Open Range Camping

May 26 - May 30 For Memorial Day weekend, we decided to try Manatee Hammock State Park.  It was a nice little county park located on the Indian River on US 1.  It is directly across the Indian River from the Kennedy Space Center.  We planned to go here simply to visit the Space Center.  My daughter is able to receive reciprocals from theme park attractions for working at the Florida Aquarium.   We've wanted to visit the Space Center for many years, but the cost always deterred us.  She was able to get in free and get three tickets 1/2 price.  We had a nice weekend.  Here is my list of pros and cons: PROS: Super close to the KSC. Can view the KSC from the back of the campground. Right on the Indian River, can kayak or canoe from it, can fish off the dock. Close to Cocoa Beach. Close to the Canaveral National Seashort. Would be a GREAT place to watch a rocket launch from. Nice dog park. $26 a night for full hook ups!! Pool CO...

I haven’t blogged in several years.   My husband was looking at RV Blogs the other day and commented about how useful some of them can be with information.   I reminded him we had an RV Blog.   Then for some reason, I sat down and tried to journal all of our camping trips since purchasing an RV.   I have almost a one year gap that I cannot remember what we did.   I realized it was time to start blogging again.   If for nothing else, then to have a journal and pictures of our trips. So, to start, here is a link to our first blog .   I will try to update it with our Passport adventures – but no promises. One year after purchasing a new RV, seems like a good time to start a new blog!   On June 10, 2016, we traded our beloved Keystone Passport 290BH for an Open Range Light Fifth Wheel LF295FBH.    Prior to the trade, we had spend 11 nights i   We had an amazing trip, but with three growing kid...