11/14/25 – After spending 4 weeks at Mountain Glen RV Park visiting our Kids and Friends we headed south to Thousand Trails Hidden Cove near Arley, AL. Here we met with our friends Pam and Junior for a week. During our visit we visited Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, AL . The Ave Maria Grotto is located on the grounds of St. Bernard Abbey, the only Benedictine monastery of men in the State of Alabama. The Abbey was founded in 1891. The Grotto consists of a landscaped hillside of 125 small stone and cement structures, the handiwork of the creative genius, Brother Joseph Zoetl, O.S.B., a monk of the Abbey for almost 70 years.In addition we stopped at the Clarkson Covered Bridge, originally built in 1904. It is located close to Cullman in a nice little park. The rest of the week we hung out with Pam and Junior playing games, drinking coffee or adult beverages.
11/21/25 – City Limits RV Resort, Cuthert, GA. Just an overnight stop.
11/22/25 – Clay County Fairgrounds RV Park, Green Cove Springs, FL. One night.
11/23/25 – Sebastian Inlet State Park, Melbourne, FL. As for the last 8 or 9 years we met with our friends Arina and Bertus to spent Thanksgiving. We all had a good time and the week together flew by fast.
11/30/25 – Encore Sunshine Holiday Daytona, Ormond Beach, FL. We stayed here for a week and met with Gloria and Art who live in Jacksonville for a day. Art went with us to visit Kingsley Plantation. We explored the grounds at Kingsley Plantation, which include the slave quarters, barn, waterfront, planter’s house, kitchen house, and interpretive garden. Lots of History. Art invited us to a Filipino restaurant which had excellent food and a nice atmosphere. The other days of this week we spent at the campground since the weather was not the best (Rain).
12/07/25 – Our friends, Grindyl and Claus, property in Wellington, FL. During this week we hung out either with our friends or did some R & R at the camper. One day Claus and I went on his boat and headed to Peanut Island. We picked the right day since the weather was awesome. Maria spent that day with Arina roaming the yarn stores.
12/15/25 – Encore Space Coast, Rockledge, FL. We are spending 5 nights at this RV Park. We went to Downtown Melbourne for a little walk, lots of artsy shops and restaurants. We also visited Cocoa Beach, had a coffee and Donut at Dunkin Donut and back to the campground. Saturday we are heading back to Wellington.
Until next update,
Maria and Bernhard
