Category: Old Adventures
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Texas Episode 3: Fredericksburg and Cycling the Texas Hill Country
February 3 – 15 Our drive north to Fredricksburg wasn’t all that interesting. We saw the usual large ranches, herds of beef (with all their legs), and goats and sheep. We passed roads named Rifle and towns named Geronimo, all quintessential Texas. The roads got hillier and the trees changed from short oaks to short…
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Texas Episode 2: Goliad – Small Town, Big History
February 1 – 3, 2021 Travel Journal Our plan was to move inland, away from the coast and into the area of Texas between Austin and San Antonio known as the Texas Hill Country. Fredricksburg is the town that Lysette wanted to visit for cycling so it became our destination. We needed one stop on…
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Texas Episode 1: Port Arthur, Sea Rim State Park, & Galveston
January 29 – February 1, 2021 My impression of Texas entering the state was as a massively large southern state, hugely full of itself with big oil, large ranches, dual axel pick up trucks, huge belt buckles, 10 gallon hats, and strong egos. What I have learned is the state of Texas, although still a large…
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Louisiana: Palmetto State Park
January 26 – January 29 Our time in the state was brief. Most people think of New Orleans when they think of Lousiana but this town wasn’t in our plans. I have spent my share of time there with college football, watching UGA lose their national championships hopes to Pittsburg with a Dan Marino last…
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Mississippi Territory
January 16, 2021 – January 26, 2021 This is a bonus Travels With Toohey History Moment. Something that has always interested me about Mississippi and Alabama were that they were close to being mirror images of each other. This got me thinking about why? My research found that both states were a part of the…
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Sweet Home Alabama
January 13, 2021 – January 16, 2021 I have often wondered when looking at the map of this area why Alabama didn’t get the panhandle part of Florida which would have given it more of the beautiful beaches. Apparently the first annex of the Mississippi Territory which included Alabama didn’t include any waterfront property but…
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The Quagmire of the Florida Panhandle
January 3, 2021 – January 13, 2021 Our final days in Florida, spent along the panhandle moving west, were interesting, perplexing, and possibly considered a quagmire* of sorts. The premise of our quagmire is that, as we left Savannah in November, our intent was to explore only the panhandle of Florida and to forgo the…
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Perry Florida KOA and the New Year Celebration to Nowhere
December 31, 2020 – January 3, 2021 A quick note from the Travels with Toohey Team: We want to thank our consistent readers and those who have commented on the blog. Please know that even though we don’t reply that we do enjoy reading each and every one. It gives us great enjoyment knowing that…
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Cypress Creek Preserve and Caceres Organic Blueberry and Turmeric Farm
December 27 – December 31, 2020 Sitting in one spot for 12 days was nice and something we’d both enjoy again in the future, given the right place. The problem with this, unlike the Ortona Locks, is you have to commit while not knowing what the campground is like. So with no long term prospects…
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Ortona Lock: 12 Days of Christmas Highlights
December 16 – December 27 Our return to Ortona Lock Campground would be the first of a repeat camp since we started our journey in May. We stayed here on our southbound journey for two nights and thoroughly enjoyed the feel of the place and the facilities. During that time and with a bit of…
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Big Cypress National Preserve
December 14 – December 16 You will find this blog much more appropriate in length based on words and pictures but huge on quality. You will also note a tone of exhaustion and fatigue as we struggled to find our happy spot in this camp. However, as we prepare to post this blog entry, now…
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Florida: Southbound & Down to Key West
11/20/2020 – 12/14/2020 Note from the TWT Team: We are currently sitting in Ortona Lock Campground, east of Fort Meyers enjoying a cool, brisk, sunny Christmas. In fact, the temperatures were forecasted as the same here as they were for Golden, Colorado. You will read about this place in this blog and as it worked…
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The Okefenokee Swamp
11/16/2020 – 11/20/2020 We left Savannah eager to continue our journey, heading south on coastal Highway 17 where we weaved over and under I-95 committed to stay off the interstate and keep it slow. Highway 17 is also a road where my great great grandmother and namesake, Blanche Kempner Nussbaum, lost her life when she…
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Savannah Bananas
10/27/2020 – 11/16/2020 Note: We decided to create an Instagram account so we can post more real time status of our journey. As you know, our blog which takes more time to create is running up to a month behind. We hope you find this enjoyable. Toohey (@travelswithtoohey) • Instagram photos and videos Savannah is…
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Tybee: A Beach Vacation
October 22 – 27 Travel Journal We left South Carolina traveling through the low country along highway 17, over the Savannah River Bridge that locals still refer to as the Talmadge Bridge, which was actually an old metal bridge that has since been scrapped. We drove through the Savannah downtown historic district then south to…
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In My Mind I’m Gone to Carolina: The Carolinas
10/15/2020 – 10/23/2020 The North Carolina mountains hold a special place in my memories. One of the earliest trips was with my mom and dad to the High Hampton Inn after dropping my sister off at camp for two weeks. We stayed there for a few nights enjoying time with my grandparents who made their…
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Almost Heaven: West Virginia
10/7/2020 – 10/13/2020 West Virginia was an intriguing place. A beautiful place, wonderful mountains, full of rugged adventure, a place that at first glance seemed to have let time get away. As we spent days exploring the land, wandering down small country roads with old farms, seeing their way of life, we began to fully appreciate…
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Pennsylvania: The Birthplace of The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and Ticks on Toohey
9/27/2020 – 10/7/2020 The last blog entry, provided a brief list of things that have made the trip from the red dust of Utah to the stink bugs of Ohio. We have found a new entry to the list which now includes ticks. As of this writing, Toohey has become host to about 6 but…
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The Buckeye State
September 20 – 27, 2020 There have been bits and pieces that we pick up from each state that travel with us along our journey. For example, we continue to clean the red dust we picked up in the deserts of Utah, the grey dust along the gravel roads in Idaho, Oregon, and Montana. We…
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Michigan: The Mitt
The Travels With Toohey Team crossed the Mackinac Bridge over the Strait of Mackinac, took the first exit off I-75, and turned the rig right. Our goal for the day was a sloverlanding drive along the small roads of the west side of the Michigan Mitt, along Lake Michigan, down to some place near Traverse…