Miles Of Carlisles Blog

If you are not a fan of hunting in general, please do not read on as this will likely not be something of interest to you (or worse, upset you). And that is certainly not our intent. But here at the Carlisle household, we aim to seek new experiences - even those that...

DAY #205, 239 to go!  As we were contemplating a trip to Cuba, it was such a cool and relevant experience to visit the decommissioned Nike Missile Site in the Everglades. Not being super well educated on the event myself (or just my failing memory), it was the perfect...

It is in the works... a little complicated with government stuff, but we are already so close... so why not?

We met my cousin Branon and his husband Jamie in Key West - so fun! We chartered a catamaran to take us out into the waters and do some snorkeling. The water is as pristine as all the magazines show and the sunset was spectacular!  I am not a fan of water, so although...

Merry Christmas from the most Southernest point of the US - Key West!  Apparently we are spending Christmas about as far from Seattle as you can possibly get! The best part of this Christmas is getting to spend it with family. My cousin Branon and his husband Jamie...

DAY 193, 251 days to go! Big problems seem to always occur when we are miles away from services. It's like unspoken karma for RVers or something. We knew we had a back tire tire problem... We sprung our fist leak while in Newfoundland. Thankfully my handy eagle scout...

In Key Largo, Mom, Breton, Lane, and I got open-water dive certified. Dad is already certified. We took the online course in Auberndale, FL, while Dad was in Seattle.  We did two confined water dives, in my opinion, which were awful; you could only see 3 feet ahead of...

We have arrived at The Florida Keys for the remainder of December... it feels good to be back in warm weather. Key Largo We didn't plan our stays ahead, and were not prepared for all the RV spots to be taken for months by all the Snowbirds! I felt lucky to find a...

We stayed at Fort Wilderness Campground while at Disney and Universal! Oh Boy was there some X-Mas decorations The Campground The campground was full of over the top Disney decorated rvs and campsites. JollyWood Nights (Disney) We went to a special ticketed event...

We spent a few days also exploring the outskirts of Nashville!! We tried Nashville hot chicken at the famous Hattie B's We went and saw the famous angel wings (and the baby wings) Country Music Hall of Fame Then we went to the Country Music Hall of Fame I got to see...

Nashville, Tennessee, is definitely my second favorite spot (Calgary is my favorite)!! I love anything country, so getting to see it authentically and with live music was amazing. We enjoyed live music at the Lucky Bastard Saloon, The Oasis (Garth Brooks Bar), and the...

DAYS 82-87 After arriving in Maine, our plan was to travel along the coast headed South to keep away from Winter. But, alas, the joy of this trip is meeting people and not really having a firm plan. We met a few folks in a campground who said Nova Scotia was amazing....

We enjoyed an end-of-summer reunion with the Mazza Family at their cabin on Bear Lake. We spent 3 days enjoying the lake and some much-needed game nights with the Mazzas!!! It took some work getting the RV down the drivway but it fit!!! We enjoyed water skiing and...

This is my favorite place of the roadtrip! Did I mention that I love Canadian cowboys?  The Calgary Stampede has been on my bucketlist since the beginning of this roadtrip. I love rodeos, and to get to see one done at the level that the Calgary Stampede is done at was...

The countdown clock that hung on our dining room wall struck "0". Oh my goodness, it is actually happening. Are we ready?  Not even close. Rob hasn't slept in 2 days. There's a huge pile of stuff in the driveway. We are still waiting on Amazon boxes. Renters show up...