January 1, 2017
We wanted to see if we could put in (4) three hour driving shifts.
Jeannot started driving but Kate got a tire blow-out at the end of her shift.
I was ready to change the tire but Kate wanted to avoid that since it was a little dangerous with lots of traffic on the road so we went ahead and tested the Good Sam road service that we have instead.
Austin our Savior. 
After spending $200 on a new tire that used up my entire driving shift and since I should not be driving in the dark, Kate drove a few more hours. We parked the camper behind a Bob Evans, in Pennsylvania, after eating there.
Jeannot enjoys a creame pie after our first day of the year on the road. 
Our first night truly off the grid. 
January 2, 2017
Got up around 5 am and drove for about 8 hours.
Loo Loo finds it cozy on the front dashoard. 
Ended up at a Pilot truck stop in South Carolina. Had dinner at Wendy's played some cards and went to bed early, but not until Kate got the back scratcher caught in her clothing.
January 3, 2017
After getting up around 4:30 am we stopped for breakfast at the Waffle House.
Made it to Ocala Florida!! Rolled into the campground at around 1:30 pm. We would have made it earlier but we stopped to help a couple with a tire blow-out about 6 minutes before arriving.
January 8, 2017
Fresh fruits from the farmer's market
January 10, 2017
It got cold one night, 48 degrees, but Loo Loo is all snug as a bug in her bed.
January 12, 2017
Sunshine, one of Kate's new favorites.
January 16, 2017
Horses, horses everwhere.
Our next door neighbors.
We decided to take a stroll around the campground after dinner since it was still warm.
January 17, 2017
Loo Loo on the couch
January 23, 2017
We rescued Lona, Cathy saw her on the road by herself on our way to Cathy's mother's house.
January 24, 2017
Gary stopped by for a haircut.
January 27, 2017
We enjoyed a bottle of wine that Gary had left behind for us. That's Gary's dog Scooter pictured on the bottle.
January 26, 2017
Kate went to "The Villages" with her mom. Their mode of transportation is extremely economical.
February 2, 2017
Jeannot had cataract surgery on his right eye and everyhing went well.
On the way home we stopped by at the Bill's Barber Shop where Cathy will be working.
February 6, 2017
Bob and Debbie came over to the campgroung as did Kate's mom.
February 9, 2017
We went to visit our freinds Steve and Corrine that came down from New England to St. Augustine for a week. The weather as shown from the view in their room looks a little better than the 10" snow storm that New England was having that day.
Kate found another freind.
Kate and Jeannot.
Kate thinks she can move the world.
Good pastries in St Augustine.
Corrine and Steve.
Having a beer and a burger in St. Agustine's old market square with Steve.
February 14, 2017
My valentine.
Valentine's day dinner at Kate's mom's club house. Silvia, Kate and Peg.
Valentine's hearts.
February 16, 2017
First scrambled egg, broccoli, tomatoes, cheese & chicken omelet in my new copper pan. Love it!
February 18, 2017
Met Butchie at a bible study. Love the tie-dye!
February 19, 2017
Scooter's turn to help Kate with some knitting.
March 3, 2017
Jeannot and Kate's mom Sylvia shopping in the Villages.
March 17, 2017
Celebrating St. Patrick's day at Kate's Mom's club house.
March 25, 2017
Kate's Mom's, Silvia, enjoyed celebrating her birthday with us and her friend Peg at a local restaurant.
March 26, 2017
While driving by this fire engine producer in Ocala we were surprised to find this item from North Conway displayed in front of their building.
April 2, 2017
We went to Rainbow Springs State Park for the afternoon.
April 15, 2017
We went to see a Molly Hatchet concert in center Ocala.
April 22, 2017
Freckle's (a rescue) favorite golf cart. At the Villages.
April 29, 2017
Woody, our woodpecker.
May 2, 2017
Steve from the campground game over with a game of Monopoly. Credit card Monopoly.
May 4, 2017
A Happy Dog in the back of the truck.
May 8, 2017
Loo Loo hanging out on the patio on a nice spring evening.
May 9, 2017
Peach margaritas & salads at Ruby Tuesdays celebrating Deb McDermott 's birthday @ Spanish Springs in "The Villages".
A Bogan Villa Tree.
May 12, 2017
Chair maintenance.
May 13, 2017
Getting set for mother's day luncheon at the club house.
Raspberry sherbet with fresh black raspberries .
