• April 18, 2025 - Promised Land State Park - Site 341
    April 18, 2025 - Promised Land State Park - Site 341
  • April 14 - 18, 2025 - Cape Henlopen State Park - Site B08
    April 14 - 18, 2025 - Cape Henlopen State Park - Site B08
  • April 8 - 14, 2025 - First Landing State Park, VA - Site 4
    April 8 - 14, 2025 - First Landing State Park, VA - Site 4
  • April 7, 2025 - Rocky Mount KOA - Site 28
    April 7, 2025 - Rocky Mount KOA - Site 28
  • April 3-6, 2025 - Myrtle Beach State Park - Site 222
    April 3-6, 2025 - Myrtle Beach State Park - Site 222
  • March 31 - April 2, 2025 - Skidaway State Park,  GA - Site 36
    March 31 - April 2, 2025 - Skidaway State Park, GA - Site X36
  • March 30, 2025 - Daytona Beach RV Oasis Campground Site XX
    March 30, 2025 - Daytona Beach RV Oasis Campground Site XX
  • March 28-29, 2025 - Daytona International Speedway - Site 30
    March 28-29, 2025 - Daytona International Speedway- Site 30
  • March 25, 2025 - We had a truck issue........
    March 25, 2025 - We had a truck issue........
  • March 24-27,2025 - Crooked River State Park, GA
    March 24-27,2025 - Crooked River State Park, GA
  • March 21-23, 2025 Savanah South KOA, GA
    March 21-23, 2025 Savanah South KOA, GA
  • March 20, 2025 - Florida Caverns State Park, FL
    March 20, 2025 - Florida Caverns State Park, FL
  • March 19, 2025 - Fontainebleau State Park, LA - Site 5
    March 19, 2025 - Fontainebleau State Park, LA - Site 5
  • March 14-18, 2025 - Bayou Segnette State Park, LA - Site 68
    March 14-18, 2025 - Bayou Segnette State Park, LA - Site 68
  • March 13, 2025 - Gulf State Park, AL
    March 13, 2025 - Gulf State Park, AL
  • March 11-13, 2025 - Panama City KOA, FL - Site 18
    March 11-13, 2025 - Panama City KOA, FL - Site 18
  • March 9-10, 2025 Crooked River State Park, GA - Site 47
    March 9-10, 2025 Crooked River State Park, GA - Site 47
  • Myrtle Beach State Park, SC - February 28 - March 8, 2025
    Myrtle Beach State Park, SC - February 28 - March 8, 2025
  • February 27, 2025 - Emporia KOA - Site 8
    February 27, 2025 - Emporia KOA - Site 8
  • February 26, 2025 - Western Village RV Park - Site 143
    February 26, 2025 - Western Village RV Park - Site 143
  • February 17, 2025 - Kemtptville..getting ready
    February 17, 2025 - Kemtptville..getting ready

Here’s what’s happening with us....

March 2, 2024 – Crooked River State Park, GA – Site 2

Crooked River State Park in Georgia…OMG, what an amazing park! We stayed at a Georgia park last September and were really impressed with its cleanliness, site setup, and of course price.

This was a one night stay. I have tried to keep the travel days short for Luke and Leia’s sake. We will stay at this park for 2 nights on our northern swing.

We are in snake and alligator country. I was not nervous on our hike at first, but when I came across two warning signs in the first 50 feet….I started wondering.


February 27 – March 1, 2024 – Myrtle Beach SP Site 245

This is our first “relax” stop of the trip. The dogs and I spent 4 nights here. The weather was mixed. Three of the days had high’s of 27, lows of 18. One day we only made it to 12c during the day. We did a lot of exploring, but did not get to the water. There was always enough wind to keep the sand on the beaches airborne. Not good for the dogs’ eyes.

We will return to Myrtle Beach on the northern swing of our trip, when the weather will even be warmer.


February 25-26, 2024 – Emporia/I95 KOA, VA – Site 7

Our first camping spot. A nice little KOA with some really nice sites, but….i think we had the smallest in the park. It’s a good lesson on “you get what you pay for”. I do have to say the management was very helpful and pleasant.

