Where were we in 2024?

[GlampDaddy]

Jeanette did something a little different with this year's Christmas card to me - she listed our major destinations for the year and it was a really nice touch for our 32nd Christmas together. So, as we slide into the final week of this year, I'm thinking it would be a nice thing for us to tell on ourselves and share where we were.

• January and February - we were in Mount Pleasant, TX, volunteering at the East Texas Community College. Major effort was replacing a mile of barbed wire fence (along with a half dozen other volunteers)
• March - we had an appointment at Newmar in Nappanee, IN, then made our way to Dallas to formally meet my nephew's first baby
• April - Catherine's Landing, Hot Springs, AR, where we met up with 18 RVing friends for the solar eclipse and a week of fun. We made an off-season stop at Deer Springs RV Park to visit Jim and Trish, then found our way to Virginia for a couple rounds of golf and some socializing with Mr RVF himself, @Neal
• May through mid-September - we had a volunteer gig at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge, camped at Trustom Pond NWR
• September 26-27 - Hurricane Helene, at Deer Springs RV Park; no damage, but whew...what a blow!
• October - it was a busy month, starting with a week at the Gulf Shores State Park, then a loosely organized rally with Steve Showalter and friends at Orange Beach, AL (several RVF personalities were there).
• November - off to Austin, TX for our regular doctor visits, hernia surgery and some recovery time with family in Dallas. The month ended with a week in Palestine, TX, for Thanksgiving and some hunting with family
• December - we arrived in Alva, FL for our winter volunteer gig at the W.P. Franklin South Lock & Recreation area. We'll be here until April, working on a project called Engineering With Nature and doing some boater education.

2024 has been a bit busier than most years, so lots of notes.
We'd love to hear how you spent your travel time this year!
-Buddy & Jeanette

 

[Fish]

Cool, you're only about 30 miles west of our winter hangout as the crow flies, but on the other side of the river.