Prior to embarking on our one-year tour of US state and national parks in a vintage Airstream travel trailer, we’d never spent a single night in an RV. Not a single one of us, not even as a kid. Needless to say really, we had (and still have) a heck of a lot to learn. […]
Modifications to the Airstream Travel Trailer
Our Airstream travel trailer is mostly original, though the previous owner made improvements such as install a new air conditioner, a new hot water heater, and replace copper water lines with PEX tubing. You can see pictures of when we bought the Airstream here. We’ve owned our 1969 21′ Globetrotter Airstream for about eight weeks now, […]
Camping at Stephen Foster State Folk Center – Near Lake City, Florida
Stephen Foster State Folk Center, located about 10 miles our of Lake City, Florida, is a hidden gem of a state park and campground. We were unfortunate in that the several days we camped at the campground our family was ill, which limited our ability to explore and enjoy the park. On top of a […]
How do appliances work in our Airstream travel trailer?
I’m learning as I go and don’t everything about how our Airstream travel trailer works. Every time I speak to someone who owns at travel trailer or visit a forum or blog, I learn something new about an appliance or a system that I have on my trailer. Despite my novice knowledge about the appliances […]
A Valuable Lesson for Adventure When Storms Roll In
With a week and 800 miles completed of our 2,000 mile shakedown trip to the Everglades before making a loop around the United States, we have endured some challenges which have reinforced a valuable lesson about succeeding on an adventure. Every adventure has unexpected and difficult challenges. Some of ours on the first leg of […]
Quitting My Job
I’ve always had a job. At sixteen, when I literally didn’t make the cut for the varsity sports teams (pine rider for life, holla!), I got an after school, office job. From that point on, I always had a job. I worked at a movie theater and clothing retailer in high school. During college, I […]
Alligator spotting at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve – Ft. Myers, Florida
During our days of healing in Ft. Myers, FL, we started feeling for an outing in the afternoon. We’d not yet seen alligators in Florida, so we decided to take our kids out looking for some. We headed to the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, a 3,400 acre wetland preserver on the outer edge of […]
Old Folks at Home at Stephen Foster State Park, FL
Way down upon de Suwannee River, far, far away. Here’s wha my heart is turning ebbed. Here’s wha de old folks stay. Stephen Foster lyrics from “Old Folks at Home” Florida’s State song. Stephen Foster NAILED IT! No, really. We were the youngest four people in the entire state park. The youngest people with the […]
A Virus: The Uninvited Visitor at Santee State Park, SC
The day we left on our trip, I was filled with nerves and lots of emotions. I was in pretty good spirits in the car. Wilson napped! Jane behaved well, and we got to our destination easily. “We’ve got this!” I thought. The blissful overconfidence was my parenting fail. Never get cocky!!! You WILL be […]
Camping at Santee State Park – Near Columbia, SC
Santee State Park is a little over an hour drive from Columbia, SC and Charleston, SC, making it easily accessible for many South Carolina families looking for a weekend camping adventure with biking, hiking, and swimming. Though only a few miles from Interstate 95, the park feels remote and is quiet once you make your […]
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