2018
Tiny Stone, no Little Rock
Stayed in the heart of the city at the Downtown Riverside RV Park with our site right on the river. Beautiful view of the downtown and within walking / riding distance of one of the foot bridges that crosses the Arkansas River. Great bike path along the river so Read more
2018
Memorial Day Weekend
Since we didn’t know exactly when we leave leaving or how to book RV Parks, the crowded holiday weekend left us without a place to camp. So what do we do now? Call friends in Memphis and crash in their driveway for five days. Lane and Blair Billings were tremendous Read more
2018
May 23rd – Our Journey Begins
Not sure how people traveled prior to the internet. There are two apps that we are using to find and book RV Parks: RV Parky and Park Advisor. There are a plethora of other apps, but I settled on these two for now. Booked a place in St. Charles, MO Read more
2018
Ready, Set, Go – Maybe
All set and ready to go. May 23rd. Only one task left. Class B non-CDL driver licenses for both Katrina and I. We had to wait until Wednesday as the DMV was not open on Monday and we needed to get the car appraised for repair. We also needed to Read more
Before mile one
The In Between
I titled this section the “in between” because we weren’t still living in our house, but we weren’t really traveling yet. We parked the Busse Bus at Fish Beach Campground on April 26th and weren’t scheduled to depart until May 19th at the earliest. The three week delay was due Read more
Before mile one
Farewell Sunday Brunch
Good friends of ours have been raving about a great little hole in the wall that serves a mean breakfast for the past couple of years. Since our days in Illinois were whittling down it was now or never to test their taste in food and validate their claim. Vinny Read more
Before mile one
TV or Not TV?
That is the question. What else is there to do at night when you’re on the road? Campfire? S’mores, Dog walking? Meeting the fellow campers? Swatting mosquitoes? But, who wins American Idol? The Voice? Can I answer the final Jeopardy question? Hard decision – but we decided that being able Read more
Before mile one
Farewell Party
A good group of our friends decided to throw us a Farewell Party. Now these are people that we have known for decades. Travelled together, attended children’s graduations, attended each other’s parents funerals, etc. Good friends that you don’t find everywhere or often. Parties over the years have had Read more
Before mile one
Lost 15 Pounds
I didn’t know it at the time, but I apparently put myself on a diet from mid January to the end of April. It was unintentional, but none the less I lost 15 pounds during the process of selling our house and getting into the Busse Bus. You see when Read more