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Coming back over to RV the Eastern side
Aussies who RV the USA:
G'day,
My name is Kylie and in 2011 my husband and daughter came to the USA and had the most wonderful 6 month RV holiday enjoying the western states. Our blog is (linked in signature line) if you wanted to check it out. Anyway, we loved it so much we want to come over to the Eastern side and do the same again. We are thinking of coming over in June and starting right up the top and making our way down ending up in Florida in Dec or late November.
We love hiking, National/State Parks, animal/bird spotting, museums and my husband is a muscle car enthusiast. Last time we had a 25ft Jamboree motor home but have decided to upgrade to a Silverado and 5th Wheel about 25 - 30ft. My husband did so well backing and driving the RV (on the other side of the road) but he is a bit concerned with backing a 5th wheel. Some of the National Parks are a bit of a tight squeeze or very uneven. We are told/can see the Eastern side is far more populated so I think having a vehicle to drive around will be much easier. Plus we could do with a little more space this time.
If anyone has any suggestions on places to visit, stay or even RV information I would really grateful! Last time we bought on consignment from a dealer and ended up selling it after our 6 months. We unfortunately had to buy in California and the tax was pretty steep. I think we might have to work it a bit better this time.
Thank Mate!
Cant wait to meet you guys and have a yarn around the campfire!
Great Horned Owl:
I'll list just a few of my favorites.
There is some hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
Farther south, don't miss the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
The Florida panhandle has a surprising amount of wilderness. Some of the best birding is at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. At the other end of the state, see Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.
Joel
Gary RV Roamer:
Bird (and alligator!) watching in Florida is spectacular - many species you never see in less tropical climates. The area around Titusville has some splendid opportunities - see this web site for more info:
http://www.abouttitusville.com/outdoors/wildlife/index.html
The Georgia state parks and the federal (Corp of Engineers) parks are all a joy - visit as many as you can. Some of us from the forum are getting together at Laura Walker S.P. @ Waycross, GA, in late October of this year, but it appears you are talking about 2013.
Lots of trails and camping along the Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia and North Carolina). Luray Caverns is highly recommended, and they have a nice antique car museum as well.
Great Horned Owl:
I forgot to mention that you should check out The Great Florida Birding Trail. http://www.floridabirdingtrail.com/
Joel
Aussies who RV the USA:
Oh Fantastic information already! Thank you so much. No cant make it this year. It is quite some organising coming from Australia, but it is definitely worth the effort.
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