Go, See, Do, Experience!
We drove an hour north of our campground in Wauchula, FL to Lake Wales to see Bok Tower Gardens. Larry was there to greet us. We met him at the Association of Late-Deafened Adults convention in 2018. He is a very sweet man and great friend. He has been part of Bok Tower Gardens for... Continue Reading →
Florida’s Natural Visitor Center is in Lake Wales, Florida. The building is built to look like a “cracker” house. We walked in and everything is nice and clean and orderly. The lady at the counter offered a sample of 4 kinds of orange juice and varieties in the foundation. She said there is a video... Continue Reading →
Day 2: It was hard to wait until it was light outside but we wanted it light out so we could see the new area we were going to explore. We got in the truck at 7:00am. The first key we came to is Key Largo and of course the song is in our head.... Continue Reading →
We had never been to Florida Keys before. We decided to do a hotel-mini vacation for four days. My journal entries, from where this blog comes from, has a lot of words. HAHA So, I will break this down into a post-a day. Day 1: The day was drizzling and overcast. We had rain while... Continue Reading →
The email said in bold announcement: don’t come to Davis Bayou Campground until after 2:00pm! So here is the deal…with check out time in Louisiana, 90 or so miles drive, and check in time in Mississippi, we had a lot of time to kill. So the other day I looked at a map to see... Continue Reading →
How do we pick where to travel? Funny story: we picked this next place after we watched The History Channel about huge bridges. We learned about a bridge that is the longest bridge over water in the whole world - 23.85 miles. It is over Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, from New Orleans to Mandeville. We wanted... Continue Reading →
Driving from Kansas City, Missouri to Branson, Missouri brought back a lot of memories. Why? The reason for us to go to Branson is to enjoy Silver Dollar City. It is a theme park set in the 1880s. It has been going for 63 years. The workers and volunteers all wear period costumes. Kevin grew... Continue Reading →
Broken kitchen slide! We drove to what seemed like the other end of the earth to Ace Hardware for some parts. I was looking down and told Kevin we would exit to the right at exit #1. I look up and he is getting in the middle lane. “Did you not hear me say right... Continue Reading →
Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills, SD 08/23 Crazy Horse Memorial! 🙂 We didn’t know what to expect. At the entrance gate we paid the entrance fee. We thought it was a little costly to see a mountain but we had no idea all there would be to see and do. We followed the road up... Continue Reading →
Sunset Through 2 trees, Black Hills National Forest, Black Hills, SD 08/23 Kevin said, “Let’s find Nemo!” While looking at a map at the state visitor center he saw there is a little town in the Black Hills, South Dakota, named Nemo. So off we went. The drive, oh wow, was so pretty. Rapid City,... Continue Reading →
Travel Means Life 