Kate's motgher Silvia and her freind Peg.
May 19, 2017
Cathy at work wearing a hat a customer made, note the real dead squirrel on top. Patch over his missing eye & a hook for his missing paw!.
May 21, 2017
A product of Jeannot's CNC router in the workshop in the camper.
May 23, 2017
Celebrating Cathy's birthday at her mother's house.
Then Kate and Jeannot went to Yummy (Chinese) Restaurant.
Great Food! Cathy's dish
Jeannot's dish
June 1, 2017
Kate's friend Donna came to Ocala to visit and we went to a local horse farm.
We ended up at the Gypsy Vanner Horse Farm. Don and Erin showed us around.
June 4, 2017
Jeannot enjoying Brenda's Lasagna.
June 15, 2017
Jeannot driving himself to the airport.
June 20, 2017
Cathy taking the truck in for tinted door widows.
A view of the site without neighors.
June 24, 2017
We were initially supposed to be leaving for Bermuda today but due to concerns about the weather in the Gulf Stream our personalized weather forcaster suggested that we delay departure until further notice. So in the mean time Scott took a few pictires.
Here are a couple of views of the sailboat, named Dulcinea, that we will be embraking on for our adventure.
The instrument panel. Top, from left to right is for the Boat over water speed, the aparent wind and the water depth. In the middle is the Garmont GPS navigator. And below, the most important and most trusted peice of equipment, the compass.
Freckles and her old parents, Sharon and Bob.
Funny Picture from Bill's Barbershop. Willy and Carrie.
June 27, 2017
We are given the go ahead to leave today. By the time we get there in a couple of days, the Gulf Stream be in a much better weather conditions.
A proper send-off with champagne. To Jeannot's left is Jerry that put me up for a few days. To my right is Scott, that will be on the boat. And to Scott's right is the owner and captain of the boat Jon with some of his famaly members.
Jeannot talking to Cathy while we are still withing reach of the cell towers.
And off to Bermuda we go!
June 28, 2017
Jeannot enjoying a cigar given to him by his freind Dave. We will be seeing many of these beautiful sunsets on our way to Bermuda.
June 30, 2017
We entered the Gulf Stream last night during Scott's shift. Scott is all excited about being in the Gulf Stream and took a video.
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And from Jeannot's point of view.
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Everything's going great!
Scott at the helm while Jon takes a break.
June 29, 2017
Scott taking in some ZZZs.
July 2, 2017
Jeannot decides to take a long overdue shower.
July 3, 2017
We Made it! Having fun on our first night in Bermuda, Scott and Jeannot.
July 4, 2017
Views of the St. George Dinghy & Sports Club. The mast and riggings of Dulcinea can barely be seen in the background at the far side of the cement wall in the second picture.
The beautiful colors of Bermuda waters.
Scott checking out a cannon in St. George.
Jeannot and Scott hanging out in Hamilton.
The cars cannot be too big in order to navigate the road of Bermuda.
July 6, 2017
On our last day in Bermuda we took a few pictures while doing last minute souvenir shopping.
Returning the Scooters that we have rented for a couple of days.
On our way back to the Boat Club.
And now back out to sea.
July 7, 2017
Jeannot at the helm.
July 8, 2017
Taking over Scott's shift early in the morning.
Because we all have to contribute to working the boat during allocated night shifts, our captain orders that we take time for rest during the day. Not one of Jeannot best poses. Does he look exhausted?
July 9, 2017
A couple of pictures that don't do justice to the many splendid views that we have seen.
July 10, 2017
Jeannot in his foul weather gear.
July 11, 2017
We saw dolphins as we were getting closer to land.
Jon managed to get a great movie of the dolphins in front of the boat.
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July 12, 2017
We have decided to stop in Edgatown in Martha's Vineyard on our way to Salem harbor. We arrived so early that we had to wait around a little before in order to get a hold of someone and get a slip.
Jon and Jeannot having a few drinks in Edgartown.
July 13, 2017
Going through the Cap Code canal. We had to plan our entrance time correcty so that the currents thru Woods Hole and the Canal were going in the right directions. This meant that we had to leave Edgartown no later thaqt 5:30 in the morning. We left at 5:00.
July 14, 2017
Bud, Cindy, Kate and Jeannot spend a quite evening together at the Longhorn steak house Merrimack, NH.
