June 26 We really didn’t appreciate the vastness and uniqueness of this park until we drove into the visitor center and realized that there was another 20 miles of mostly uphill switchback roads ahead of us, reaching an elevation of over 8000 feet just to get to the ranger office where most of the hikes … More Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
June 22, 2018 When we plan our RV adventures we always like to stay in an area which allows for easy day trips to numerous poitnst of interest. Santa Fe is abundant in that respect. In this trip we were somewhat disappointed not to be able to do one of our planned visits to hike … More Cool day trips from Santa Fe.
June 19, 2018 On our first visit to Santa Fe we focused on the art of Georgia O’Keeffe. We visited the museum dedicated to her works right here in town and then traveled and toured her home in Abiquiu. Here is a link to my blog post of 2017 O’Keeffe museum. There is much more to … More Santa Fe and the New Mexico Museum of Art
June 18, 2018 After four days of driving our motor home due west on I40, we arrived at Santa Fe Skies RV Park. This is a return visit to this area and our goal was to cover some of the landmarks and interesting hikes we didn’t have time for last year. I’ll just start by … More Bandelier National Monument
April 2-9, 2018 Hilton Head is one of those places that we have been meaning to visit for a while but for some reason or other, we never have. Now that we are finally here, we decided within minutes of arriving, that it will become one of our go to spring time destination places. This … More Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with day trip to Savannah, Georgia.
October 2-5, 2017 One of the best parts of travel is meeting interesting people along the way, and this was our experience when we met Michel and Rosemary Hayler on a Viking river cruise over four years ago. We have maintained our friendship and they have since, visited us in North Carolina. So it was … More Hastings and Battle, England … More Hastings and Battle, England
September 28 – October 2, 2017 Getting to York was as easy as hopping on a train in Edinburgh and relaxing for two hours. I’ve said this before, but I love train travel through Europe. We booked ahead and had assigned seats with a table for four. It was just Leo and I (because Vivian … More York, England
September 24-26 2017 Nothing like a rainy day to make you want to get on the road….well not quite, but you gotta do what you gotta do, so we set off for Skye in these not so ideal driving conditions. After our tire blow-out, the mechanic installed our spare tire, a tiny and supposedly “temporary” … More Isle of Skye, Scotland
St. Louis is the gateway to the West, so it was only fitting that we stopped here on our way East…. ok I admit that the anology doesn’t work as well if you’re coming from the West but we are headed home to North Carolina after a 2 1/2 month westward tour. Besides, Leo was … More Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO
July 8th After two and a half months on the road we’re making a southeastern turn towards home but we plan to take advantage of every and any interesting stop along the way. One of these (which Leo really wanted to see) it’s the Little Big Horn Battlefield Memorial. We rolled into the 7th … More Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
Going Places with Lucy & Leo 