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Beginners Begin Coastal Construction

July 23, 2020 by Shannon

We’ve been here for months working on our future house, and it’s finally time to talk about construction, y’all! That’s mostly because we finally have photos of something other than an empty lot to share. We lived in Florida for years but never this close to the coast, so coastal construction has been an education … Read more

Categories Built Environment Tags construction, Florida 12 Comments

A Short Sojourn at Three Rivers State Park

July 5, 2020 by Shannon

It was unbelievably hot, it was incredibly humid, and it rained a lot. We really enjoyed it. Diligent readers will know that we made the decision the remain in the Florida panhandle for the remainder of 2020, giving up on the dream of spending the summer at the Great Lakes in order to minimize our … Read more

Categories Flora & Fauna Tags Florida, hiking, kayaking, state parks 8 Comments

Deciding to Stay Put for the Remainder of 2020

June 1, 2020 by 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

Categories Airstream Life Tags Florida 6 Comments

Postcard from St. George: Eclectic Architecture

April 22, 2020 by Shannon

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

Categories Built Environment Tags architecture, Florida 6 Comments

We Are All Strangers in a Strange Land, Longing for Home

April 5, 2020 by Shannon

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

Categories Airstream Life Tags drama, Florida 11 Comments
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