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  • Friends and the Carolinas

    Friends and the Carolinas

    We’re currently on the Atlantic coast of north Florida; the events covered in this post (Nov 16-22) occurred before the recent snow storms hit the Carolinas. We left Gaffney, South Carolina soaking wet, but happy that Betsy had come out of the Freightliner shop in good shape.  We camped at Carowinds Campground, just south of…

  • Dodging storms from Memphis to Huntsville to Gaffney

    When we planned this route last year, we thought most of the bad storms occurred in the Spring months.  But it turns out that Fall can be equally nasty – as we found out firsthand.  Well, now we know!

  • Betsy robs our bank account! – Gaffney, SC

    Betsy robs our bank account! – Gaffney, SC

    [Posted by Steve, Mona Liza got the day off] This was our second journey to Gaffney, SC for Betsy’s annual chassis maintenance at the Freightliner facility.  Last year it was pretty much on our route as we headed north, and I was able to have the maintenance done while Mona Liza was in the Philippines visiting family.  This…

  • Exploring historic Charleston, SC

    Exploring historic Charleston, SC

    First, on behalf of my kababayan I wish to thank you – my dear readers, followers and the world – for the kindness and outpouring of support and generous help you have extended to the typhoon Haiyan-affected areas in the Philippines.  I am also grateful that families of my nieces and nephews are all accounted…

  • Party time at North Myrtle Beach, SC

    Party time at North Myrtle Beach, SC

    What do bloggers do when they meet? Well, they eat, drink, talk and have a ball – especially when they happen to land at the same RV park!  And that’s exactly what we have been doing here.  Heading toward North Myrtle Beach, we learned that Dave and Sue of Beluga’s Excellent Adventures were already settled…

  • About Camp Freightliner – Gaffney, SC

    Several folks have asked us to comment about the Camp Freightliner chassis class I attended recently, either because they have signed up for a future class or just out of curiosity.  Since Mona Liza was 9,000 miles away during the class, I’m probably the logical one to write about it. As you may know, this…

  • You never know who you’ll meet at the Laundromat! – Powdersville, SC

    You never know who you’ll meet at the Laundromat! – Powdersville, SC

    A few days before my departure to the Philippines, I had to do several loads of laundry which had been piling up for a while.  Since Ivy Acres RV Park does not have laundry facilities, we ran over to nearby Powdersville, SC to do it.  While I was folding, an elderly man who was waiting…

  • BMW Zentrum – Spartanburg, SC

    BMW Zentrum – Spartanburg, SC

    While in the Greenville area, I remembered that John and Pam of Oh the Places they go wrote a story about a BMW factory tour they took in Spartanburg.  It turns out that the BMW Zentrum Museum and “Plant Spartanburg” were only 25 miles from our campground, and I just knew Steve would love the…

  • Leaving on a jet plane…

    Leaving on a jet plane…

    Some of you who have been following our travels may have noticed we ‘ve been putting on the miles since we left Arizona and headed east in late January.  One of the reasons is that I’ll be visiting family in the Philippines for a month and for various reasons we had planned my departure from…