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Things have not gone as planned.

July 27, 2020 tdcoop616

As with everyone else, 2020 has not gone as planned for us because of Covid-19. We ended our adventures a little early because the RV Entrepreneurs Summit we were going to was canceled and the RV park we were going to stay at closed. Since we had a home to come back to, we just came home because we knew there were a lot of full-time RVer’s who did not have a place to come back to and they would be struggling to find a campground to stay at.
Our plan was to come home, load everything we own into trailers and, take it to the auction. Well, since the state of Illinois shut down, we could not have an auction. We have been selling things one at a time on FaceBook Market Place, and eBay. It takes forever to take pictures, find a box, weigh, and ship everything you own, one at a time.

This Song Sums it Up

May 24, 2020 tdcoop616

This song perfectly sums up our life on the road. We loved life on the road and can’t wait to get the house sold and get back on the road. This Corona thing has slowed us down a little. HOME SWEET HOME IN MY RV by Roger ‘Hurricane” Wilson We’ll be on the road and posting more blogs soon.

Septic Tank Jokes

April 9, 2020 tdcoop616

I was bored and sick and tired of cleaning, packing, and selling stuff, getting ready to hit the road full time. So I spent the day decorating our blue boy, honey wagon, or portable waste tank with septic tank jokes.
For those of you who are not campers and don’t know: at some campsites, they don’t have sewer hookups at every campsite. Hopefully, they have a dump station nearby. So instead of packing everything up, hooking our trailer up to the truck and going to the dump station every 2 to 3 days, we dump our black and grey tanks into the portable waste tank. Then we pull it over to the dump station and dump it.
While it is a lot easier to have the sewer hookups at the campsite, if everything goes well, it’s not a nasty job at all. I’m just trying to put a little smile on other campers’ faces when we see them at the dumpsites.

Livingston County Trail System, Gilbertsville, KY

March 27, 2020 tdcoop616

Livingston County Trail System is a very nice and long multi-use trail system for hiking, and biking. It wanders through woods and grasslands, under high wire power lines and next to a beautiful little lake and a few streams. There are a few really steep hills to get your heart rate up whether walking, running, or biking.

Thanks to Coronavirus we’re home early.

March 22, 2020 tdcoop616

Just a quick note to let our friends and family know, thanks to Coronavirus we’re home early. We were supposed to be at a summit for people who travel full time and work on the road. We were going to try to find new ways to make money as we travel to supplement our retirement. I think they were expecting over 300 people at the summit. Well, thanks to the Coronavirus it was canceled. Also, the state park where we…

Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Alabama

March 21, 2020 tdcoop616

Located 22 miles west of Gulf Shores on the mouth of Mobile Bay and at the end of Fort Morgan peninsula is Alabama State Historical site, Fort Morgan. At Fort Morgan, there is a museum and a self-guided walking tour of the fort. Fort Morgan has been guarding Mobile Bay since 1834. Construction started in 1819 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Gulf Coast Gator Ranch, Moss Point, MS

March 13, 2020 tdcoop616

There was one wild 8 foot alligator who hangs out just across the fence from the ones in the ranch. I think they are planning a jail break. It is possible he was one who escaped during hurricane Katrina.

Silver Slipper Casino RV Park Bay St Louis, MS

March 10, 2020 tdcoop616

From our campsite, we had an incredible view of Bay St Louis and the white Sand Beach right across the road. The casino is about 1/2 mile from the RV park and there is a very nice wide sidewalk between the road and the beach to walk on.

Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville, LA

February 27, 2020 tdcoop616

The flora and fauna in Fontainebleau State Park are abundant. I went on a late-night walk one night and saw a raccoon, and 30+ deer’s eyes reflecting in my light. We also saw an otter in Lake Pontchartrain and several alligators in the “alligator pond” right behind the kid’s water playground in the picture above. One of our neighbors saw a sounder of hogs.

New Homepage Map

February 23, 2020 tdcoop616

I have added a new map to our homepage. In addition to our “States” map, we now have a “campgrounds visited” map. Now you can check out the RV parks, Harvest Hosts, and other places we’ve camped at if you happen to be looking for campgrounds in a certain area. It is an interactive map, if you click on the pin’s, it will tell you more about that location.