Today was Chris’s first day as a retired man, so we filled it with lots of exciting activities: 1. We had an appointment at 9am to get new (retired) military IDs for the entire family. We walked into the ID office and could proceed no further because it was packed beyond capacity (as set by […]
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I’m experimenting with how to add maps to the webpage, but that can get frustrating because I lose the free wifi A LOT (in fact it just happened again as I was writing this). Also, trying to determine what internet plug-in fits my desired end result can get frustrating too. So, in the meantime, for
While staying at the RV park on Navy Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida we have spent an appreciable amount of time each day at the beach. The beach here is big, beautiful, and sparely populated. Those are a winning combination in our eyes! The waves were scheduled to be best first thing in the morning,
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For our final day, we decided to see the city we have spent the last four days encircling. I hated the idea of driving the truck into the city and trying to find parking for it, so I found the bus schedule. We were in luck, because Charleston has made all the buses free for
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Tom, Becky, and Langley were our neighbors in Pittsburgh. Becky was the first friend I met when we moved there. We both moved onto the street in the same month (we even looked at buying each other’s houses), and were looking to find a new friend. Kismet A year ago, the Dearings decided that they
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We left Camp Lejeune today and headed to Kure Beach, further down the North Carolina coast. However, we made a stop before we left the town of Jacksonville, NC at Collins Welding Service. Mr. Collins was confident that he could fix our messed up bumper and ensure that it wouldn’t happen again. First step, cut
While visiting Charleston, SC this week, we have been lucky to be able to meet up with old neighbors from Pittsburgh. Becky and Tom were our first friends in Pittsburgh and luckily the friendship has been able to continue through their relocation to Charleston. Tonight we joined them at one of their favorite places, Low
We took to the water today to explore the Crystal Coast at a different angle. We booked a tour through Paddle NC and shoved off from Hammock Beach State Park. The four of us fit into two tandem kayaks and we teamed up in our old ski lift partnerships. Jack also pointed out that the
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The tire continues to lose air while we are parked in the campground and it is now time to do something about it. Chris took it off the RV and grabbed a spray bottle of soapy water to see if he could figure out the origin of the leak. Ah ha! The smoking gun! Or
While traveling we have plans to complete an astronomy curriculum. Therefore, it was a perfect coincidence that our first camping spot was a great location to watch the longest lunar eclipse in a decade. I kept everyone up late and at 1030pm we tromped out to the beach to watch the Moon move into the
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