I took a trip to Toccoa, Georgia and Hot Springs, Arkansas and returned home via Tennessee. After checking out the sights around Toccoa, with my South Eastern Loners on Wheels Chapter, I moved on to my annual campout with Camp Carpe Diem in Hot Springs. I stopped in North Little Rock, Arkansas for the night …
I planned a trip to the Winnebago factory in Forest City, Iowa for some warranty repairs on My Revel Van and to check off some places I had never been. Plus I needed to get into the eclipse path of totality! First stop was Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky! There were a dozen or …
After leaving Kingman, Arizona and driving south through Parker, I spent time camping with friends in and around Quartzsite, Arizona. I left Arizona and my first stop was to visit a friend in Waco, Texas. I was surprised how livable the city was. Traffic wasn’t bad, and parking downtown was plentiful, maybe I caught it …
After leaving San Francisco, I made my way to Yosemite and on to Arizona for warmer weather! Horsetail Falls was not running very strong because it was the fall dry season. Spring with the snow melt is the time to see it! El Capitan. Yosemite Valley. Half Dome. Half Dome. Bridal Vail Falls. Tioga Road …
I left Newport, Oregon and drove down the coast on the US-101 and CA-1 to San Francisco. Lots of lighthouses, rocks, and ocean views plus some redwoods! Heceta Head Lighthouse. Umpqua River Lighthouse. Stairs inside Umpqua River Lighthouse. Arch Rock. Seals on the docks of Brookings Harbor. Brookings Harbor. Too many Rocks and ocean views …
I left NC in my new Winnebago Revel to circle the country and see places missed in previous trips. Being a sucker for anything rail related, I couldn’t pass up this bridge over the New River in West Virginia. I got all the way to the badlands of North Dakota before being inspired to take …
After returning from France, I hit the road to the mountains of North Carolina then to the usual places I have explored in Florida for the winter. I stopped in a couple new places coming back north, and after a minor accident, I settled in Walnut Cove, NC waiting on car repairs and a knee …
On our first day exploring, we visit Bayeux and the Bayeux Cathedral. In the afternoon we explore the Normandy Beaches where the D-Day invasion occured. After stopping at Juno Beach, we move on to Omaha Beach where there were installations commemorating D-Day. Be sure to watch the video I did for a full experience. I …
On day 2 we visit Deauville, Trouville, and Honfleur seen below.
On day 3 we visit the home of Claude Monet in Giverny. In the afternoon we visit Rouen and see the Rouen Cathedral painted over 30 times by Monet. This is also the town where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. There were decorations up around town.