Last night we kept the A/C running, pulled all the heavy blankets and my sleeping bag off the bed, and put a fan in the room. We did all that and it was still uncomfortably warm in the RV, until about 3 am, then it was comfy. We were both a little restless for the... Continue Reading →

Day 44: Friday, May 17: We knew we only had short drive ahead of us today to get to our goal destination city of Savannah, Georgia, and our checkout time was noon, so we took an extra liesurely approach to the morning.Fred still got up early and went for a walk down by the lake... Continue Reading →

Thursday, May 16: Well, after we left Virginia, our goal was bee-line down to Florida to see my brother and his family before his next military deployment. We tried to coordinate our trip so we could hit DC for Police Week and then get down to Florida before his departure date. But my brother's schedule... Continue Reading →

Tuesday, May 14: Mike and Marey joined us for breakfast in the RV today. Mike stayed home for the morning to see us off and Marey didn't have any clients until 10am. It worked out so perfectly. It has truly been awesome staying here with them. They really carved out time to make us feel... Continue Reading →

Wednesday, May 15: We woke up early to the sound of happy birds and very blue sky's. We had to back track down the same teeny road we drove down last night. The only difference was this morning it had traffic on it. Clusters of big trucks kept zipping by us in the on-coming lane.... Continue Reading →

Monday, May 13: Today we got up early because we were excited to go into Washington DC and visit the Police Officer's Memorial. This whole week is National Police Week. A little history on the week: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and... Continue Reading →

Sunday, May 12: Today Vanessa planned a 10am Mother's Day brunch with Long Island style lox and bagels (onions, tomato, cream cheese, & lox on a bagel) with Mamosas, and homemade coffee cake.It was pretty coincidental that Mike and Fred were reading the comics in the Wallstreet Journal. The conversation we were having the night... Continue Reading →

Saturday, May 11: Mike made waffles for breakfast! Amazing waffles. I know Fred is an awesome cook, but apparently so is his brother. The waffles tasted like homemade whipped cream but in the form of waffles...How do you even do that?!👍 After waffles, Vanessa prepped a pot roast for the slow cooker. She is an... Continue Reading →

Friday, May 10th: We slept in late today. 8:45am is late for us these days. It was sunny and beautiful today, but super windy. Mike and Marey had to go to work today so we hung out at the house with Vanessa and her two cute dogs Izzy and Logan. Fred thought it would be... Continue Reading →

It rained all night at our Allentown KOA camp site. But it paid off for us as we awoke to the sounds of a rain forest. There were so many birds chirping, frogs croaking, and wet leave rustling in the breeze. We stayed in bed just looking out the window for a while, taking it... Continue Reading →