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This is 2020.  Last year ended horribly and changed our lives forever, but we are still 4 Carkeets strong and moving forward as best we know how. This started as a way to chronicle our 6 week sabbatical journey in 2018, but we still have the RV and we are still making memories and we invite you to follow along!

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We were given a great opportunity to take a 6 week road trip in 2018. We bought an RV, packed our bags and hit the road!  After our trip, we went back to reality (reluctantly), but we still have the RV and we still love adventure, so please follow along as we continue to document our rolling travels!

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Category: Adventuring

Adventuring

Three no more…

By Tonya Carkeet | September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Levi is FOUR!  I just don’t know where the time has gone!  Our lives have been so blessed by this snuggly, kind-hearted gentleman! Happy Birthday, Bubba-Dude! (And when it is your 4th birthday and you plan to be in the RV most of the day, you get to wear your new spacesuit ALL DAY)!

Adventuring

A Wrinkle in Time

By Tonya Carkeet | September 23, 2018September 24, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

So, you want to know how today went.  Confession time: I have sort of been dreading this day since before I married John.  He has always talked about wanting to go to Colonial Williamsburg and today was the day.  Most of the time, John and I have similar taste in activities, entertainment, etc.  This whole…

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Yes, we’re alive

By Tonya Carkeet | September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

I know I didn’t update the blog for two whole days, but it was because we were busy, busy, as you can now read about.  Today wasn’t particularly eventful.  We packed up and left Cherry Hill Park and headed toward Williamsburg, VA via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel.  The most exciting bit of news…

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Hallowed Ground

By Tonya Carkeet | September 21, 2018September 22, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

For anyone who noticed, we were only supposed to be in DC for 4 nights.  Then we extended a night for yesterday and then yesterday we decided to extend another night for today.  We could spend a ton of time here, there is so much to see and do! Today we were better organized, we…

Adventuring

Da Plane! Da Plane!

By Tonya Carkeet | September 20, 2018September 22, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Oh my goodness!  It should not be permissible to have as much fun as we had today! So, the other day, we went to the American History Museum.  We talked about it and thought that might be the one with the most appeal for the kids.  (Hello, Batmobile?  Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers?)  We considered the Air…

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I believe!

By Tonya Carkeet | September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Let’s try this again. I’m going to attempt to pick up where I left off.  I wouldn’t say that my enthusiasm for blogging is renewed, but it outweighs my desire to not get too far behind!  I can also say that consistent blogging has been key to having any idea what day or date it…

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This is your Tuesday post, it isn’t real verbose

By Tonya Carkeet | September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

If you have heard John’s abbreviated birthday song, this title will make sense. It is late, I’m a lot tired and a little grumpy and don’t feel like blogging.  However, since there have been concerns about our safety, I wanted to put something out.  We are alive, safe and dry.  In fact, after a wild…

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Go with the Flo!

By Tonya Carkeet | September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Ah, Florence, we meet at last!  A most unwelcome guest to the Carkeet Caravan. We woke up this morning to rain.  It started very slowly at first and without dragging this out we were completely and miserably soaked by the end of the day. For those keeping track, we had 3 weather advisories today: Flash…

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Melassichriwwelkuche

By Tonya Carkeet | September 16, 2018September 16, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

The title of this blog is a real thing.  I have absolutely no idea how to pronounce it, but all around this area, we kept seeing something called ‘Shoofly Pie’.  We did not try it, but I finally got curious enough to Google it and the word at the top of this blog is the…

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Beware of Mule

By Tonya Carkeet | September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Yesterday afternoon, we made our way toward central Pennsylvania into Amish country.  We stopped at an old Amish farmhouse for a farm tour, and were immediately struck by the buses that they had in the parking lot.  Hmm…  We went inside and bought tickets, the ladies working the cash registers were quite opposites, one was…

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Splish, splash, I was takin’ a bath!

By Tonya Carkeet | September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Well now.  So, we got up this morning and started packing up – later than planned because I am completely exhausted.  What has not been evident in the blog is that I have been staying up late every night to catch up the blog, plan where we are going, how to get there, booking RV…

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Just kidding!

By Tonya Carkeet | September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

We should have known that Florence’s bark was worse than her bite!  We took a day to regroup, took a day to explore Philly and woke up this morning to discover that Florence has weakened, and her impact is pretty limited to the coast of the Carolinas. SO, we are going to continue toward Harrisburg,…

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