Kayaking & Hiking in Brunswick Park | Second Week in Wilmington | November 2022 On the last day of our 3 day weekend in Wilmington, the tropical storm and all the rain it brought had finally passed, leaving us with a perfect sunny and not too hot day to spend outside. Curtis had pointed out…
Moores Creek National Battlefield | Fort Anderson State Park | Oak Island | November 2022 For our one weekend in Wilmington, we wanted to get out of town and hit some of the historic sites neighboring the city. There was supposed to be a Veterans Day parade downtown, so we made an effort to get…
First Week in Wilmington | Wrightsville Beach | November 2022 Over 6 years ago, we lived in Charleston, South Carolina, and for our third wedding anniversary we decided to take a trip to Wilmington, NC. Since it was a special occasion, and in the middle of a hot and humid summer when camping would just…
Driving to Wilmington, Days 2 & 3 | Shawnee National Forest to Wilmington, NC | Hiking & Camping in Cumberland Gap National Historic Site | November 2022 The second day of our road trip began with wind and rain, forcing us to forgo the plans we had for that morning and continue driving. The roads…
Driving to Wilmington, Day 1 | Camping & Hiking in Shawnee National Forest | November 2022 The first stop on this new adventure we’re embarking on was Wilmington, North Carolina. I know we have made it clear in the past that we aren’t big fans of the South, and South Carolina was definitely not our…
Herbert Hoover NHS | October 2022 in Iowa After returning from our trip out West, we spent the second half of October in our hometown in Iowa, where my parents so very graciously opened their home to us. (We’ve looked at places to buy or rent here for whenever we’re “home”, but the housing market…