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Miles and Smiles
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Category: Our Journey
Posts that tell the story of our ongoing journey into the RV life.
All About Thousand Trails
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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Deep in the Heart of Texas
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS We finally caught up with some warmer weather last January as we headed into Texas, and we had a blast exploring the San Antonio and Houston areas. This video has some of the highlights …
Tagged with: Camping, Church, Cowboy Church, Fleetwood, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, journey, motorhome, our story, pets, RV, San Antonio, Southwind, Texas, Thousand Trails, YouTube
One of My Biggest Fears: Sick pets far from home!
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
Posted in Our Journey, RVing with Pets, Tips & Tricks, Uncategorized
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Okay. There are a lot of things to be “afraid of” when on the road. Accidents. Breakdowns. Break-ins. Bears. Bugs. Robberies. Illness. Stinkbugs. But one of my biggest fears before heading out on our first long RV trip last December …
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A Quick Trip through Disney World
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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It was a cold day in early January when we pulled into the Fort Wilderness Campground at Walt Disney World. But we didn’t let the cold – or the rain – dampen our spirits! Here are some of the highlights …
Tagged with: Animal Kingdom, Camping, Disney, Disney Studios, Disney World, Epcot, family, Fort Wilderness, journey, Magic Kingdom, YouTube
Orange Picking at Ridge Island Groves
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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It was cold – in the mid-40s – as we pulled off of the main highway to experience another slice of the “real Florida.” If you’ve never tasted oranges straight off of the tree, or savored orange juice fresh-squeezed on …
Lions, and tigers, and… Krispy Kreme donuts? Oh my!
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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This week’s short video highlights some of our favorite stops while traveling around southern Florida. Whether it’s drinking a fresh, frozen pineapple drink in Fort Lauderdale, marveling at the lions, tigers, and other big cats at Big Cat Rescue in …
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Tagged with: Big Cat Rescue, Fleetwood, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Hillsboro River State Park, journey, Krispy Kreme, motorhome, our story, RV, Southwind, Tampa, YouTube
Finding the Real Florida
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park If you think of “Disney” when you think “Florida,” then you’re missing the REAL Florida. We hope you enjoy our latest video, which includes alligators, Homeland Security, a quick overview of different kinds of RV …
Tagged with: Alligators, Camping, Fleetwood, Florida, journey, Kissimmee, Kissimmee Prairie, motorhome, our story, pets, RV, Southwind, State Park, Swamp Buggy
ARE YOU OVERWEIGHT?
When driving a car, most of us rarely give much thought to how much it weighs. But when driving a full-size RV, knowing how much you weigh can literally mean the difference between life and death! FYI: This is a …
100 SUBSCRIBERS!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! To our 100+ YouTube video subscribers. Thanks to you our channel now has a new, custom URL: www.youtube.com/c/milesandsmiles4u Some Free, Easy Ways You Can Help Us to Grow our YouTube Channel: There are 300 …
BBQ, Beaches, and Black Tape!
Jeff & Kathy Wildrick
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We love eating BBQ and camping at the beach. We’ve come to love black tape too, by which we mean Gorilla Tape. Let’s go down the B list one by one, and you’ll find out why. Or, just watch the …
Tagged with: Barbecue, Barbeque, BBQ, bicycle, bicycling, Camping, Doug Sauls, edisto, Edisto Beach, Fleetwood, gorilla tape, journey, motorhome, North Carolina, our story, RV, South Carolina, Southwind, YouTube