July 15, 2017
Kate's neice Katlyn's best friend's wedding gift that was a good project for them to work on together.
July 17, 2017
Kate and Jeannot decide at the last minutes to finally spend some time together just the two of us in Salem.
August 17, 2017
Kate and her mom, Sylvia, critiquing their secret chocolate Whoopie pie recipe.
August 24, 2017
Kate helping Mae make a birthday gift for Mae's mom: A handmade turtle hotplate.
September 4, 2017
SYlvia and Kate enjoying banana splits for Ice cream social at Sylvia's club house.
Freckle's best friend London
September 5, 2017
Road trip with Kate's friends.
September 6, 2017
Went to a local service station to rotate tires and service the brakes on the truck. After a long day there Jeannot went to pick up Kate at her last day at work, only to realized that the tires were never rotated. So we had to go back.
We had dinner with Sylvia and Peg at a Marguarita's mexican restaurant for a farewell.
Saying farewells to our new neighbor at the campground, Deb and Sadie.
After dinner we finished breaking down, took showers and after relaxing, watching a show of The Big Bang Theory and a few more last minute details, we hit the road at 11:25PM.
While using Google map we made good time taking RT 301 almost all the way to Jacksonville.
September 7, 2017
At one point Cathy took over the wheel. She drove until 3:15AM. We stopped an hour south of Savannah at a Georgia Visitor's Center. We slept for a few hours. Kate got up around 5:30 and we headed for Savannah at 6.
Loo Loo in her favorite travelling spot.
First thing we saw when we arrived in a Savannah parking lot.
When we got to Savannah we stop at Goosefeather Cafe for breakfast and then we toured the historical district.
Jeannot standing next to Johnny Mercer who the lyrics for Moon River.
More Pictures from around Savannah.
Got my Jeep, got my bikes, all the important things in life.
We were on the road again headed north and ended up at a rest area around 3:30PM. Feeling that we have pretty much cleared hurricane Irma's danger we dicided to stay for the night.
Some lady and a husband from around St. Agustine pulled up behind our spot with a couple horse that Kate ended up helping with.
That lady told Kate that she had to leave Florida because the whole east coast was under mandatory evacuation. This made Jeannot nervous and so we had to make sure that we were not getting in trouble the next day. For example being stuck in slow traffic while low on deisel fuel. So we decided to leave early in the morning and get to a 24 hour gas station a couple of exits ahead.
Tractor Trailers are piling in as the night progressed.
September 8, 2017
Kate got up at 3 and we were on the road at 3:30am. We ended up getting fuel and since traffic was still only moderate we decided to stay for breakfast at a TA truck stop.
And this started a long day heading up to Williamsburg.
Loo Loo voices her opinion about the long trip.
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Tobacco Feilds
Right before Williamsburg Kate needed to get to a Wells Fargo before the end of the day. So Google maps sent up to Richmond VA, right in the middle of the city. Maybe we went a little further then we should have. After Cathy hitting a one way sign with the camper, Jeannot decides to get the f out of the city as soon as possible.
After switching drivers at another rest stop we went on looking for another Wells Fargo and Google sent us to an ATM location at a Williamsburg college campus. A local police officer guided us to a good place to park the Truck with the Camper. Jeannot after getting to the ATM, realizes that the ATM does not take deposits.
Kate being fustrated, decided to just go to the camp site and set-up. Around 8:30 we are done setting up and Kate decides she wants to try Wells Fargo again before a 9PM deadline. Google Map sent us about 8 miles away to a Wells Fargo location that pretty much right next to the college capus we were at a few hours earlier. We then went to a walmart on the way to back the campground and there there was another Wells Fargo bank location that we could have easily gone to instead.
September 10, 2017
Our new friends, Dave and Deb had to get back to reality and said their Farewells.
September 9, 2017
All set up in Williamsburg Camper and RV resort. {9/8-9/21/17}
Our new campsite neighbors Dave and Deb invite us for the evening.
September 12, 2017
We decided to spend some time in center Williamsburg.
Our first stop is at the Williamsburg General Store. The chickens here are big!
Nothing but peanuts at the Peanut Store.
At one point we stopped to talk with a local, Dave, and his dog Sadie.
Enjoying a picnic at a nearby college campus.
More Pictures around center Williamsburg.
September 14, 2017
Pictures from Jamestown, Virginia.
September 16, 2017
Went to Viginia Beach for an Air Show.
Taking on some shade while watching the air show.
