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.

 

[Texas Clodhopper]

In early June, we went on a 10-day Alaskan Cruise plus a 5-day land package. We saw Denali every day we were there.
We left home (San Antonio area) on July 5 for Colorado where we attended the Newmar Rally in Pueblo when the temperatures were triple-digit.
Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, and Marilyn did all 2744 steps of the Manitou Incline.
Cortez, Durango, Silverton train.
Couer d Alene, ID.
August 28 in Glacier National Park when some areas got 10" of snow.
Yellowstone National Park, Beartooth Hwy, and the Tetons.
Attended a Hoots Rally in Utah.
Hoover Dam, Red Canyon, and several Las Vegas shows.
Zion, Bryce National Parks
Page, AZ
Balloon Festa in Albuquerque.
Approx 6500 miles on the Motorhome and over 5000 on the toad.
4 ½ months.

 

[NWIP]

• April 7th left Florida for summer travels
• Stops along our way to MT; Euharlee, Ga visiting son and family, Auburn, AL Auburn alumni family friend, Hattiesburg, MS visit with granddaughter attending Univ of Southern Mississippi, OKC to retrace memories while attending FAA Academy along time ago
• May 1-July 7th Yellowstone Edge RV Park
• July stops Custer, SD Bike riding Mickelson Trail, Door County, WI, Hearthside Grove, Spartan annual service
• August-Alexandria Bay, NY Winter Harbor, ME for Lobsterfest, Connecticut visit other son and family
• September-Georgia put coach in storage for first time (5 weeks) and went to UK
• October-Visit to Deer Springs RV Park and return to Ft Myers Beach for winter

Wasn’t sure I wanted to recap summer travels as I’m now tired again. Was great summer and lots of RVF sightings along the way: @ARD, @J&JD, @JP&SKB, @lostinfla, @John&Andrea, @Jim and Trish

 

[rv4travlin]

For the month of April, we volunteered as camp host at Pocahontas State Park.
In October we traveled west to St Louis, then south to central Texas to visit my brother. We also visited my other brother Daryl in south Texas. Then east to Jacksonville Florida and then north back home to Virginia. The trip was 3700 miles, 10 campgrounds, 6 Harvest Host wineries and 31 days.
There were other short trips during the year.

 

[lostinfla]

Our trip got slightly altered with our son moving to TX for his next duty station (Sabine). Started off June 15th in Callahan Fl to help him load up, then he followed us to Bonifay Fl for one night, then he was off to TX and we headed north to Jemison AL. From there:
Manchester TN
Creal Springs IL
Chatham IL
Moscow IA (HWH)
Milton WI
Manistique MI
Mackinaw City MI
Williamsburg MI
Essexville MI
Geneva on the Lake OH
Colden Lakes NY
Newville PA
Natural Bridge VA
Sevierville TN
Franklin NC
Gaffney SC (during Hurricane Milton)
Jemison AL (again to escape the effects of the hurricane)
Defuniak Springs FL
Orange Beach AL
Madison FL
Home Oct. 21st.
Planning next year now...