Travis AFB FamCamp

Lackland AFB FamCamp

Advanced planning allows for many stays at military recreation facilites. They are clean, friendly, affordable (most around $18/day), and secure. This one is at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.

We'll stay here for a week, before moving on to New Mexico. Visits with grand daughter/great grandson and family, and Deb's cousin are planned, along with San Antonio attractions.

Life is good.

Roll Out Those Lazy Hazy Rainy Days of Summer...

Two days of pure relaxation at Whispering Meadow, Westlake (Lake Charles), Louisiana, has us rested and ready to head for San Antonio, TX for a week of fun and visiting the grands/great grands. We'll set aside a day for the River Walk and other attractions. Destination, Lackland AFB FamCamp. See you there.

As the sign says... No Swimming in the Lagoon. But don't let that stop you from visiting Big Lagoon. There are plenty of other places to swim on this 650 acre rustic camp setting, including the National Seashore/ICW... East and West Beaches.

Flanked by scrub oak, slash pine, green wetlands and marshes, the campsites are easily accessible along the loop and many are "big rig" friendly, up to 45 ft.

The park offers much to do, including swimming, fishing, hiking (along trails and the raised boardwalk), boating, birding, and much more.

Full facilities, including showers and dump station.

Pricing is reasonable... $6.00 park fee and $20 campsite, with many reduced rate plans. As a combat-wounded vet, I received a Lifetime Free Park pass and paid $10 for the campsite, including hookups.

I do recommend making online reservations, as this park is very popular; however, I did note there were a few no-shows. The gate closes at sunset, however, knowing we were going to arrive late, we called ahead and were provided with the gate code for entry.

One last thing... Big Lagoon is in the Florida Panhandle (Pensacola). Potential summer storms trigger the park being closed, as it was during the recent hurricane/tropical storm Debby. In these instances the online reservations website makes note and prevents making reservations. Check the weather before you plan your trip.

Overall I give Big Lagoon 4 of five stars.

On The Road....

A few years ago I got the bug to travel. More often than not, my trips were spontaneous, which meant getting a travel trailer so as not to find myself sleeping on park benches when I couldn't get room reservations. So I shopped around and settled into a 15 foot HiLo Travel-lite. Nice little trailer. Perfect for one widowed wanderer with lots of time and no particular destination from day to day. It was a fun couple of years seeing the good ol' US of A.

No longer a widower, I'm a happily married oldster of nearly a year. My wife, Debbie, and I enjoy traveling together. So, it was time to think larger travel trailer... but not too large. We settled on the KZ Sportsmen Classic - 19SB (pictured above); 20 feet, tail to tongue and perfect for dragging around the country with our '08 Explorer.

We are currently in west central Florida (Gulf Coast), near Tampa/St Pete. On July 1 we will set our sights on Puyallup, Washington (near Tacoma/Seattle).... our summer home. Sometime in early November we will start the return trek south and east.

The trip to the great Northwest will be leisurely. We have some sight-seeing to do. Besides, what good is having a TT (travel trailer) if all we do is drag it 3500 miles as burdensome added extra weight? So.... here we come America.

Back to Blogging...

While browsing the Net, I came across my Blog... which I haven't visited in sometime. A lot has changed since I started and maintain this Blog regularly. Now might be a good time to bring it up to date. Well... maybe not right now, but very soon. Stay tuned.