The Blue Angles.
Same team?
After the show we went to a pub, that was more like a bar. Jeannot has a drinking problem.
Molley our server and Don the manager that took the blame for an American flag that was hung backward near our table.
September 17, 2017
Up early to walk the dog, last thing Kate expected to see at 7am, before her coffee, a hand made coffin in a front of one of our niegbor's camper at Williamsburg campground.
Kate's making some Halloween decoration, all on her own.
September 18, 2017
Kate went back to Historic Colonial Williamsburg with her nephew Justin.
Justin stayed for diner by campfire.
September 19, 2017
We went to Old Historical Yorktown Virginia.
Then to Yorktown Village.
September 21, 2017
Crossing back down to North Carolina, with Kate's Friends.
After Jeannot went to an interview at a company called "Polarean" in Cary, NC, We met with Steve and Corrine for Jeannot's brithday.
September 22, 2017
We invited Steve and Corrine for dinner at the campsite at the Jordan Lake Recreational State Park in Apex, North Carolina. {9/21-9/28/17}
Before dinner, Kate could not help herself.
Corrine and Steve and a beggar.
September 23, 2017
Some attractions on our way to Duke's Homestead.
Photos from Duke's Homestead (Tobacco Museum), with Steve and Corrine.
Cream puffs and jelly donuts, tea and coffee at Guglhupf Bakery & Patisserie in Durham, SC.
September 26, 2017
After visiting a couple of campgrounds near Chapel Hill, we went to Sarah Duke Botanical Garden. We were there after 5PM because dogs were not allowed before that time.
Next to the garden was the Duke University campus, and so we walked around there to admire the architecture.
Freckles had to let us know what she thought of Duke University by leaving a deposit on one of the front lawns.
September 28, 2017
On the road again.
Our first overnight-at-Walmart in Lexington, North Carolina.
September 30, 2017
Our site at the Forest Lake Preserve in Advance, North Carolina. {9/29-10/13/17}
October 1, 2017
Neighbors Brenda and Harry at Forest Lake Reserve invited us for Dinner. This is their cat.
First cold night for Loo Loo.
October 2, 2017
We went to visit old section of Winston-Salem, NC. Too bad everything was closed on Mondays.
October 3, 2017
Neighbors at Forest Lake Reserve are ready for Halloween.
October 7, 2017
Driving around looking for a new campground location, Saw a baby cow starring at us.
October 8, 2017
Found a local baptist church to go to.
October 12, 2017
Found some local style baked bean at a North Carolina grocery store.
October 15, 2017
Our site at Cane Creek Camground in Waxhaw, North Carolina. {10/13-10/27/17}
October 18, 2017
Auntie Sherry getting some attention from Freckles.
October 19, 2017
Cane the crane on a fishing pier at Cane Creek Camground.
October 21, 2017
We took a hike around the lake to the day-use-park for a picnic.
October 22, 2017
Juice from a few sites over. A 150 pound marshmallow, even had his own tent.
October 25, 2017
Jeannot went to Greensboro for an interview and on our way back we stopped at a rest area on I-84 that had a veteran's memorial.
October 26, 2017
We invited Pastor Brian over for lunch before leaving Crane Creek. We had homemade chicken salad, coconut creame pie and coffee.
At the last minute Freckles meets a new freind, Lucky, that just move into the site next to us.
Kate's group of freinds on the picnic table.
A gift from Jeannot's freind Jerry
October 27, 2017
Early in the morning, before leaving Crane Creek, Kate takes a few pictures of some Halloween decorations.
Before leaving Cane Creek Campground, Kate wants to walk around the town of Waxhaw, NC. We met a man out walking his three dogs.
We had breakfast at a local shop.
Then a we went for a little stroll around the center of Waxhaw.
Feckles wants to make sure we don't leave the campground without her.
On the way to Apex, NC we stopped at a public boat ramp near Albemarle, NC for a lunch break.
October 28, 2017
After settling into our spot in Jordan Lake Parker State Park, Kate wants to walk around in the next town over, Pittsboro NC.
Jeannot recognizes Roy at his Woodwright's school shop.
On this day Pittsboro was having a local crafts event and a car show.
October 30, 2017
Kate and Freckles greets John whom they had met a month earlier at Poplar Point with his wife Star.
October 31, 2017
Kate has been keeping busy with some Halloween crafts.
