After months of looking at houses all around middle Tennessee and surrounding states, we finally found one that we liked well enough to put an offer on! After going back and forth a couple of times, the seller accepted our offer! They had already moved out of the house, so Read more…
We spent 5 nights in the Pigeon Forge area, hanging out with Dave (Randy’s oldest brother) and Gay Lynn. Unfortunately, since it was kind of last minute, we weren’t able to get a site in the same campground as them; but I found one at Pigeon Forge Landing RV Resort, Read more…
Turns out, October is still a busy month for camping in Tennessee. I had trouble finding a place to stay between Chattanooga and Pigeon Forge, but finally found Hornsby Hollow Campground. It was a quiet, secluded campground and we were thankful we could stay there for eight nights, so I Read more…
I had made reservations for three nights at Stone Mountain Park in order to see a few houses north of Atlanta and catch up with an old friend from HS. I’m glad we no longer needed to look at houses because we spent the entire time enjoying the park, downtown Read more…
Once Jennifer, the realtor to show us homes around Chattanooga and northern GA heard we had an offer on a home and wanted to see a few others before we received a counter offer, she made arrangements for us to go out looking the afternoon we arrived at the Holiday Read more…
We stayed at Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort for three nights and spent a day at Cumberland Falls State Park. We did the 2 mile Eagle Falls hike, which was pretty strenuous, with steep inclines and lots of steps, but it was scenic and had rugged terrain, which I liked. After Read more…
We were a bit worried as we got close to Cummins Ferry RV Resort & Campground, since the road was super narrow, hilly and curvy. But we passed the road that said “No RVs” and followed instructions and signs to assure us we were going to the right place. Once Read more…
If you ever find yourself near Cincinnati, Ohio, plan to spend a couple of extra days just south of there to see the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter. It’s well worth the time! We stayed 4 nights at the Oak Creek Campground, which was pretty much right in the middle Read more…
We weren’t sure how late we would be picking up the RV on Sunday, so we reserved a nearby Boondockers Welcome place, Paradise in Chesterville, in Arthur, IL. A very nice couple greeted us and even gave us a bag of popcorn, since they had just popped some. They didn’t Read more…
I can’t believe we had another major issue when we tried to set up in Branson, plus a couple of other stupid mistakes I made. I don’t even want to talk about it yet, so I’ll wait til the end of this post to document what happened and just try Read more…