Today I drove to the tip of Texas, Brownsville. I mostly came down here to see SpaceX’s Starbase. As a aviation nerd, it was interesting. For those out of the know, Starbase is where SpaceX builds their rockets and Starships. All of the buildings are off limits to the public, but you can drive right […]
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Today I explored Corpus Christi, TX. The North Beach area has the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, the aquarium, and the Harbor Bridges. By the time I got to the Lexington there was only 30 minutes before they closed so I didn’t tour the ship. I did get to go to the gift shop though and […]
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The last few days I’ve been just hanging out and driving. I was in the Beaumont, TX area for a couple days. I spent my time at the library, washing clothes, giving plasma, and walking in the parks. On the 8th I got to Galveston, TX. This was the first time I’ve taken my van […]
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After leaving Pensacola, FL on the first I kept working my way toward Texas. I skipped Alabama and went right to Louisiana. I stopped for the night at Abita Brewing Company. I’ve actually had their beer before. They distribute around the country. They are a Harvest Host also so I spent the day hanging out […]
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The last few days I’ve been hanging out, using my Harvest Hosts subscription, and checking out breweries. On the 27th I Idyll Hounds Brewing Company and Grayton Beer Company in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. Idyll House was a cute little brewery and Grayton had a huge building, but they were dead. I found out that […]
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Today was another fun museum day. I went to the US Army Aviation Museum on Ft Novosel, formerly Ft Rucker. When I got there I thought I’d blow through it pretty quickly. I was happily surprised to find that they had a lot of prototype and famous aircraft. Some of the most notable are both […]
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Yesterday I drove a few hours to get closer to my next stop in Georgia. I stopped at another Harvest Host, Brickyard Plantation Golf Club. They have both a frolf course and a golf course. I asked how much a round was and they gave me the member rate because I was a Harvest Host […]
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Today is one of my most memorable days of my entire adventure. I got to tour a nuclear power plant. I drove up to the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant around noon today. This is the newest nuclear plant and also produces the most power of a single plant in the USA. I got there a […]
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I signed up for Harvest Hosts this year finally. It’s so much nicer than I expected. I should’ve don this five years ago. For those of you that don’t know, Harvest Hosts is a program where people and businesses list their properties for people to camp at for a night or so. It’s a guaranteed […]
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I’m back baby!!! After a long four months I’m back on the road. Our first stop today was in Columbia, SC. I wanted to see the State House and liberty bell. There are only three capitol buildings left that I haven’t seen. After I got some pictures we got lunch at the Blue Marlin. They […]
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