After much debate on the availability of a spot at the next first-come-first-served campground, we skipped a much-needed stop for propane in order to arrive at Ocala National Forest’s Salt Springs campground early in the morning and grabbed one of the few campsites left.  The competition for sites had become so fierce, people actually offered to pay … More Springing It in Central Florida

I love the name of our location.  It’s as if a group of people identified a body of water but just could not agree what it was — a pond, a lake, an ocean? Hey, let’s cover all the bases! We camped at Ocean Pond Campground in Osceola National Forest for a couple of weeks, enjoying … More Ocean Pond, Lake City, FL

When we lived on the sailboat and traveled south on the Intra-Coastal-Waterway (ICW), one of my favorite stretches was South Carolina’s lowcountry.   After leaving the hustle of Myrtle Beach behind we entered a lonely, surreal cypress swamp via the Waccamaw River. This ends at the small town of Georgetown where the river heads seaward and the … More South Carolina’s Lowcountry