Checking out of the New Orleans RV park we'd stayed in for the last 2 nights, we went straight to Mardi Gras World, a huge 300,000 square foot warehouse where floats are made for the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. Tours cost about $30 per adult, and it costs extra for parking onsite (and […]
While the weather in New Orleans had been hot and humid yesterday, since the RV park is by a marina, the temperatures here had been cooler, and today there would be rain throughout the day. We chilled out in the morning, and once some of the rain subsided, decided to leave Sheila in the coolness […]
We visited New Orleans few years ago for several days, so we'd seen some of the top tourist sites, including Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Bourbon Street, the National WWII Museum, and we'd also been on a swamp tour. So while we'd revisit some of these places again, our focus would be on the newer […]
We'd slept near the city of Tuscaloosa in Alabama overnight, in the west of the state. Tuscaloosa is also home to the University of Alabama, which had a couple of quirky attractions, including "Goldie 1971", a giant rusting robot lying on the ground, created by a former student as an ode to Alabama's iron heritage. […]
We had parked on the fringes of a very busy Love's Truck Stop overnight, just squeezing into the entrance with enough room for just one other truck to park behind us along the curb. Despite this, we'd had a peaceful sleep, probably also because we were off to the side rather than sandwiched between other […]
After 3 days in Nashville, it was time to visit state #30 on this trip: Alabama! Just like the famous song by Lynyrd Skynyrd, the sign as we crossed the state border said "Sweet Home Alabama." Visiting "The Rocket City" We were surprised when we saw the size of the massive grounds for the U.S. […]
While we took our time to set off this morning, unfortunately Sheila wasn't feeling great--she had some stomach issues that had started from the previous night. Clearly she'd eaten something that hadn't agreed with her the day before, likely some random item on the ground in downtown Nashville. In typical dog fashion, she can be […]
We'd parked our RV in a free spot near Victory Park in Nashville overnight, and while the parking lot next to us the evening before had been filled with vehicles, it was virtually empty in the morning, as folks had all headed home after their big night out in the city. After breakfast, we met […]
The Love's Travel Stop where we'd parked overnight was a hive of activity the following morning, and our plan ahead of arriving in Nashville was to get a few important errands done. It included printing off a few documents (luckily we had printer), and sending them via FedEx overseas...we got there and the price to […]
Tyler Park, where we'd spent the night, turned out to be a really lovely park to explore the following morning, with people up early to go jogging, running or taking their dogs for a walk. Sheila loved exploring the park as soon as she'd had breakfast, sniffing the grass, kid's playground, and other new smells. […]