2018XC: Day 5, July 16, Kentucky
We said our goodbyes to the Zimmerman family as they packed up their camper to head home to North Carolina.…
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2018XC: Day 4, July 15, Kentucky
Few things better than this: a breakfast with extended family members after the big gathering. Gabriel was starstruck to get…
2018XC: Day 3, June 14, Kentucky
We had a really pleasant time getting to know relations that we don’t see often, and picking up where we…
2018XC: Day 1 and 2, June 12 -13, Pennsylvania to West Virginia
Note to self: the best time to write a blog while traveling is while you are actually traveling! Somehow this…
2016XC: Final Stats and Thoughts for the 2016 Trip
Here’s the map for this trip… And here’s what our last trip looked like… Looks like 81 was the…
2016XC: Day 22, July 6 – Baileyton, Tennessee to Mohrsville, Pennsylvania
CampSite: Around Pond RV Park –to– Home! Steve went out in the morning to catch up with our RV owner…
2016XC: Day 21, July 5 – Sweetwater to Baileyton, Tennessee
CampSites: Sweetwater KOA –to– Around Pond RV Park We woke up to a heavy rainstorm, which was kind of ok…
2016XC: Day 20, July 4 – Gadsen, Alabama to Sweetwater, Tennessee
CampSite: River Country RV Park –to– Sweetwater KOA Gabriel is our morning guy – he’s up for anything, and always…
2016XC: Day 19, July 3 – Vicksburg, Mississippi to Gadsen, Alabama
CampSite: Ameristar RV Park –to– River Country RV Park Just across the way was the Mississippi, so we stopped to…
2016XC: Day 18, July 2 – Waskom, Texas to Vicksburg, Mississippi
CampSites: Miss Ellie’s RV Park –to– Ameristar RV Park We left Miss Ellie’s and headed still towards Tennessee. On…
2016XC: Day 17, July 1 – Elm Mott to Waskom, Texas
CampSites: I35 RV Park –to– Miss Ellie’s RV Park The campsite was ok. A little pricey for not a lot,…
2016XC: Day 16, June 30 – San Antonio, Texas to Elm Mott, Texas
CampSite: San Antonio/Alamo KOA –to– I35 RV Park We were planning to leave the KOA and go back into San…
2016XC: Day 15, June 29 – Port Aransas, Texas to San Antonio, Texas
CampSite: Gulf Waters RV Resort –to– San Antonio/Alamo KOA On our last morning here, we woke to a heavy rainstorm.…
Day 14 – June 28: Port Aransas, Texas
CampSites: Gulf Waters RV Resort Steve and I woke early to see the sunrise over the beach. It was a…
2016XC: Day 13, June 27 – Port Aransas, Texas
CampSite: Gulf Waters RV Resort Our campsite… Just about every site at this resort had a few commonalities…all cement pads…
2016XC: Day 12, June 26 – Beaumont, Texas to Port Aransas, Texas
CampSite: Gulf Coast RV Resort –to– Gulf Waters RV Resort Our first stop in Texas was in a town called…
2016XC: Day 11, June 25 – Berwick (Morgan City), Louisiana to Beaumont, Texas
CampSite: Cypress Lakes RV Resort –to– Gulf Coast RV Resort Before packing up to leave the campground, we spent some…
2016XC: Day 10, June 24 – Berwick (Morgan City), Louisiana
CampSite: Cypress Lake RV Resort At least while we have been in Louisiana, the air seems pretty still most of…
2016XC: Day 9, June 23 – Berwick (Morgan City), Louisiana
CampSite: Cypress Lake RV Resort A beautiful sunrise over Cypress Lake. We spent the morning at the pool. Morgan had…
2016XC: Day 8, June 22 – New Orleans, Louisiana to Berwick (Morgan City), Louisiana
CampSite: Cypress Lakes RV Resort Once again, we hadn’t made a reservation at any campground ahead of time. We had…
2016XC: Day 7, June 21 – New Orleans, Louisiana
CampSite: Ponchatrain Landing Marina & RV, New Orleans, Louisiana So Steve left early this morning for the conference he was…
2016XC: Day 6, June 20 – Pensacola, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana
CampSite: Pensacola Beach RV Resort –to– Pontchartrain Landing So far we’ve had great weather, which is especially important when you’re…
2016XC: Day 5, June 19 – Auburn, Alabama to Pensacola, Florida
Campsite: Auburn RV Park at Leisure Time Campground –to– Pensacola Beach RV Resort One place we all agreed upon as…
2016XC: Day 4, June 18 – Lancaster, South Carolina to Auburn, Alabama
CampSites: Andrew Jackson State Park –to– Auburn RV Park at Leisure Time Campground Even as overshadowed by the camper incident,…
2016XC: Day 3, June 17 – Lancaster, South Carolina
CampSite: Andrew Jackson State Park It was a beautiful day for an amusement park! Carowinds Amusement Park sits on…
2016XC: Day 1 and 2, June 15 and 16 – Mohrsville, Pennsylvania to Lancaster, South Carolina
CampSite: Andrew Jackson State Park It’s been two years, but we found a reason to pack everyone and everything up…
2014XC: Final Thoughts About The Trip…
After a few weeks back at home and reminiscing from time to time about the trip, I realize how much…
2014XC: Highlights, Lowlights, Totals, and “Remember That”
Last Entry for the trip… 25 – campgrounds we stayed at: (x=number of nights) Indiana Shelbyville, Shelbyville Koa (1) Iowa…
2014XC: Day 39, July 20 – Mountwood Park, West Virginia to Mohrsville, Pennsylvania
For the only morning of the entire trip, the boys were up before us, even before Steve, and woke us…
2014XC: Day 38, July 19 – Lexington, Kentucky to Mountwood Park, West Virginia
Kind of glad that it was cloudy and cool this morning. The Kentucky Horse Park/Campground we were staying at had…
2014XC: Day 37, July 18 – Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (JellyStone) to Lexington, Kentucky (KHP)
The best thing about JellyStone? Checkout was at 11:00, but we were welcome to park on the side of the…
2014XC: Day 36, July 17 – Nashville, Tennessee to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (JellyStone)
Missed the “Welcome to Kentucky” sign too, but did get a pic of the cool rolling hills… We booked a…