Author Archives: Marsha Brecht

St. Augustine, FL

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Right next to St. John’s RV park where we are camped is St. Augustine Marketplace. We just walked over to have a look-see.  On our way we noticed several Volkswagen cars and vans driving in so we followed them to a … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine, FL

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our home for last night and tonight is here at St. John’s RV Park in St. Augustine, Florida. The weather has been pretty awesome, warm and dry. The St. Augustine Lighthouse was our first stop today.  This is St. Augustine’s … Continue reading →

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Fort Clinch

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We went to visit historic Fort Clinch (1847-1945) early this morning before the rain comes. The US government built this on the north end of Amelia Island, at the mouth of the St. Mary’s River, to protect coastal and interior … Continue reading →

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Amelia Island

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Amelia Island is a barrier island along the east coast of Florida.  It’s just a few miles south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, where we were a few days ago.  This is not a wilderness-type island like Cumberland Island was, it … Continue reading →

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Slow Wet Day in Florida

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Welcome to Florida, The Sunshine State, only it was very cloudy, and began to rain while we were at the Welcome Center.  We enjoyed a complimentary glass of orange juice, found the brochures we were looking for and then just … Continue reading →

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Return to Cumberland Island

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Near our campground is a submarine on land, it appears to be surfacing out of the grass in front of the Kings Bay Naval Base in St. Marys, Georgia. It’s the USS George Bancroft, decommissioned in 1993. We couldn’t resist … Continue reading →

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Cumberland Island National Seashore

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

It was a last-minute decision for us to go visit the nearby Cumberland Island, Georgia’s largest and southernmost barrier island.  This is a National Seashore and protected by the National Park Service. There is no bridge to drive there and … Continue reading →

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Crooked River

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Still in Georgia, our next move was to Crooked River State Park.  This is a very beautiful campground, lots of tall pine trees, huge level campsites, with all the hookups we need. They were in the process of adding cable … Continue reading →

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Brunswick, GA

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Every day isn’t an adventure.  Yesterday we just moved from Savannah to Brunswick, Georgia.  We are staying at Golden Isles RV Park, the same place we stayed when we were here last year.  Other than the drive, we took some … Continue reading →

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Walk About Savannah

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Historic Savannah is so lovely we decided to stay one more day and just walk about.  It was a perfect day for walking, about 70 degrees for the high. Here are some pictures from our day: Remember at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Savannah, GA

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

There are several companies that offer narrated history tours of the city.  They all start at the Visitor Center. We have taken Old Town Trolley Tours in some of the other cities we have visited, so we went with them … Continue reading →

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Special RVs

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We left Charleston, South Carolina, this morning and headed south to Savannah, Georgia. On our way out of the campground we spotted this vintage camper.  Then we saw several more.  There had been a vintage RV rally in the campground … Continue reading →

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Charleston, SC

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The first thing we saw when we got to Charleston this morning was the weekly Farmers Market.  In addition to farmer’s produce there was also arts and crafts, live music and entertainment, games for the kids, and food vendors. Just … Continue reading →

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Myrtle Beach and Lights

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

This morning we went to see Myrtle Beach.  The tourists are gone, the hotels and vacation rentals are nearly empty, the amusement parks are closed and what shops that are still open were very quiet.  There are a few people … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Yesterday we arrived at Flanners Beach Campground in Croatan National Forest on the Neuse River in North Carolina.  It’s not far from the Atlantic Ocean. With Bernie’s senior pass we are able to stay here, with electric hookup, for only … Continue reading →

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North Carolina

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

It was a cold night, not enough to leave any frost in the morning, but enough to make us want to get further south. Gas prices are going down. We got our first glimpse of $2.99/gallon today while passing through … Continue reading →

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Mt. Vernon

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

I really enjoy visiting DC and hope we come back again.  But for now, we have left the Greenbelt Park and moved south.  But not very far.  George Washington’s Mt. Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens is just south of Washington … Continue reading →

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More Museums and The Pentagon

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Taking the train to DC again today with no particular plan in mind.  This is our third year visiting so we’ve seen most of it at least once already. This time we took the Metro to Union Station. It’s beautiful … Continue reading →

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National Air and Space Museum

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

More rain again this morning.  Once it let up we took the train to Washington DC again. The first thing we saw when we came up from the Metro subway train this morning was a line of food trucks getting … Continue reading →

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Washington DC

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

It rained again this morning and then remained overcast and light fog for most of the day. We learned the first time we were here that driving ourselves to the capitol is a really bad idea.  Taking the train in … Continue reading →

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