Aging Cajuns Adventures

        Ten weeks and nineteen stops later, our first major RV road trip is almost in the books!  We started with only two stops planned, and now we're relaxing at our final destination.  On Wednesday, September 23rd, we'll drive the last leg and complete this unforgettable loop. We started at the bottom left, in Abbeville, LA, and made our way north (the route markers on the left), and then eventually headed south (the route markers on the right).  We are currently located where the blue dot is at the bottom  right, inTheodore, AL.      Our last blog ended with us staying at a COE campground in Montgomery, Alabama.  During our five-night stay, we took some downtime to relax, get the RV organized, do a little sightseeing, and update our eBay store.   Wetumpka, Alabama     We are fans of the popular HGTV couple, Ben and Erin Napier, who not only host their own show, "Home Town," but also lead a team of d...

    A blue-gray mist often hangs over the mountain peaks  like smoke, which is exactly why they call them "The Smokys!"     We are quite certain that most, if not all, of our faithful readers have visited this beautiful National Park at least once in their lifetime.  It is, after all, listed as "America's most-visited national park" and, fortunately, it is within a day's drive from South Louisiana.     Our first vacation ...     In June of 1978, we were twenty-three and had never heard of Gatlinburg or the Smoky Mountains, but while trying to figure out where to go for our honeymoon, my (Bonnie) grandfather, who gave me away at my wedding, highly suggested it.  Since we had no idea how to get there, Grandad gave us an atlas and highlighted the entire route.  You could say his navigational skills became our very first GPS -- a Grand Parent Satellite!     Paradise found ...     Arriving at this beautiful...