While walking on the beach at Jordan Lake's Parker Creek Campgrounds, Freckles finds something to munch on again.
November 1, 2017
Our site at the Jordan Lake's Parker Creek Campground in Apex, North Carolina. {10/27-11/3/17}
November 3, 2017
About a minute from Greene Mountain Park in Lenoir and after a 3 hour drive an incident happened. The camper got disconnected from the truck. Stupid mistake by Jeannot that he will never do again and doesn't want to talk about it. Camper has got minor damage, but not the truck. Could have been a lot worse had it happened anytime sooner.
November 4, 2017
Checking out the Krispy Kreme fresh hot donuts
November 5, 2017
Blowing Rock, NC
November 6, 2017
Driving around Asheville
November 10, 2017
Loo Loo seems to like the $5 Walmart heater. Only thing is, you got to pull her away from it went we start to notice the smell of burnt hair.
November 11, 2017
We decided to take a ride along Blue Ridge Parkway, starting from Blowing Rock and then to wherever it leads us.
We stopped for a late lunch a walked up a 30 minute loop trail for a scenic view.
We got off of the Blue Ridge Parkway and in the middle of nowhere found a campground "Betsey's Ole Country Store" in Mortimer, NC. Comes with a concrete teepee.
Owner Bruce and his dog Lucie "The Queen of Wilson Creek".
November 12, 2017
Momma was bored.
November 13, 2017
Our set up at Green Mountain Park Lenoir, NC. {11/3-11/15/17}
November 15, 2017
We found a fabulous church to attend to while in Lenoir that had SOUL! "The Life Center" was able to accomodate us for a couple of nights.
We consider this congregation a new part of our christian family. {11/15-11-17/17}
November 17, 2017
Leaving "The Life Center" church for Asheville. Thanks Pastor Terry, and the rest of the cogregation for everything.
November 18, 2017
Enjoying the Holiday parade in center Asheville with Julie and her family that were next to us at the parade.
Kate at a the "Trade and Lore Coffee" shop on Wall St in Asheville.
Asheville has found a unique way to dress up their lightpoles and parking posts.
We went to visit some campgrounds. This is the view from one of them.
A steep hill at another campground.
We had coffee and shared an Orange Creamsicle Cake at the Turkey Creek Diner in Leicester,NC.
November 19, 2017
Solo cup cozy.
Snug as a bug in a rug. Wow it was 42º today.
November 21, 2017
Went to Black Mountain, NC.
November 22, 2017
Our setup at Hominy Valley RV Park in Candler, North Carolina. {11/15-??}
Right now with six RVs this campground is full.
The campground's information board.
November 23, 2017
Brian and Sherry invited us to join them in Indian Trail near Charlotte for Thanksgiving. Brian and Sherry's son Drew works at a recreational resort that we went to.
Brian, Drew, Lara & Sherry.
November 29, 2017
Because of the limits on how long you may forward mail with the USPS, we needed to set-up an address with a UPS Store. Many travellers do this and we should have done this all along.
So as of today, our new mailing address is: 30 Westgate Parkway #215, Asheville, NC 28806.
December 2, 2017
Dardy greeted us before we headed over to Biltmore Village for their Holiday Christmas stroll.
A cookie from the "Well-Bred Bakery".
December 3, 2017
Around the campground with Diana, Darby and Deja.
Turtis the turtoise.
December 8, 2017
Likely Freckle's first experience with snow.
We have been together in NH for 15 years and this is the first time we made a snowman together.
December 9, 2017
After everything was said and done we received 10" of the white stuff. Better than some winters I've seen in NH.
December 13, 2017
A bird feeder that Kate made out of a plastic rum bottle.
December 15, 2017
Deja, Darby and Buddy. Notice the color of the dirt that we have around here that you see on Deja.
December 17, 2017
Freckle's first sleep-over party.
We are ready for Christmas. An avant guard Christmas/bird feeder.
Kate's first attempt at making a pine cone wreath.
December 19, 2017
We captured Buddy to bring to the shelter, a stray dog that kept showing up at the campground and that no one claimed. Turns out he belonged to someone up the hill. Turns out, his name is Scooby.
December 23, 2017
We found a great dog park for Freckles at French Broad River Park.
December 24, 2017
A selfie. No animals were injured during the taking of this picture.
December 27, 2017
Freckles after hospital visit.
December 29, 2017
Loo loo can't get enough of the heater.
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