Commemorating the Civil War
The East is full of history, spanning the first American settlements to the Salem witch trials to the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. Having grown up in Massachusetts and majored in history education...
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5 Memorable Things to Do in Charleston, SC
We had planned to navigate Gulliver to Charleston, South Carolina, with Tagalong in tow. But when the weather forecast called for rain, we decided to leave Tagalong behind in Virginia and rent a house...
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Removing an RV TV Antenna
Our Jayco Pinnacle fifth wheel was built in 2018. Although online streaming had become popular by then, including a TV antenna on an RV roof was standard practice. We moved into our fifth wheel in April...
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What It’s Like to Stay at a Truck Stop in an RV
Can RVers stay at truck stops? We wondered this, as backing into or pulling through a parking spot designed for a semi-truck can feel cramped. We need at least 5 feet on the passenger side of our fifth...
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Tow Truck to the Rescue
Narrow roads do not make for good parking situations with a fifth-wheel RV. They greatly limit our ability to maneuver the truck as needed on the far side of the road to get the trailer into position....
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Lightning Strike: A Close Call
A tornado watch went into effect in Georgia where we were staying. A few hours later, the tornado watch had been downgraded to a severe thunderstorm warning, with 70 mph wind gusts and pingpong-ball-size...