Kumquat Man

Kumquat Festival -Dade City, Florida

It’s to Pie For

Florida seems to have a never-ending supply of winter festivals and I have attended and written about many.  The Manatee Festival, Brooksville Pow Wow, Gasparilla, and others.

When I hear an advertisement for the Kumquat Festival, it piques my interest.  Mainly because I ask myself, “What the heck is a kumquat?” When they announce kumquat pie and kumquat ice cream will be available, it becomes a must-see event.

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Georgia Peaches

Georgia Peaches, Pecans, and Prisons

Camp Sumter at Andersonville road trip 

If you add the “rural” designation to about anything I’ll probably like it. Rural Georgia is no exception.   I decide to break up my Florida pilgrimage a little and spend a few days south of Atlanta in the Upper Coastal Plains region of Georgia.  I’m stationed in Elko, GA in a campground that I have visited before.

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Navy vs Air Force Football

Air Force vs Navy Football – Annapolis, Maryland

Here We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder 

After a recent trip to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, I adopt the Air Force Falcons as my new football team.  Just so happens my beloved Falcons are invading the Navy Midshipmen, my second recently adopted favorite team. I have no strong affiliation to either program, as I did not serve in the military, but I absolutely love what these two proud institutions represent. […]

Parrot Mountain – Pigeon Forge

Birds of a Feather 

It has been a while since I’ve been able to add to this blog. Primarily due to a 9-month long camper warranty repair ordeal. To fully document the horror story of an unscrupulous RV dealer, and a manufacturer who is either totally inept or just downright dishonest would consume this entire site.

However, the end result is a newer better travel trailer.  For its maiden voyage, we select a 4-hour voyage to Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

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