So apparently Jay and I both suck at keeping this thing going. At the encouragement of friends, I’m going to try again. Do me a favor and comment once in a while. It helps to know someone else is interested and paying attention.

So last time I posted, we were in pigeon forge in October. So this will be a long catch up post with some highlights. Feel free to skip this one if you want.

We spent November in Myrtle beach. It was a busy month with visits from both Howard and Justin, dinner with Mike and Barb and a Thanksgiving trip to Maryland. Jay was sick for Thanksgiving so he stayed in Myrtle.

For December we were in Keystone heights Florida. The campground was a lot of fun but the area was not very impressive. We fly to NY to spend a couple days with Camryn. After about a week back in Florida we flew back to CT for Christmas.

In January, we staying in Crystal River Florida. Camryn and Conor came for a visit and we swam with manatees and pet penguins at the zoo. We also got a friend for Gander, another kitten we named Sunny. They were instant best buds.

For February it was back to Port St Joe to connect with friends we met there last year. It was great to see everyone again. We also discovered a couple fun bike trails including the Timpoochee trail. This is exactly what Jay and I want in a bike trails- lots of pretty views and places to stop and eat, drink and shop along the way.

For March we headed to Bowling green Florida and stayed at Torrey Oaks. Our friends Donna and Jim snowbird at Torrey Trails, right next door. We had a blast with them and their Florida friends. We learned to play bean bag baseball. And we took in a Cirque du Soleil show in Orlando. Our last night we headed to Bradenton for the Freedom 500. It was REALLY hot but once the sun got a little lower in the sky it was a really fun time.

We spent April meandering back to CT. We stopped in Lake City SC, a cute town with lots of restaurants to check out. There’s a little campground in walking/biking distance to everything but the train goes through town FREQUENTLY. And due to all the cross streets the whistle goes on forever.

Next stop was near Raleigh, where we visited with Gary and Liz. Then it was on to College Park MD. I ended up rushing back to CT with Carolyn a week earlier than planned when Mom fell on her deck outside. Amazingly no broken bones or other serious injuries.

Then we spent May and June in CT. We celebrated Ken’s 80th birthday and mom’s 90th. And visited with lots of friends in between. It was a very busy couple of months.

We left CT on 7/2 for our next phase of this crazy adventure. We spent the holiday (and the following week) in Sturbridge MA. We found another fun bike trail. This one had a section more fit for mountain bikes than e-bikes but we survived.

Then we started our summer vacation with a few days in New Hampshire. We rode about half of the Franconia Notch Recreation Trail. Another great trail but make sure your e-bike is fully charged if you want to do the whole thing (about 17 miles round trip with 800 ft elevation gain). We also got to spend a day in my happy place- on the Baker River. I wish it could have been longer but we left New Hampshire on Wednesday to head to Poestenkill NY to meet our friends and head to Dover DE on Thursday morning. This was our first time “boondocking” with our toy hauler. And it was VERY hot. We closed the door to the garage section and managed to keep the rest of the camper cool with 2 ac running off the generator. The cats weren’t thrilled with the smaller space but we all survived. It’s an experience we don’t need to repeat again anytime soon.

Yesterday we left Dover and headed to rehoboth beach DE. We’re all happy to have full hook ups (and the full length of the camper) again. The pool and swim up bar are added bonuses.

Below is the map of our year to come. If you want to meet up on our travels, let us know. Thank you for following along on our adventure. I’ll try to do better this time.