People Along the Way

Interesting encounters…As we travel the country, we have all sorts of neat little chance encounters that catch our fancy. Sometimes a little anecdote and sometimes just a quote that we wanted to share. Here is a collection of such delights.

Mississippi: Mr. Milchik

After our 5K race in Gulfport, MS, while we were walking back to the van, we…
Mississippi: Memories and Confessions

We were in a Love’s gas station store checking out and as the clerk rang up…
Louisiana: Mardi Gras, Baby

If there is any experience in these United States that is worth a “People Along the…
Louisiana: A Few Good Points

They say it’s rude to point. Well, to every rule there is an exception. And when…
Florida: Kids from 1-92

Though Disney seems, at first glance, to be for the little ones, it is indeed a…
Florida: She Can Flip a Shark

While we were paddling the shallow waters of Florida Bay, we learned things we expected to…
Florida: You’re Not From Around Here

We’ve had nothing but friendly encounters in our time in the Sunshine State. Despite being on…
Georgia: Sometimes You Wanna Go…

It just was so fun, our time in the Native America Gallery store in Athens, Georgia.…
Georgia: Friendship and Fellowship Forged in the Forest

We didn’t know much about our Georgia 5K before the word “Go”. We knew it was…
South Carolina: A Good Guide

There are some people in this world that take pride in what they do with a…
North Carolina: Coffee Shop Camaraderie

One of the fun things about this trip is how quickly relationships can seem to apparate…
North Carolina: Northern Roots

While Julie worked away in the van, Ryan found a table just inside the door of…