This is the post that I’ve most dreaded having to write. But when you bring a dog into your life, you know in the back of your mind how the story will likely end up. No amount of love, money, prayers, or treats can change the unavoidable, unfair part of life where your soul dog,…
Driving from KY to IL to IA | Visiting the Bernheim Forest & Arboretum in KY | Visiting Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in IN | A Week in Decatur, IL | June 2025 On the third day of our drive from NC to IL, we started early with breakfast and a short walk for Charlie,…
Wilmington, NC to Red River Gorge, KY | Visiting Pilot Mountain State Park | Visiting Breaks Interstate Park | June 2025 After our time in Wilmington, we had 4 days to travel to Curtis’ next assignment in central Illinois. We planned a new route, chose a few attractions to visit along the way, then packed…
June 2025 in Wilmington, NC | Road Trip to Cliffs of the Neuse State Park & Greene County It had been 10 months since our last visit to Wilmington, NC together, and I was actually looking forward to coming back this time around. We were returning to a hotel that we liked in a nice…
Hiking in Jockey’s Ridge State Park | Visiting the Wright Brothers National Memorial | Visiting Fort Raleigh National Historic Site | Boondocking in Washington, NC | May 2025 We awoke at the rest stop this morning and hurried through our morning chores so we could get started with today’s adventure. Two years ago, we had…
Driving Across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge | Norfolk, VA | Visiting Fort Monroe National Historic Site | May 2025 We started off our morning by driving the 17 mile long bridge across the Chesapeake Bay, South into Norfolk. Naturally, we had to joke that we were turning the van into a submarine when we went…