Caves

All bundled up in front of our fire.

Cave City KY Went to the visitor center while Claudette had a business call.  Booked cave tours, one for each of the next two days.  Tours were sold out for today.  Holds the record for longest cave in the world, with over 400 miles of surveyed passages over several levels.  Looking forward to the tours.… Continue reading Caves

Horse Racing

Churchill Down Kentucky Derby

Louisville, KY We’re not horse racing fans, but the self-guided museum, as well as the guided tour of the area where the races take place, viewing the seating area (which can hold more than 100K viewers on race days) and the paddocks where the horses are kept prior to races, was quite interesting.  We also… Continue reading Horse Racing

Once the richest city in all of the USA

Wheeling Iron Nails

Wheeling, WV Downtown Wheeling is quite run down but shows signs that it was once a major city. In fact, one source says it was once the city with the richest per-capita of all of the USA, at the end of the 19th century (per WheelingWV.gov).  In its heyday, Wheeling was the capital of newly… Continue reading Once the richest city in all of the USA

Almost off-roading with our RV

Creekside Campground, WV

Creekside Camping, Triadelphia, PA Campground review:  Very secluded campground, with a nice creek that runs alongside the campground.  The creek includes a few 2–3-foot waterfalls.  The campground is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there is total silence at night.  During the day, the absence of off-the-air TV signals, Dish satellite TV reception, wireless… Continue reading Almost off-roading with our RV

And Off We Go!!!

Candy Hill Campground, Winchester

Winchester, VA And we are off.  The goal was to get our RV fully loaded up, and away from home.  Just this morning, we secured having someone check our home, weekly, while we are away.  The original plan was to drive a bit further away, but while trying to confirm reservations for our first two… Continue reading And Off We Go!!!

New RV, New Adventures

We did it. We decided to finally sell our old Grand Junction RV and get a brand new one. The decision came after our month long stay in Destin, Florida. After spending New Year’s Eve with our best friends Josy and Mike along with Marty and Linda, we took three days and drove to our… Continue reading New RV, New Adventures