Category: Entertainment & Attractions
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Midway Ferry Tales
Once upon a time we were commuters. Up at 6, out the door at 7, in the office by 8. Day after day, year after year, ugh after ugh. It had become a faded memory until yesterday when we were up at 6, out the door at 7 and in downtown San Diego at 8….
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Sheric’s Guide to Park Picking
This is technically our third extended RV trip and the longest at 58 days. Last year this time we were afflicted with SAD – seasonal affective disorder which Wiki defines as a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit depressive symptoms at the same time each…
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Balboa Park Culture Club
In the words of Culture Club’s Boy George, “Do you really want to hurt me? Do you you really want to make me cry?” Then buy me the 7 day, 16 museum Balboa Park Explorer Pass. Signs and banners everywhere extoll the ONE PASS for all 16 museums. If the signs don’t convince you, the…
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Biking Balboa
Jeff stopped by this morning and dropped off the dimmer switches for Eric’s hot- halogen-under-counter-spots to low-power-bright-LED lighting renovation along with a new gas regulator for the grill. It seems the fixer can always get his fix, even when the address reads “The Pace Arrow in site #9. With the weather shaping up to be…
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Old Town Shuffle
Now that we had a two wheeled perspective on getting around in San Diego, it was time for the two feet and a trolley view. Eric mapped out a walk-ride route to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park with lunch at former Navy mess hall, Liberty Public Market. It was the first no rain…
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Nature Calls
Whites City RV Park is not much to look at. We parked Betty in our assigned spot which entailed turning into a parking lot and stopping next to the power receptacle. Whites is essentially a campground on the shoulder of the road. It gets terrible reviews, but we like it because it is right at…
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New River Dance
The primary purpose of heading north to West Virginia was to raft the Gauley River. Ever since we had taken a white water rafting trip to California, we lamented that West Virginia was in our backyard and we never got there. As the only world class whitewater on the East coast, it was a mere…
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Biking Biltmore
On our way out of the Biltmore yesterday, we stopped at Antler Village information center and asked for the trail map. “Are you renting bikes here or bringing yours on your car?” The attendant politely asked. “We’re riding them here,” we said. “I don’t know if you are allowed to ride them on. We’re not…
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Conga at the Biltmore (Day 1)
As usual, a downpour overnight and well into the morning foiled our plans to bike to the Biltmore. Declaring war on the rain, Eric read an informative review about RV parking there then packed up Betty for a 15 mile mini-excursion. The three days of rain meant that the site was largely packed or covered. …
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At Ease, Soldier!
In researching what to do 20 miles in and around Mistletoe State Park, we found the PDGA, which we visited Tuesday and Points West Army Resort which we visited today. We were very curious about Points West, as it is attached to Ft. Gordon, just 30 miles away in Augusta. The Ft. Gordon MWR (Morale,…