Travel Stage: After Hoover, AL, before Washington, D.C.Date Range: March 11-20, 2016Summary: The DC Cherry Blossom peak bloom forecast was moved up two weeks, so our travel time from Alabama to Washington, D.C. was cut in half. As a result, we traverse 5 states in less than two weeks to get there! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=embed/XsLtjtzL2DI?wmode=opaque Traveling is […]
The Truck Broke Down in Hoover, Alabama
Travel Stage: After Montgomery, heading northDate Range: March 7-11, 2016Summary: We make it to our friend Wanda’s house in Hoover, Alabama to find a serious oil leak coming from the truck’s engine. We spend the better part of the week nervously getting it fixed, and manage to have a bit of fun in the Birmingham […]
Discovering the Tumultuous History of Montgomery, Alabama
We overnighted with our RV at a Boondockers Welcome site just outside of Montgomery, AL. We made a day trip into the city to see the sights, try some local cuisine, and learn about the Civil Rights Movement that took place in this historic town. Montgomery We packed up our bikes the next morning and […]
Great RVing In Peoples’ Backyards With Boondockers Welcome
We’ve mentioned in quite a few of our posts that we use “Boondockers Welcome” sites. So, what exactly is it and is it worth it? What Is Boondockers Welcome? Boondockers Welcome is safe, legal, and free overnight RV parking on fellow RVers property. Free as in no fee per night, but there is a small […]
Unexpected RV Visit to the Air Force Armament Museum
We happened upon the Air Force Armament Museum as we are RVing way from Destin, Florida into Alabama. To our delight, admission was free! As we headed out of Destin (by way around through Okaloosa Island to avoid the toll across the Choctawhatchee Bay on 293), we suddenly saw lots of large, old, military […]
The Emerald Coast
Travel Stage: After the Forgotten Coast, just before leaving Florida and heading into Alabama.Date: March 4 – 5, 2016Summary: Overnight at the Cracker Barrel in Destin, just blocks from the beach! From here we also visit Santa Rosa Island. Destin was quite a drive from the Forgotten Coast, especially since we had to go […]