Botanical Garden. We visited here … Read more
While we are thrilled to be back on the road, we knew that our first stop of the summer would also be one of the toughest. Montgomery, Alabama was critical in igniting the mid-20th century civil rights movement thanks to the 1956 Montgomery bus boycott that brought national attention to a charismatic 26-year old local … Read more
We purchased our Airstream in March 2017, which means that we have now owned it for over 5 years.* The Airstream has lived outside for all of those 5 years, the majority of the time in salty coastal environments. Traveling full time for several years didn’t allow much time for major maintenance on the rig … Read more
After finishing construction on our new house last year, we started turning our attention to landscaping — or, as I fondly call it, sandscaping. Our environment is really challenging for vegetation. The soil is pure sand with no nutrients, we have persistent winds that carry salt in from the Gulf, and our weather can include … Read more