Jacqueline’s Jaunts

31 May 2025, Red Bay, Alabama, Tiffin Service Center to R & R Winery, Harvest Host, Greensprings, Mississippi Today’s drive was mainly on county roads. When we crossed into Mississippi, we didn’t see a sign for about a mile, and then we almost missed it. I had Barry stop, and I walked back to the sign, about 60 feet.  We arrived around 3:00 PM. Once parked and set up, it’s time for wine tasting. Whoever thought we would be wine tasting in Mississippi? The winery has a cool tasting room. The tasting room looks like a dining room. A couple was tasting when we entered. We ended up talking to them for an hour. Both are X-ray techs in a hospital about 45 miles from here. We never stopped talking about kids, family, retirement, bugs in the south, health care, wine tasting, and a whole bunch of other stuff.  Ruth and Rich Romanowski own R & R Winery . Ruth informed us that the winery was having its last Saturday of the month dinner with live music. They do this on the 2nd and...

30 May 2025, Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama, to Red Bay, Alabama, Tiffin Service Center Jeeps – 16 We left Oak Mountain around 10:00 AM. Our next destination is Red Bay, Alabama, to the Tiffin Service Center. As we were leaving Oak Mountain, we stopped at an area where there was a lake. The area had ski jumps, wakeboard rails, and a large water park. There was a beautiful pavilion on the shore. This park has so much to offer. Unfortunately, it’s in Alabama, as it would be an excellent location for our Family Picnic, which we hold every summer.  We arrived at Tiffin around 1:00 PM. We checked in at the office and then drove to our site. Barry contacted Shawn Cole to let him know we arrived. The purpose of our trip here is to take an orientation tour of our coach and discuss a few other matters. Since we were going through Alabama, we might as well take advantage. We had to cancel a few other stops, but we felt it was worth it.  We learned quite a bit from Shawn, especially ab...

29 May 2025, Andersonville, Georgia to  Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama Jeeps- 2 We were up early. We needed to meet Cynthia Stormcaller at the Little Drummer Boy Museum to pay our Campground fee before we left this morning. She is the Curator of the museum, as well as the Director of Tourism for Andersonville. She also does tours at Andersonville National Cemetery and Park. Very knowledgeable about the area.  The museum is a treasure trove of original artifacts from the Civil War. The uniform display is a notable highlight. There are artifacts from Gettysburg, Shiloh, Andersonville, and other notable battles. There is a mannequin dressed in a full silk dress with the history behind it posted in front of it. All the displays feature a history of each piece. My favorite uniform was the Zouave Drummer Boy uniform. The uniform is in excellent condition. According to the card, there is only one other known uniform in the Little White House Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Another f...

21 April 2025, Pensacola Beach RV Resort Jeeps-17 Today is a drive day to Pensacola Beach, Florida. We passed through Mississippi and Alabama. It was an easy drive, even though we encountered rain. The bridge we crossed just before we drove into the RV park was awesome. The park is not as big as I thought it would be, but it is right on the beach.   Once parked and hooked up, we walked to the RV Resort's private beach and the Tiki Bar. We found a great place in the shade and ordered drinks. We sat on the beach for a few hours, drinking margaritas and enjoying the sunset.  It was dinner time, so we headed back to our RV for leftover fried catfish from last night. We heated everything up and then walked to K&J to have dinner with them. We ended up watching an old Val Kilmer movie, The Saint. I have never seen it. Even though it was dated, it was entertaining.  After the movie, we walked the park loop twice and headed to bed. Nice afternoon.  A few photos before we ...