We spent three nights just outside Marion, NC. Our hiking adventures included a state park, a national forest, a creek, a mountain, and a waterfall. …
No Place Like the Blue Ridge Mountains
The Billboards Finally Got Us
You’ve seen them, right? Hundreds of billboards between the VA/NC border and FL/GA border that say things like “You never sausage a place!” or “Virgin …
A NASCAR Weekend
The weather gods smiled at us this weekend (and last). We returned home from Myrtle Beach just in time for Hurricane Idalia to come through …
Myrtle Beach 2.0
In case you’re confused, yes, we already visited Myrtle Beach this summer. In early July, we traveled with Jesse’s parents and stayed at a campground …
Adventures in Chincoteague
There were so many noteworthy adventures on this trip! We visited one of our favorite rest areas, saw wild ponies, and discovered a wonderful dessert …
Our First Thousand Trails Campground
We are not Thousand Trails members, but this particular campground has a small number of sites where non-members can stay and pay per night. We’ve …
Myrtle Beach Adventures
From pirates to pet stores, Myrtle Beach has so much more to offer than the ocean. We took a long weekend to try a few …
For the Dog Who Loves Water
It was quite an interesting drive last weekend. It rained for a good bit of the 4-hour drive to Virginia (and for most of the …
Dolphins and Fox Squirrels and Rain, Oh My!
Someone else might have used a different title for this post, but that sums up my impression of the weekend perfectly. It was a rainy …
What Is It About Small Towns?
I love where we live, but there’s something about small towns that makes me want to pack up everything, sell the house, and move somewhere …