Over the past several years this is how we've approached our winter meander/ramble, which we'll begin again next month. Before leaving home we'll determine two things, our first stop and a later desired destination which will act as a turnaround point. We usually never travel more than about 250-300 miles in a day and if possible, each stop will consist of one to two weeks of exploring that area. While hanging out wherever that may be, we'll decide where the next stop will be.

For this year's trip the only thing we've planned so far is an overnight stop in the Nashville area on our first day out, followed by a 10 day stop at Greers Ferry Lake in Arkansas. Not sure where the next stop will be but since we traditionally spend Christmas on a beach we'll probably be somewhere around Padre Island near the end of December and then move on to the Dallas/Ft Worth area around the 1st of January where we'll pick up our grandson and take him somewhere for a week or so and then who knows where we'll be between then and our return home around the 1st of March.

Luckily we take our home-away-from-home with us so all we really need for one of our occasional travel day overnights is a.parking spot at a truck stop or Walmart/Sams lot or even a Cracker Barrel. Our one to two week stops are always at State or National Parks or Corps of Engineers campsites where we can always find something new to do or see each day.

Last year we logged just over 6000 miles of driving and eating out (provided for LBB's benefit) and I suppose this year's ramble will be about the same.