Month: March 2017

03/30/2017

Heart Disease


From my personal blog. Our winter travels are officially over, but still have a few more blog posts. This post was what we were coping with all winter as we learned about heart disease and learned a new way of eating and better exercising. We also learned a lot about traveling although it’s been 3 1/2 years! We know one thing, we’re going to keep on keepin’ on!

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7 (1) Aren’t we the picture of health? Photo taken August 2016 Is it just us, or has anyone else noticed something interesting about pharmaceutical commercials these days? They show a good-looking couple, middle-aged (whatever that is to the viewer) out having fun: bike riding, playing golf, playing with their child or grandchild, walking and holding hands in a romantic setting? (Maybe like this picture?) Then the commercial begins, “See your doctor about taking XYZ drug.” Then in fine print and a VERY low and fast voice, you are warned that this drug could cause paralysis, blindness, heart attack, or some other more serious cause of death? And then as soon as that is over, a law firm advertises: ”If you have ever taken such and such drug and you have cancer, it’s been determined that drug caused the cancer and we will sue for $millions for YOU!” What’s with this?

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03/28/2017

Second Post of COE Parks, Cotton Hill (Winter 2017 Part 9 B)


There is just something special about the sun setting on water! This view is of Sandy Creek, which flows into Walter F. George lake. Picture from our campsite in Cotton Hill.

Originally, we thought we’d just write one post about the three back to back stays in the US Army Corp of Engineer (COE) campgrounds. There was so much similarities about them, but as I began to write, the words just kept flowing. WOW, we did more than it seemed at the time….

After our camping experience in Gunter Hill (click to read our last post if you missed it), in Montgomery, Alabama, our expectations were pretty high for our next stay in Cotton Hill. Coupled with the fact friends we made in Fort Pickens really liked this campground a lot! It did not disappoint, except we were sad to learn they had a contract dispute with the county over the sewerage so the sites this year were not full hook up sites. But had 50 amp and water.  Continue Reading

03/20/2017

US Army Corps of Engineer (COE) Parks, Gunter Hill (Winter 2017 Part 9 A)


Our trip from Davis Bayou (click to read), Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to our next destination was just over 200 miles. It was an easy trip and we arrived around 12:30 pm.  We knew we might be a little early, but we learned that COE park check out times are 3:00 pm! Little did we know….

Our first experience in a COE was last summer. We stayed in the Land Between The Lakes (LBL) COE “Canal Campground,” click here to read about our fabulous time there. It took three posts to write it up since there was so much to do and we hope to return there one day. As I am writing this, we now have stayed in three, back to back stays, this winter. I had hoped to write about all three in this one post, but we did so much in the Montgomery, Alabama area, it needs its own post. Continue Reading

03/13/2017

Taking an Internet Break!


We’ve slowed down a bit on our travel blog. Mainly, because we have a limited internet plan which we usually can manage. But this month, we haven’t stayed in many places with free wifi.

We’ll let you know what is ahead with a sneak peak! We will have stayed in three consecutive US Army Corp of Engineer Campgrounds: Gunner Hill outside Montgomery, Alabama, Cotton Hill just over the Alabama/Georgia border in Fort Gaines, Georgia. And finally, in East Bank near Bainbridge, Georgia. Then we’ll hit a private campground with free wifi and we’ll catch up!

We’re experiencing the best of all RV travels: Maybe not the best hiking, but excellent long walks, really experiencing “America the Beautiful” with our 1/2 price discount passes, wonderful American history peppered with messages to help our spiritual life!

Check out our public FaceBook page (you shouldn’t have to have an account to view it) and you will see some snapshots of what all we have experienced these past few weeks: Https://FaceBook.TheTumbleLeesTravelAdventures.com