Podcast by Jeff and Louise
22 April 2026
Jeff and Louise have a disappointing stay at Carolina Landing Thousand Trails due to a steep, cramped site, made better by a visit from their youngest and their granddaughter. Food and yarn shops are explored, but the highlights (aside from the family visit!) are the Georgia Aquarium and Lake Hartwell Animal Safari.
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15 April 2026
We stay at Thousand Trails Hidden Cove RV Resort in Arley, Alabama, a nice lakefront campground with lots to do, but maybe not the fanciest neighborhood. We have a couple of meals, visit a few yarn and fabric stores - the usual - plus the highlight, a muddy visit to Yokley Cemetery outside Pulaski TN to visit the grave of my great-great-great grandfather atop a hill in a cow pasture. Also a PSA: don’t eat vultures.
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08 April 2026
We keep moving east across the Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida Gulf Coast, stopping at Wilderness RV Park near Robertsdale and try a few restaurants (winners - Fairhope Bakery and Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi; losers - Picnic Beach in Gulf Shores). Of course, there are yarn and quilt shops along the way, including the fantastic Block Therapy and the WTF A&E Fabrics. Other highlights include a visit to the free National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola and a ride on the Mobile Bay ferry.
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01 April 2026
In which we talk about our trip to Loranger, Louisiana outside of New Orleans where we stayed at Sweetwater RV Resort and Ranch. Along the way, we have some fantastic and some not-so-great meals, visit the French Quarter for some beignets and cafe au lait, and are (mostly) disappointed with the quilt and yarn stores. We also go to the Whitney Plantation’s slavery-focused tour (do not miss!) and the National WWII Museum, plus a local above-ground cemetery visit and go on a king cake tasting spree.
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25 March 2026
In which Jeff and Louise talk about the Thousand Trails Colorado River campground (fantastic staff, great campground!) and call out Woods Barbecue, a weekend-only counter inside a gas station, serving up the best BBQ around courtesy of pitmaster John Woods. We also eat some more, have some adventures, and check out a couple of yarn and fabric stores (who knew La Grange had such a great yarn and fabric store??). We also venture forth and explore our very first Buc-ee’s, enjoy some Texan oak trees, and don't enjoy some local specialty kalaches (though that was probably more about where we got them).
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18 March 2026
In which we recap our trip from Phoenix to the San Antonio area with sleepovers in Las Cruces and Fort Stockton. We spend two weeks at Thousand Trails Medina Lake in Lakehills, deal with a double-booked site, yappy neighbor dogs, low water pressure, and a drought-drained lake, but play a great round of mini golf. We also check out San Antonio’s River Walk and the Pearl District, feed some wild animals (Hey Buddy!), and of course, eat some great food and visit a couple of yarn and fabric shops.
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