One year: A retrospective
A year ago, on October 17, 2017, Lorraine and I packed our belongings into an RV and began one amazing road trip. When we pulled out of...
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- Oct 26, 2018
- 7 min
Scottsboro, AL: a quiet town; a dark past..
Many times during our travels Lorraine and I actively seek out well known historical landmarks. We've visited many civil war...
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- Oct 11, 2018
- 4 min
Sweet Home Alabama!
When we were planning our travel route through the southeast, I was a bit apprehensive about traveling through the state of Alabama....
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- Oct 3, 2018
- 3 min
Crossville, Tennessee: a small town with not much going on (but that might not be a bad thing)
From Nashville, we had planned to head south to Chattanooga then over into Georgia for my nephew's wedding, but the nice thing about not...
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- Sep 18, 2018
- 8 min
Nashville: "Middle" Tennessee's bright star!
..and the city has a TWO (eh.. maybe one and a half) Delaware connections as well, but more on that below.. One of the interesting facts...
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- Aug 22, 2018
- 4 min
Memphis.. A nice place to visit, but..
Here are some of the other sites we visited while in Memphis: The Lorraine Motel: In sharp contrast to the upbeat mood of Graceland, lies...
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- Aug 2, 2018
- 6 min
Elvis's last performance..
Our second stop in Memphis was to the home of Tennessee's largest tax payer ever: Graceland. Home of Elvis Aaron Presley. Let me begin by...
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
Walking in Memphis...
When it comes time to break-camp, Lorraine handles the arranging, securing and cleaning of the inside of the RV while I take care of...
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- Jul 17, 2018
- 2 min
Leaving Little Rock...
As we travel across the country, there is one question Lorraine and I ask ourselves at each stop, "is this a place we could live...
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- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Little Rock Central High School... A Delaware connection!
In my previous post, I wrote about our visit to Little Rock Central High School. It was a very powerful and moving experience. We learned...
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- Jun 28, 2018
- 7 min
Nine children that changed a nation..
Little Rock Central High School, 1957. "There is no courage at the outset: the courage kicks in later." --Minnijean Brown While in Little...
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- Jun 8, 2018
- 3 min
Tornado warnings in Little Rock!
After leaving Hot Springs, we traveled north to Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas. Our campsite, Downtown Riverside RV Park, was...
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- May 28, 2018
- 3 min
Hot Springs, Arkansas: Thermal springs and Bigfoot!
After leaving the "exciting" little hamlet of Lake Village, we headed north to the popular town of Hot Springs. This area of the country,...
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- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Me.. to the rescue!
The most exciting thing that occurred while we were at Pecan Grove was a fierce storm that blew in one evening. Being trapped in a metal...
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- May 15, 2018
- 3 min
Meeting the Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi!
Our first stop outside of Mississippi was at Pecan Grove RV Park in Lake Village, Arkansas. This town reminded us of Chester's Mill out...
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- May 10, 2018
- 3 min
What once was.. is no more..
...And there's a Delaware connection! (see below) ----------- Rodney, Mississippi Population: 0 On a recent trip, we heard of a nearby...
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- May 7, 2018
- 3 min
Gone but not forgotten. A few last stories..
Here are a few remaining tombstones we found at the Natchez City Cemetery with interesting backstories: A frightened little girl: See the...
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- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
The Turning Angel
One of the most visited grave markers in the Natchez City Cemetery is a statue commemorating the city's worst catastrophe and has come to...
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- Apr 30, 2018
- 4 min
History as told by the dead..
One of the things Lorraine and I enjoy doing when staying in an area is visiting the local cemetery. We enjoy reading the poignant...
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- Apr 23, 2018
- 2 min
A Heapin' Helpin' of Southern Hospitality
"Southern hospitality", I have heard of this phenomenon for many years. Spending most of my life in the Northeast, I tended to be...
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