Author Archives: Dick

I opted out of the campground's waffle breakfast and headed home a little earlier than planned, knowing that we had to traverse Washington DC, Baltimore, WIlmington and Philadelphia … always the worse 287 miles due to traffic and road conditions. … Continue reading →

Trying to drive the 500-plus miles from Wade (Fayetteville), NC to Langhorne is just too far for us to undertake in a single day, so our destination is Ashland, just north of Richmond, VA.  Under normal circumstances we belong to … Continue reading →

While doing a last minute walk-around of our motorhome and tow vehicle, we noticed that a "local" had climbed aboard and obviously looking to "get out of dodge" … actually Richmond HIll. Back on I-95 north, there was again little … Continue reading →

After our morning walk around the campground, we spent much of our last three days in Sarasota visiting with Ken, for whom the past week has been uncomfortable due to a dibilitating pain in his shoulders and extremely challenging physically … Continue reading →

Ken continues to make daily slow but noticable progress. Tuesday evening, Debbie and I decided to eat out at Lee Roy Selmon's, a local restaurant with the best meat loaf around.  When we got there, it was no where to … Continue reading →

Thursday – I spent most of the day at the rehab facility with Ken while Debbie and Cheryl took a "girls day out", getting a pedicurer, doing some shopping and just chillin' out at our motorhome. While at the mall, … Continue reading →

After a morning walk, we spent most of the day at the rehab center with Ken.  While he is still very weak, he seems to be making significant strides in his Occupational and Physical Theraphy (OT and PT) session.  While … Continue reading →

Saturday morning's drive from Lake City to Sarasota was interrupted only by a stop for gas, spotting several of Florida's finest (in some cases with no one but a fellow police cruiser pulled oevr), power boats with names their owners … Continue reading →

Leaving our Pensacola campground, we noticed a painted fence which we'd not seen when arriving yesterday afternoon. Back on while only the nation's 11th longest public roadway at 2,460.34 miles between Santa Monica, CA and Jacksonville, FL, navigates through perhaps … Continue reading →

We traveled through four states today enroute to Sarasota where we are planning on going to see Ken and Cheryl.  Ken has been hospitalized for the better part of two months due to his multiple myeloma, both viral and fungal … Continue reading →