Dayton, OH – US Air Force National Museum

Dayton, OH – US Air Force National Museum

After two long 400+ mile days, I made it to Dayton Ohio.  I planned to stop here so I could visit the US Air Force National Museum.  The drive out of New England is getting rote and boring because I’ve done it so many times.  On my first day, I had a fairly uneventful...

Winter Sojourn 2013 – Santa Rosa Island and Pensacola

After 4 days at St. Joseph Peninsula, we packed up and headed west again on Route 98.  We drove through the “Red Neck Riviera” – Panama City Beach and all the beach towns along the panhandle coast.  It’s quite a change from where we had come.  Miles of...

New Smyrna Beach and The Forgotten Coast

After camping for 15 days in southwest Florida, it was back to more space and modern conveniences.  At New Smyrna Beach we had a house rented that was right off the beach near the Canaveral National Seashore.  I chose New Smyrna Beach because it was close to Daytona...

Winter Sojourn – Florida Gulf Beaches

The second part of our winter sojourn was a camping trip to the southern gulf coast of Florida.  I’m now calling this our Florida Gulf Beaches Tour because of all the beaches we’re visiting. Our destinations were Fort Myers Beach and Fort Desoto Park in...
Winter Sojourn 2013 – St. Augustine Beach

Winter Sojourn 2013 – St. Augustine Beach

During the first part of our winter sojourn, we spent the month of January at an ocean front condo at St. Augustine Beach.  We had a lovely 2 bedroom townhouse unit that had recently been renovated.  The beach was less than a minute walk.  We spent many days on the...
Winter Sojourn 2013 – The Journey South

Winter Sojourn 2013 – The Journey South

I have been looking forward to this trip since October.  I was anxious to avoid winter and the cold, to get a change of scenery, and to be traveling again.  I did a lot of preparation and planning for the trip. First, I had to plan our itinerary and make the necessary...