Brodie

When you’re moving from place to place on a long trip in the RV it’s easy to forget things. There’s a surprising number of steps to remember for a smooth trip. 

Since the beginning we have used these as reminders. 

They’re essentially slap bracelets for your steering wheel. They remind us of various things, like retract the antenna, close bay doors, disconnect utilities, etc. The packs we bought…

On our way back to Florida, we’ve stopped for a few days in the Ft. Worth, Texas area. 

We’re in our RV overlooking lake Benbrook in Holiday Park. It’s a US Army corp property. 

The sites are very nice, although most of them are not very level. The sites have electric and water connections but no sewer. There are dump stations in the park. 

There are a few miles of hiking trails as well as…

We’re finishing up a short stay in Belton, Texas. We’re staying at Live Oak Ridge, an Army Corp campground. 

It’s a very well kept place with lots of space and shade. Each site has water and electric, but no sewer connection. There is a dump station though. 

The views of the lake are great. 

Tomorrow we start back to the east. 

Brodie 

We stay in so many different places and environments. Sometimes we’re urbanites. At other times we’re country folk. 

Both have positives and negatives. And no place is the same. 

After a long stint in the country it’s awesome to take advantage of the metro conveniences. One of which is Yelp delivery. It’s convenience on roids. Open the Yelp app. Pick the delivery place. Order, pay, and presto!…

We left Duscon, Louisiana this morning. Our work camping situation came to an end sooner than expected. We’re disappointed that it didn’t work, but we feel that we did what we could. One of life’s curves I guess. 

Regardless, we decided to use the unexpected open schedule to head west to Texas for a short time. We’ve stopped for a few days at Traders Village in Houston. 

Soon we’ll go east. Most…

Well, it’s time for an update. I know it’s be awhile since our last post but it’s not for lack of trying. I typed up an awesome blog post with tons of pictures from our recent stays at Harvest Host locations, scheduled it to post, waited for it to post, realized that the entry didn’t post OR save, got mad, decided to punish WordPress for it’s sins, and gave up.

Now, we are staying at Frog City RV…

Here’s a short video from our stay at the gator ranch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUvYOP56An8&feature=share

We recently joined Harvest Host which connects RV travelers with businesses that allow RV’ers to stay overnight, usually at no cost. https://harvesthosts.com/ Harvest Host p.s. If you decide to join Harvest Host please consider listing us as your referral, Brodie and Jodi Brown. We’ll both get a free month. 

This week we stayed a night at Gulf Coast Gator Ranch in Mosspoint, MS. 

It was a…

We’ve been wanting to remove some of the cornice and blind combos in the RV. Today we’re finally getting started by first removing the small set on either side of the master bed. 

They weren’t hard to remove, just a little awkward. Only four screws hold each unit in place. 

Now we need to find the right solution for replacements that will keep out as much less light, but not take up so much…

We are currently staying in Pigeon Forge, TN at Pine Mountain RV Park. We have had a wonderful time enjoying this area off-season while the crowds are much smaller. We got here just in time to be featured in the park’s Yelp video:Pine Mountain Yelp Page The video is the first photo listed on the Yelp page.

The park is situated along side a creek with very friendly and hungry ducks and views of…

It’s cold and rainy and we’re all still feeling a bit puny. But, we are continuing our journey back to the south.

It’s a good work day, though. I can get a lot of work done while Brodie drives toward my next meetings.

I am so excited to be spending a week in the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area where my very best friend is coming to celebrate our birthdays. 

-Jodi

The Day After…

Well, we made it here for our first inauguration. Everyone that we ran into was very nice and happy to be here. Fortunately, we were not whiteness to any of the riots.

Honestly, we watched most of the official inauguration live on TV from the comfort of the RV. Why?

This is a picture of me today. You don’t want to know what I looked like yesterday!! I don’t even know what I looked like yesterday…

We made it to Washington D.C. and picked up our Inauguration packet and tickets. The lines are long and the wait to get into the Cannon Building was about an hour.

Of course, we spent some time on the Metro. 

Here is one of the many lines to get into the congressional buildings to pick up ticket packets.

Many areas are already closed off in preparation for tomorrow. 

Signage is great!! No…

Stop the presses!! We were just interviewed by the Washington Post!! They will be doing a story about people making the trip to the inauguration by RV. They are coming to our Campground tomorrow to take some pictures and speak with fellow RV’ers.

I’ll keep you posted on article release dates.

-Jodi

Colonial Williamsburg, VA has been fun! It’s pretty quiet here since it’s off season but, that’s how we like it! It gives us the opportunity to explore in peace and without long lines.

The weather has been perfect and has only required a sweatshirt and no umbrellas. The town is huge!! For my Indiana friends, imagine Conner Prairie x10!! 

As you can probably imagine, the Colonial buildings and…