-
What a year!
What a year for Bougie camping…NOT! Should I start by saying we are in unprecedented times? I think we all know that by now. To sum up our year, I was injured and had to retire from 21 years of education.…
-
Tennessee – Part 1: Gatlinburg
In NJ, all schools have off the Thursday and Friday of the first week of November for the NJEA Teacher’s Convention. Being that the Tuesday of that week is also election day and many schools are used as polling centers, some…
-
My favorite summer camping items
Hey there! We’re getting towards the end of the summer camping season, and I’ve come up with a new list of my “can’t live (aka camp) without” items. Many of these have also become staples in my actual house during the…
-
Not everything is new…
When we first set out camping four years ago in actual tents, my grandparents (who had shown me the ins and out of camping as a child), gave me something for our trip. A camp stove toaster. This thing has been…
-
Getting Her Ready…
Someone got new shoes this weekend… The Jay Feather is uncovered and we’re getting her ready for the season! Chris took the cover off this weekend and took her to get some new tires. We bought the camper used and had no…
-
Warning To RV Travelers: Don’t Use Waze
So as far as travel and directions go for me, Waze is LIFE. I even use it for updates when I’m traveling to places that I actually know how to get to. Ok…that and the police notifications. 😉 So naturally, when…
-
Things I Can’t Camp Without – Packing Storage Edition
So I’m sitting here thinking about our spring break trip at the end of March/beginning of April. Let the planning begin. I’m a big planner. When I go away, I don’t want to forget anything. I have lists. My lists have…
-
Our Home Away From Home
The Jayco Jay Feather. We bought her used on the first trip we took to a dealership. The price was right, we had no idea what we were doing, and we fell in love with her. We signed the paperwork that…
-
Why Did I Start a Blog?
For some reason, when I tell people that I’m “going camping,” it surprises people. Maybe I don’t “look” like a “camper” or come across as an outdoorsy kind of person? I don’t know. But it’s something that my family and I…
-
How This All Started
I consider myself a city girl. I grew up about 20 minutes outside New York City and never envisioned myself starting a blog about camping. Sure, my grandparents would take us on vacation in the summers and try to expose us…
