March 11, 2023

Friends from the Fayetteville Observer at the service for Steve Aldridge – a true one of a kind soul.

Aug. 28, 2022

There was a road behind the campsite and it looked promising, so we ventured up it, no idea there was a fire tower

It was nice to see Pongo with Flight of the Crowswing’s Tacoma again

and James and Elizabeth, the best adventuring couple in the world.

We stopped an owl, but he fly away

Settling on a branch too far away for good photos

While at the fire tower, we had cell service and I learned my mom had passed the night before.

My mom is the one that really got me started in camping and encouraged it. This is her in blue suit with her mom and sister (I’m in lower left corner) camping a Foley Beach State Park. I remember the family taking an RV on the beach at Apalachicola, sometimes 10 feet at a time as we moved boards from the back to the front. Through scouting and backpacking trips, she was always supportive… Rest in Peace!

Aug. 27, 2022

Kayak Day. We choose a day on the French Broad River with class I and II rapids. The first set flooded my boat and I had to beach it and dump, we repeated this a couple times but what and awesome day on the river. (I shot mainly video for a Backroad Capers episode TBA)

July 1, 2022

Camping with the McNabbs are days packed and great food. They fed us breakfast, we paddled, worked on a an axle, swam….

Dutch oven bread

and their version of shrimp boil

and every night ends with games.

March 6, 2022

When we took out yesterday, a fisherman asked if we were scared in kayaks with all the alligators… we of course said no and decided we needed to find them. We switched sides of Lake Marion and put in at the Sparkleberry Swamp Landing in the Santee National Wildlife Refugee. With a name like Sparkleberry Swamp it must have alligators.

And I spotted one, normally James and Elizabeth see everything first, but not today.

We argued about it’s size (the men thought it was bigger, like always?) but look at the tail, and that isn’t the end, it’s eyes are in the small water opening on the left side of frame. I still say it was over 12 feet.

The swamp doesn’t open up that way Beth let us know.

After an evening around a fire and Long Island Ice Teas, James and Beth decided the Flippac needed their Aurora Borealis Light. It works great in the tent, but too bright to sleep under.

March 5, 2022

Our friends James and Elizabeth had tire problems and were stuck in South Carolina waiting for new tires. Of course we headed down to camp with them. Kayaking in the swamps at the end of Lake Marion.

On top the bridge

And under

Feb. 22, 2022

I hate goodbyes with good friends, the Flight of the Crowswing is traveling on down the road.

Feb. 20, 2022

After a day of playing yesterday, today was chore day for the full time travelers. Oil changes, tire rotations, plug a leak, fix a mower, Elizabeth fixed a zipper for me, and then they cooked us an amazing steak dinner.

Feb. 18, 2022

Front yard visitors are the best! So glad James and Elizabeth are able to visit for the weekend on their way south, or east…. wait maybe it was west. (But not north)

Feb. 7, 2022

Took advantage of a rainy day to make video #10 of my summer road trip. Click to Watch