In March we cancelled a trip to Atlanta State Park because of weather. We heard great things about the park, located near Texarcana (or the ArkLaPlex as we heard on the radio), so this time we were determined to make the trip because the long … Read More →
Category Archives: Travel
Lake Tawakoni, Texas
The appeal of Lake Tawakoni began when I saw an article online about the ”Giant Communal Spider Webs of Lake Tawakoni“. Given my increasing fascination with the animals of Texas, this was definitely something that I needed to see, maybe in order to conquer my … Read More →
Always listen to your co-pilot.
And…..crash. There was bound to be a dent or scratch at some point but I was completely unprepared when it happened. Deke and I both learned something very important on our camping trip to Ft Griffin – Deke should never listen to anyone but me … Read More →
Ft. Griffin, Part 2
There was so much to write about from our trip to Ft Griffin, that I had to divide it into two posts! The Fort We didn’t get to see the actual remains of the fort until Sunday morning. We were fully rested and full from … Read More →
Longhorns, Forts and Fishing
Hail. It’s the one word you don’t want to read in the forecast when you’re planning a camping trip in an Airstream. Deke took off Friday so we could have a 3 day weekend in Atlanta State Park, so all week I’d been watching the … Read More →
You get what you pay for.
Sometimes the best things in life are not free. Deke recently got a job offer at id software in Dallas, so last week we packed up everything we would need for a week or so and headed south to The Big D. We left Chicago … Read More →
First Timer – WBCCI
“You remind me of my husband and I when we first joined” was something I heard a few times last weekend as Deke and I went to our first Wally Byam Caravan Club International meeting. The meeting was for the Northern Illinois Chapter of the … Read More →
Sycamore Camping
I definitely should have brought warmer clothes. And wellies. Our first weekend out in the Weasel and its been raining since we got here; here being the Sycamore RV Resort in Sycamore, Illinois. For any Gilmore Girls enthusiast, we’ve entered the Midwest version of Stars … Read More →
Blue Ridge Mountains
We were always drawn to the Airstream much like we’re drawn to any new Apple product that comes out, but Airstreams are heavy and expensive — two of the most major drawbacks on our list. As we studied other makes we continued to browse Bambis, … Read More →
West Virginia Gas Station
West Virginia is beautiful during the daytime; the mountains are covered with trees in all shades of blue and green and the vast expanses of land are majestic. Then night falls. Not a lot of light in those vast expanses, not a lot of places to stop. Not a lot of gas stations.
New and Improved: The Kitchen
Over our long 4th of July weekend, we took advantage of the extra day off to do a little maintenance and sprucing up of The Weasel. Some items were general like cleaning the fans and some were improvements to provide more space which makes me … Read More →