We are using this two day stay to “de-winterize” the trailer. The temperatures were great. And me and the dogs did a little exploring downtown Emporia


February 24, 2024 – Best Western Carlisle, PA

Day one of the retirement trip journey. Stephanie will celebrate her soft retirement on February 27, 2024. With her blessing I decided that I would start the southern trek with Luke and Leia on the 24th.

Our first night was spent in a hotel, as it was still a little cool to camp. The dogs loved it, and although we shared a king sized bed, there still was not enough room.


September 21, 2023 – Occoneechee State Park, VA

After a quick exit from First Landing….Staff were concerned about site flooding with the hurricane that was coming in. Were were told we had to evacuate at 20:00. By 16:00, we decided to drive the 3-4 hours to Occoneechee State Park, VA, for one night. We arrived in the dark which is a little unnerving. But the site was well defined and easy to back into. The next morning the staff here were amazing. They dealt with some “multiple bookings” we had for this park and released us with a full refund. Before leaving the dogs got orientated to the area with some long walks while Stephanie explored the area on the bike.


September 17-20, 2023 – First Landing State Park, VA

MMMMM, back to one of our favourites……

When we started booking sites for this trip we decided to go where we have not camped before, but as we progressed through the trip some adjustments had to be made. This brought us back to First Landing for 4 nights. We started camping here quite some time ago (exact year unknown). We did three years in the tent trailer before we upgraded to the RV we have now.

We were able to get site 73, which is next to site 101, which was the one we had last year. Although we wanted site 101, it was funny to find out that was occupied by a Toronto couple. They are lucky they get to stay for 2 weeks.

Our first day was sunny and warm followed by an overcast morning (Stephanie decided to do laundry, while John and the dogs hiked fro 11.5kms), with a sunny afternoon. The dogs spent that swimming in Chesapeake Bay.

More to come


September 14-16, 2023 – Janes Island State Park, MD

OMG, this is an amazing Park!

It is on the smaller side, but the views from most of the sites are like the one above. We are on site 21, next to the canal. We arrived on Thursday before the weekend crowds arrived. Finally the humidity and temperatures have broken and the weather is much more enjoyable. All of us had a smile on our faces…..this is what camping is about.


September 12-13, 2023 – Pocomoke State Park, MD

Two nights here. Site 4. The park was very empty…which is good. The weather remains hot and humid with the occasional shower and/or rain storm. Unfortunately, this park does not really have a water feature for the dogs, so we swam them at the boat ramps.

Stephanie celebrated her birthday on the 13th. She finally has her numbers to retire. She will definitely be off by next summer. Leia was really interested in the birthday breakfast. John baked a chocolate cake on the campfire for dinner

Other things were able to do while at this park: hiking, biking, and geocaching.


September 11, 2023 – Cape Henlopen State Park, DE

A one night stop here. While booking our trip originally, we made an error when it came to dog friendly sites. We had to make some changes to the Parks we visited. Cape Henlopen was about 3 hours from our last destination and the site was pet friendly.

It’s still very hot and humid (38C with humidex).

We stayed on site B04. Although the site was a little to close to our neighbours, the activities and opportunities the Park offered were great. Kilometres of bike trails, hiking trails, an Artillery Museum (xxxx), nature centre, and of course beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. Luke, Leia, and John finally returned to one of their favourite spots……the ocean. The water was warm and inviting.


September 07 – 11, 2023 – Elk Neck State Park, MD – Sites 168/13

Well this is a story to tell. We arrived here during an “unprecedented” heat wave in the area. This was the only campsite we did not have any electricity. When we booked it we had no idea that the weather would be so hot. 38C during the day, 28C at night.

Our first night was a challenge. The dogs were HOT, as were we. At 3:00 I had to bring Leia outside to cool down. I slept outside with her for an hour before we went back inside. Stephanie, the dogs and I all slept in separate areas trying to stay cool. Before we went to bed we decided we needed electricity and AC. The estimated temperature was 31C (humid 41C) during the day and 27 at night.

We had researched the local State Parks in the area and found that Killens State Park, DE had an electric site available. But miraculously Site 13 in this park became available….along with full service….including electricity. The $45 upgrade was worth every penny. The dogs spent the afternoon cooling down, as did we.