On our way out of the Biltmore yesterday, we stopped at Antler Village information center and asked for the trail map. “Are you renting bikes here or bringing yours on your car?” The attendant politely asked. “We’re riding them here,” we said. “I don’t know if you are allowed to ride them on. We’re not really bike friendly here,” she explained. “Let me call and see if that is allowed. “But you rent bikes here – you must be bike friendly?” we asked with an eyebrow cocked. “We don’t like them on the roads. The trails are okay and I … Continue reading Biking Biltmore

As usual, a downpour overnight and well into the morning foiled our plans to bike to the Biltmore. Declaring war on the rain, Eric read an informative review about RV parking there then packed up Betty for a 15 mile mini-excursion. The three days of rain meant that the site was largely packed or covered.  We disconnected three lines, pulled in the slides and jacks, and were on our way to Henry Vanderbilt’s masterpiece. Originally a 125,000 acre estate, the Biltmore estate had been pared down to 8,000 acres which is still larger than the city of Asheville.  You need … Continue reading Conga at the Biltmore (Day 1)

In researching what to do 20 miles in and around Mistletoe State Park, we found the PDGA, which we visited Tuesday and Points West Army Resort which we visited today.We were very curious about Points West, as it is attached to Ft. Gordon, just 30 miles away in Augusta. The Ft. Gordon MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) website listed a ton of activities that included disc golf, pools, bowling, cafes and our favorite – free WiFi so we had to go. We packed up the pannier with bathing suits, goggles, frisbees, sunscreen, as well as laptops, ipads, and iphones – … Continue reading At Ease, Soldier!

With a name like Slightly Stoopid, the band and the fan base are daring the rest of the world to take them too seriously. Playing Fusion Mash, which we define as a mix of pretty much any kind style of music you want to name except classical, the skater-boys from San Diego have been free to move in any creative direction their wind blew. The result is a twenty plus year anthology of some nearly top of the chart songs, like “Sweet Honey,” and a whole lot of reggae, ska, funk and sorta rap that all flow together like a … Continue reading Slightly Brilliant

About a month into retirement and the days are starting to run together where it’s hard to tell Tuesday from Friday. Used to be work from pre-dawn to dark and do chores on the weekend with an occasional activity or vacation sandwiched in. It’s starting to feel like we don’t have to treat everyday like a to-do list and not doing anything is just as good as doing something. Yesterday we took the bikes out for a leisurely reconnoiter North of Sebastian Inlet were we found BG’s Bayside Marina, part of BG’s Surfside Grill and Adventures, the official concessionaire for … Continue reading Tame Turtle Crawl