Happy New Year! – Arrived at Winter Home

We are now at our RV park for the winter (since 12/7) in the city of New Port Richey, Florida. It is located a few miles north of Tampa along the gulf coast. Our plans are to stay here for about four months before returning back to Virginia. The time will go by quickly so Pat and I sat down and came up with a decent list of 22 quick road trips/excursions to keep us busy. Happy New Year!

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We’re Off! Savannah, Ga

Yes, the summer and fall have come to an end, and we begin another winter season on the gulf coast of Florida. But we do take a few extra days on our southbound journey. No since in getting in a huge hurry, since we are happily retired and have no pressing schedule. We delayed leaving until after Thanksgiving and seeing the family for a combined Holidays. I’ll cover our favorite southern city, Savannah, Georgia, in this blog update…

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Family Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday is one of my favorites. Time with family and a healthy amount of great meals. It also is a time to reflect on what we have to be thankful for. From our freedoms living in this great country to our many blessings to our beliefs. It was a full house as our son and daughter-in-law from DC came to visit along with our local son and daughter as well. It was a great time!

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The Taubman; Roanoke Museum of Art

On a quiet Saturday afternoon, we took the short drive up to the city of Roanoke, Virginia to take in the new special art exhibit on display. The Taubman museum (LINK) has been operating for years and has many permanent displays as well as the occasional temporary exhibit. The reason for our visit was the new temporary exhibit called The Titian to Monet. This is a group of European master’s paintings that is being shown for a few weeks.

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