On The Road Again

We had a wonderful 3 week visit back in the Chicago area.  We were able to see lots of family and friends.  It felt really good to see all those familiar faces.  We stayed in a studio at the Candlewood Suites which was a bit tight but made the RV seem roomy once we left.  Initially we headed to Madison, WI to spend time with Jackie, Kelli and Elena.  We briefly got to see Alex who is in college as well.  Very fun!  From there we decided to head to St. Louis to see Mickey and Larry Woolums.  We were able to stay at a very nice State Park 5 minutes from there home.  Always have fun with our buddies.  Our plan was to leave St. Louis and head to Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Half an hour in to our drive form St. Louis we decided to take a detour and go back to look at Asheville / Hendersonville, NC.  Last time we visited the area we did lots of hiking.  This time was all business.  We looked at housing and cost of living more in depth.  We did get to hike one day.  This was the closest we will be to Asheville in the next months and figured it was worth a second look.  We did a day trip to Greenville, SC and decided we like that area better than Asheville.  It is only 45 minutes away from Asheville and is more affordable.  From Asheville we did a power drive to Hot Springs, AK, where we currently are.  We got a beautiful site on a creek in the National Park but the weather so far has been very rainy.  Today we went to the Quapaw Bath House and experienced the healing water.  You don't go to Hot Springs and not get in a hot spring.  From here we will be headed west with our next stop being Santa Fe, NM.

This was a meadow we hiked to in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  One lucky dog, so is Lilly ; )

These pictures are from right behind the RV in Hot Springs National Park.