We started the year in Florida full-time RVing and doing a Habitat for Humanity build.
Then we slowly headed to Massachusetts, mostly hugging the coast,
visiting historic places, scenic spots, and some friends and family.
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| Barbara at a garden on Saint Simons Island GA |
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| Bill at Outer Banks NC |
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Bill & Barbara at
Wright Brothers National Memorial NC
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We went back south, then took another trip heading slowly north –
this time following the Appalachian Mountains.
Friends joined us exploring & letterboxing in northern Georgia. Then
we hiked and enjoyed the scenery as we drove the entire Blue Ridge Parkway from the Smokey Mountains
to the Shenandoahs.
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| Barbara & Bill at Clingmans Dome, Smokey Mountains National Park NC |
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| our car & trailer along the Blue Ridge Parkway NC |
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| Sunset from Shenandoah National Park VA |
We had lots of special moments on both of these trips
like spotting a wild horse, watching dolphins play, finding the first US letterbox
with Mama Wolf, meeting another Escape 19 full-timing couple, finding a
yellow Lady Slipper, and the list goes on, but we particularly treasure the
times we spent with the people we met along the way.
MOVING IN
We started the summer looking at real estate, squeezing in
trips to Ohio and Maine before finally buying a house.
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| Barbara, Bill & Carrie at Acadia National Park ME |
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| our new house |
VOLUNTEERING
Then we scrambled to finish all the paperwork and move in
before leaving for South Carolina as we
committed to a 3-month volunteer stint at Kings Mountain National Military Park. So we spent the
fall there, learning about the Revolutionary War battles in the Carolinas, volunteering, and exploring the area.
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| Barbara & Bill at Kings Mountain National Military Park SC |
THE GIRLS
Kate and Carrie share an apartment in Boston. Kate waitressed and taught herself computer skills. She and her boyfriend, Josh, traveled out west and
Kate adopted a rescue dog, Tina.
Carrie graduated from Boston
College and then traveled in Eastern Europe. She’s now working at an economic
consulting firm in Boston.
