Start of our Travels - Summer 2026

It's that time of year again, so that means it's time for us to start travelling. This will be our 16th year of travel in our motorhome. What a life! It's something that we always wanted to do so we saved and saved for years until we could fulfill our dream.

As an example, here's the driver's side of our motorhome showing maps of our travels.  It is so eye-catching that I saw a guy pass me once and then slow down so he could take a picture!

The one on the bottom is the last three years out west and one year up to New England area.

Our first stop was about 300 miles north in Perry, Florida at The Oaks RV Park. We picked this place because of the laid-back atmosphere stated in the reviews as well as the animals (especially the free-range chickens) that are in the park. AND…we were not disappointed. Only 18 sites amongst the Oak trees with Spanish Moss hanging from the limbs. 

I got a text while on our way that asked about our arrival time. We told them 4 and, as we pulled across the highway to enter, the owners, Mark and Luann were there in their golf cart to greet us and guide us to our pull-thru site. While Mark and I gabbed, she pulled out a dozen fresh, colored eggs from her chickens as a welcoming gift. So nice!

Our pull-through site with lots of room around us

A brand-new covered patio for gatherings, visiting, and conversation

Just a few of the dozens of chickens roaming around and eating their breakfast.

Here's the dozen eggs we were given upon arrival. The extra-large one is from a Turkey....have not eaten that one yet.

Next, we headed to Holt, Florida for a one-night stay. We've stayed here many times as we cross the Panhandle. Nice easy in, easy out.

Then, we stopped at one of the new Love's RV Stops. I'm beginning to like them. 

The spots are easy to maneuver, and we felt safe due to all the trucks and cars coming in and out.

We then went and stayed 4 nights in Cajun Country so we could have some good tasting Cajun food. Yummers.

I like Gumbo too!

You getting hungry yet?

Happy trio about to eat. We both are looking at the camera but look what Katie is looking at!

Found this crawdad (mudbug, crayfish) outside in the morning. No, we did not eat him.

We ran into some Lovebugs going through Louisiana. This is what our coach looked like after I had already cleaned it once at a truck stop the first time

This is after 120 miles. It took me 45 minutes to get the front of our coach all clean. Sticky little buggers.

We then went to Lake Falling Star RV Park just east of Lockhart, Texas where we stayed three nights and ate BBQ all three days!

...almost done...

Sausage, brisket, ribs

On our way from Austin to San Antonio, we drove on the "fastest road in America". 

85 Miles per Hour!! Yikes. And you know people go faster than that.

That's it for now. We head to Carlsbad Caverns and places north next on our way to Montana in mid-May.

Hope you enjoyed travelling with us.

steve/kim/katie

Florida, Alabama, Louisiana

We left Florida April 19th on our latest trip, this one going out west for the summer/early fall. This is going to be 6-7 months of adventure! Here's our journey so far.

We are currently west of Fort Worth, Texas for 4 nights to see the Zoo, the Botanical Gardens and, most of all.....to eat Texas BBQ !!

From the top going clock-wise, we have a half-eaten pork rib, in the upper right - pickled red onions and below that is the apple coleslaw, then... three more ribs, sausage, brisket with BBQ sauce, then pickled cucumbers and red potato salad. 
Oh, and there's an interested party looking in from the left.

...not sure what Katie is thinking...you can make up your own caption for her, but the food is absolutely delicious! And we still have Friday and Saturday to try two more BBQ places. And we're hiding the weight scale for a few days.

We stayed at Ocala for one night, then, on the way to Tallahassee the next night, we stopped at the Forest Capital Museum State Park for a visit to an original Florida Cracker House. Those old settlers sure had to work from sunup to sundown. Imagine building all these building from scratch? Nice stop.

Walk Around the Homestead | Florida State Parks

This is the museum which has many exhibits all about the forest/lumber industry back in the day. VERY interesting.

Excellent diorama depicting the early turpentine business.

Model scale of the cracker house and all its outlying buildings, all of which had a specific purpose, like chicken coop, outhouse, wood, etc. All had to be built by hand.

Pine needle walkway leading to the main house where the family lived. The state moved this house from its original location to here for the museum.

After taking two days to get used to travelling again in Tallahassee, we headed down south to see the Possum Monument at Wausau, Florida but, unfortunately, there was a lot of construction so we couldn't even stop. But, for those who are saying, "What the heck is a Possum Monument"? Here's a link and a couple of photos.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

Possum Monument – Wausau, Florida - Atlas Obscura

Then, down to the Gulf to see the Choctaw Beach hopefully to put our feet in the water. 

We forgot to take any photos but here, on the left, is where we parked the coach so we could see the water. It was a nice place to take a break. I couldn't resist so I took off my shoes and waded into the water up to my shins. Then I went over to the dock to help Kim and Katie off the beach and sliced open my big toe on the coral. Ouch. It's taken all this time to heal. 

Alabama. We love this RV spot because they rent us a hot tub that we can sit in at 103 degrees whenever we want! We just hung around, did not see anything. Worked on inside coach projects...getting it ready for our trip. Relaxing.

See the hot tub to the right of the passenger door? We were in it constantly.

This gentle lake is our "front yard" view.

Last entry: We've stayed at Cajun Palms many, many times over the years. As a matter of fact, this is where we wintered over our first two years of travel. This time, we decided to book a covered site. Good thing we did, because a big ol' storm came through, lightning, thunder and everything. But we were protected. 

All covered up

We had the place to ourselves for the first 4 days.

Kim made some fabulous deviled eggs that disappeared instantly!

We'll post some more detailed visits to Poverty Point, a 10,000-year-old Indian settlement in Louisiana and other spots but, for now, this will keep you informed as to our progress. 

We're sure thankful that you all are following us.

Kim/Steve/Katie

Texas BBQ Trail

Okay, prepare to start drooling....that is, if you like good BBQ.

Went a couple of times to Smitty's in Lockhart. It's the best.

Outside entrance from the back parking lot

This is what you see upon entering. They lift up the lids to get to the meat.

Everyone eats at long tables.

The carver slicing up some brisket.

Outside the front entrance. Doesn't look like much does it?

Opening the lids to get to our order.

Sausage, sausage, sausage. Kim's favorite.

Went to buy a hat here and liked the sign...not the $450 price tag on the hats though.

Our RV spot in the Texas country with Katie photo-bombing it.

Partial view of the lake in front of us.

Lockhart county seat building....gorgeous.

Went birding one morning and took a panorama of the lake.

Looking waaaay back to our RV on the right from the levee.

Nice stop. Good food. Nice to stay still for a few days without a lot to do except do a few minor repairs on the coach and eat ribs, brisket and sausage.

...heading out west some more now....

Oh, here's our map of travel starting March 2018 until now.

Amazing journey isn't it?

See you next entry.

Steve/Kim/Katie